Democracy

What is Islamic Democracy? The Three Cs of Islamic Governance

M. A. Muqtedar Khan • Jan 7 2015 • Articles

Democracy is inherent to Islamic values and Islamic historical experience. 
Muslims must revisit their sources and re-understand them without a bias against things.

Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement and Beijing’s Failure to Honor the Basic Law

Michael C. Davis • Oct 29 2014 • Articles

Trust in the local and Beijing governments has been damaged; a moderate approach would serve Beijing’s interests better than the confrontational approach taken so far.

Of Habermas and Hypocrisy: Discounting Nonviolence in Afghanistan’s Elections

Marie S. Huber • Sep 13 2014 • Articles

The international community’s response rewarded the threat of violence, essentially derailing any hopes of achieving consolidated democracy in Afghanistan.

Democracy as Theatre: The 2014 Presidential Elections in Afghanistan

Darren Atkinson • Aug 12 2014 • Articles

An elite political compact, based around external support for meaningless elections, is not the only solution to the problems ahead in Afghanistan.

Review – Reinventing Global Democracy

Theresa Squatrito • May 13 2014 • Features

Scholte’s article, though inviting several questions, provides a solid starting point for how to reinvent global democracy in the face of the complexity of today’s world.

Egypt’s Failed Transition to Democracy: Was Political Culture a Major Factor?

Abdeslam Maghraoui • Apr 29 2014 • Articles

Why did Egypt miss the chance to build democratic governance? What does the astonishing popularity of another military strongman tell us about Egyptian politics?

Review – Local and Global Dynamics of Peacebuilding

Simon Taylor • Apr 13 2014 • Features

Cubitt’s analysis of post-conflict reconstruction in Sierra Leone offers a unique case study for the critical and empirical examination of liberal peace-making.

Opposition in Bolivarian Venezuela: Caught Between Conflict and Compromise

Barry Cannon • Apr 8 2014 • Articles

The Venezuelan opposition has undergone important changes in an institutionalist direction in its composition, discursive emphasis, and strategic direction.

Review – 1989 as a Political World Event

Flavia Gasbarri • Mar 25 2014 • Features

The peculiarity of Rupnik’s collection is its focus on 1989 as “world event”, although the manifestly Euro-centric perspective does not permit a truly extensive analysis.

Crisis in Venezuela: Will Anybody Support Democracy?

Nicolas Falomir Lockhart • Mar 24 2014 • Articles

While polarisation in society and government has led to unsustainable social fracture, a lack of regional support suggests Venezuelan democracy has been left on its own.

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