This essay synthesizes the results of the large number of studies of late–20th-century
democratization published during the last 20 years. Strong evidence supports the claims that …

Current scholarship on elections in authoritarian regimes has focused on exploring the
relationship between elections and democratization, and it has generally used analytical …

Pourquoi les projets de développement, les interventions des ONG ou les politiques
publiques nationales sont-ils tous soumis à d'importants écarts entre ce qui était prévu et ce …

This accessible volume shines a light on how autocracy really works by providing basic facts
about how post-World War II dictatorships achieve, retain, and lose power. The authors …

Historical accounts of democracy's rise tend to focus on ancient Greece and pre-
Renaissance Europe. The Decline and Rise of Democracy draws from global evidence to …

How do some dictatorships become institutionalized ruled-based systems, while others
remain heavily personalist? Once implemented, do executive constraints actually play an …

The Paradox of Traditional Chiefs in Democratic Africa shows that unelected traditional
leaders can facilitate democratic responsiveness. Ironically, chiefs' undemocratic character …

The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa delves into the business of politics in the turbulent, war-
torn countries of north-east Africa. It is a contemporary history of how politicians, generals …

Dictatorship is not what it was once. Military and single-party regimes have been withering
away. Today, most dictators organize multiparty elections. The Politics of Uncertainty …

Financial crisis, economic globalization and the strengthening of neoliberal policies present
stark challenges to traditional conceptions of representative democracy. Yet, at the same …