Vice-chair (2006-2008)
Catherine Boone
Professor of Government
University of Texas, Austin
e-mail: cboone@mail.la.utexas.edu
Secretary (2006-2008)
Ellen Lust-Okar
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Yale University
e-mail: ellen.lust-okar@yale.edu
Treasurer (2007-2009)
Marc Morjé Howard
Associate Professor of Government
Georgetown University
e-mail: mmh@georgetown.edu
Newsletter Editor (ex officio)
Diego Abente
Deputy Director
International Forum for Democratic Studies
National Endowment for Democracy
e-mail: diegoa@ned.org
Associate Newsletter Editor (ex officio)
Melissa Aten
Research and Conferences Officer
International Forum for Democratic Studies
National Endowment for Democracy
e-mail: MelissaA@ned.org
I am delighted to have been elected Chair of our section and look forward to continuing the excellent work of those who have chaired the section in years past, namely John Harbeson (City University of New York), Cynthia McClintock (George Washington University), and most recently, Jonathan Hartlyn (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). I am especially grateful to Jonathan, our out-going chair, and to Michael Coppedge (University of Notre Dame), our out-going treasurer, not simply for all the work they have done but also for leaving us impeccable records detailing our section’s activities. Valerie Bunce (Cornell University) also deserves hearty thanks for doing a superb job organizing the section’s panels for the 2007 APSA convention.
3. SECTION NEWS
2008 APSA Annual Meeting: Michele Penner Angrist (Union College), our section’s program chair for the 2007 annual meeting, will soon begin reviewing all the paper and panel proposals submitted by the December 17 deadline. We look forward to learning of her decisions next spring, and to seeing many of you at the 2008 meeting in Boston.
Andrew Barwig, doctorate candidate, University of Denver, received a grant from the American Institute for Maghrib Studies to investigate voter turnout in Moroccan elections. He also conducted research for five weeks this summer and served as an international observer for the September 7 Moroccan parliamentary elections. He will present his findings at the Middle East Studies Association annual meeting in November.
Call for Applications
Our members’presence at the 2007 meetings illustrates our section’s vibrancy and diversity. We sponsored twenty-eight separate panels on subjects ranging from Gender and the Limits of Democracy through The Role of the Media in Political Change, to The Democratizing Power of Elections. Our panelists’ papers covered Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and the Middle East and used the whole range of methods available in the field. We co-sponsored panels with five other sections including Comparative Politics, Religion and Politics, Human Rights, The Politics of Communist and Post-Communist Regimes, and the Latin American Studies Association.
The theme of the 2008 Boston meetings is Categories and the Politics of Global Inequalities---one that lies at the heart of the study of Comparative Democratization. As a result, we are expecting an especially fruitful conference and urge you to participate by giving a paper or serving as a discussant or panel chair. Please remember to send electronic versions of your panel and paper proposals directly to APSA by December 17, 2008. Our allocation of panels (and thus, our ability to disseminate your work) depends on our panel attendance so please plan on participating in this aspect of our activities as well. Our section’s 2008 panels will be organized by Michele Penner Angrist (Union College) and we are very grateful that she is willing to serve in this capacity.
As you plan your schedule for the coming year please consider three other means of participating in the section’s activities. Nominate a piece of scholarship for one of our five section prizes. Tell us about your own research so that we can publicize it in our newsletter. Finally, please communicate with me about how the section might expand its services and activities. (nancy.bermeo@nuffield.ox.ac.uk) I look forward to working with you and with Catherine Boone, our current Vice Chair, Ellen Lust-Okar (Yale University), our current Secretary, and Marc Morjé Howard (Georgetown University), our new Treasurer.
Nancy Bermeo
Nuffield Professor of Comparative Politics
University of Oxford
Report on the 2007 APSA Meeting: The Comparative Democratization Section sponsored or cosponsored twenty-eight panels at the 2007 APSA annual meeting in Chicago, IL. For a listing visit www.apsanet.org/mtgs/program_2007/divisions.cfm and scroll down to Section 44. Papers presented at the meeting are available here.
The Section’s annual business meeting and reception were held on Saturday evening, September 1. Highlights of the meeting included the installation of new officers; the awarding of prizes for the Juan Linz Prize for Best Dissertation in Comparative Study of Democracy, and for the best book, article, field work and paper presented at last year’s convention. For complete details see the minutes prepared by section Secretary Ellen Lust-Okar of Yale University.
Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting, September 1, 2007:
Welcome to the Meeting: Section Chair Jonathan Hartlyn (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm in the Mississippi Room at the Sheraton. Approximately fifty people were in attendance. The Chair began by inviting them to a reception, co-sponsored by the International Forum for Democratic Studies, following the meeting.
OLD BUSINESS
Chair’s Report
Section Chair Jonathan Hartlyn opened the meeting with a discussion of the section’s status. Generally, comparative democratization is in good shape. We are maintaining a strong membership, although all are encouraged to renew their memberships. Attendance at APSA panels is also in good shape, with approximately twenty-three attendees per panel (near the APSA norm.)
Jonathan thanked all of those who have volunteered their energies while he was chair, particularly Marc Plattner and Melissa Aten, of the International Forum for Democratic Studies (at NED), which has hosted the newsletter.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer Michael Coppedge (University of Notre Dame) reported that the section is in good financial standing. The current revenues and expenditures are roughly balanced, with the section financial balance having declined only slightly ($115) in the last year.
Newsletter Report
Melissa Aten reminded members to report any news of note for inclusion in the newsletter. Generally, the newsletter continues to be published regularly and is considered useful for Section members.
Program Chairs
Jonathan Hartlyn thanked Valerie Bunce (Cornell University) (in absentia) for the great work she did on the 2007 APSA program. He introduced Michele Penner Angrist, who will be program chair for the comparative democratization section for the 2008 APSA meetings. She has taken over for Nancy Bermeo, who was elected section Chair. Michele noted that the call for proposals remains the same, and encouraged members to submit.
Section Awards
Juan Linz Dissertation Award: Marc Morjé Howard (Georgetown University) presented the Juan Linz Dissertation Award to Susan Hyde for her dissertation, “Observing Norms: Explaining the Causes and Consequences of Internationally Monitored Elections.” Her dissertation advisor was David A. Lake (University of California, San Diego).
The other committee members included Michael Bernhard (Penn State University) and Kenneth Roberts (Cornell University).
Committee’s Remarks on the Award Winner:
The committee agreed to award the 2007 Juan Linz Dissertation Prize in the Comparative Study of Democracy to Susan Hyde of Yale University.
Dr. Hyde received her Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, San Diego in 2006. Her dissertation is entitled “Observing Norms: Explaining the Causes and Consequences of Internationally Monitored Elections.” Hyde’s dissertation was chaired by Professor David A. Lake. The other members of her committee were Professor Gary W. Cox, Clark C. Gibson, Kristian S. Gleditsch, Peter Gourevitch, and Carlos H. Waisman.
Hyde’s dissertation explores the rise of international election monitoring in countries that hold regular elections without necessarily being democratic. She documents how this norm of observation, which emerged on a limited basis in the 1960s, has become increasingly widespread since the 1990s. Hyde argues that the initial impetus for election monitoring came from domestic leaders who sought to demonstrate to the international community that they were committed to democratization. But over time, she shows, even the most autocratic leaders began to request international observers as a means of appearing to be democratic, while simultaneously attempting—often with considerable success—to undermine the democratic process by manipulating the electoral results. This remarkable and rapid change in the norm and practice of international election monitoring has significant consequences for the future of democratization throughout the world.
In addition to being substantively important and interesting, Hyde’s dissertation is methodologically rich and innovative. She develops a formal model of incumbent decision-making, yielding hypotheses that she then tests with several cross-national datasets. She also presents the results of two original field experiments: one conducted in Indonesia during the 2004 presidential elections, the other during Armenia’s 2003 presidential elections. Finally, she also bridges subfields by bringing together substantive questions that are important in both comparative politics and international relations. Overall, Hyde’s dissertation makes important theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions to the study of comparative democratization.
Best Book Award: Committee Chair Frances Hagopian (University of Notre Dame) presented the Best Book Award to Beatriz Magaloni (Stanford University) for her book, Voting for Autocracy: Hegemonic Party Survival and Its Demise in Mexico (Cambridge University Press, 2006) and Jillian Schwedler (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) for her book, Faith in Moderation: Islamist Parties in Jordan and Yemen (Cambridge University Press, 2006).
Other committee members were Dennis Galvan (University of Oregon) and Benjamin Smith (University of Florida).
Committee’s Remarks on the Award Winners
The Organized Section on Comparative Democratization of the American Political Science Association has selected two co-winners of the award for the best book on comparative democratization published in 2006:
Beatriz Magaloni (Stanford University) for her book, Voting for Autocracy: Hegemonic Party Survival and Its Demise in Mexico (Cambridge University Press, 2006).
and
Jillian Schwedler (University of Maryland) for her book, Faith in Moderation: Islamist Parties in Jordan and Yemen (Cambridge University Press, 2006).
The Committee carefully considered thirty-one wonderful pieces of scholarship about democracy and democratization around the world. We thank all the authors and their publishers for the opportunity to read and learn from them. In this exceptionally strong pool, these two books stood out for the scope of their ambition – both took nearly a decade to research and write; for engaging big, important, comparative themes in specific contexts about which the authors have deep knowledge; and for the intelligence and care with which they were written.
Beatriz Magaloni’s Voting for Autocracy is a huge book about how the most successful authoritarian regime of the twentieth century – that of the Mexican PRI – maintained power for so long, and why it lost its grip and democratization ensued. To address this question, it brings theoretical precision and smart and multiple methods to bear on impressive original datasets gathered over the course of many years. This work breaks new theoretical ground about virtually every aspect of democratization – regime stability and change, the nature of “hybrid” regimes, the macroeconomics and micropolitics of clientelism, and voter choice and mass coordination dilemmas. It may also be considered the definitive work on Mexican politics. The Committee warmly congratulates Professor Magaloni on this truly impressive accomplishment.
Jillian Schwedler’s Faith in Moderation (a great title for a great book) tackles some of the truly important questions in the world today, “Do Islamist political parties threaten emerging democratic processes?” and “Does inclusion engender moderation and tolerance?” The author elegantly dissects these questions into their component propositions, and methodically addresses the inclusion-moderation thesis through detailed case studies of the Islamic Action Front party in Jordan, which did become more moderate in orientation as a result of participation in democratic processes, and the Islah party in Yemen, which did not. Drawing from years of fieldwork and hundreds of interviews, Schwedler explains these divergent outcomes by opening the black box of actors, narratives, and identity politics within organizations and between organizations and regimes to illuminate the boundaries of what each party could justify on ideological grounds. This work is also notable for taking on the transitions literature and placing Mideast politics back in comparative politics. A superb piece of work, the committee warmly congratulates Professor Schwedler on an outstanding and important piece of scholarship.
Best Article Award: Lucan Way (University of Toronto) presented the Best Article Award to Richard Snyder (Brown University) for “Does Lootable Wealth Breed Disorder: A Political Economy of Extraction Framework?” which appeared in the October 2006 Comparative Political Studies. Daniel Brinks and Michael Coppedge also received an honorable mention for their article “Diffusion is No Illusion: Neighbor Emulation in the Third Wave of Democracy,” which appeared in the May 2006 Comparative Political Studies.
Other committee members were Staffan Lindberg (University of Florida) and Donna Lee Van Cott (Tulane University).
Committee’s Remarks on the Award Winners
It is a great pleasure to announce the award for the best article in the field of comparative democratization. This award is based on a comprehensive review of all articles on democratization published in 2006 that was carried out by myself, Staffan Lindberg, and Donna Lee Van Cott. This was a difficult task. There were a lot of very good articles.
We first want to recognize for an honorable mention Daniel Brinks and Michael Coppedge’s “Diffusion is No Illusion: Neighbor Emulation in the Third Wave of Democracy.” This article addresses an important mechanism of democratization that has often been hinted at but rarely demonstrated in a methodologically sophisticated manner. Thus, Brinks and Coppedge show that the degree of democracy found among a country’s neighbors has an important impact on the success of democracy, even when we control for other factors such as levels of development. This article provides an important contribution to a key debate in regime studies.
In addition, it is a particular pleasure to present the award for best article to Richard Snyder for his article “Does Lootable Wealth Breed Disorder: A Political Economy of Extraction Framework?” Now this choice for an award in the field of comparative democratization requires some explanation because the article barely mentions the word democracy.
This article focuses on the sources of political order in economies dominated by lootable resources that often fuel civil war.
In this article, Snyder lays out a compelling typology of institutions of extraction or the interaction between political leaders and economies rooted in lootable resources such as diamonds and drugs. He argues that different institutions of extraction strongly affect the ability of leaders to create stable political order.
He shows that the dominance of lootable resources does not always generate disorder as often assumed but in many cases fuel stability, although quite undemocratic stability.
In particular, Snyder focuses on what he calls “joint extraction,” which refers to cooperation between private and public actors who share income often associated by illicit activities.
Leaders provide protection for internationally illegal activity, such as drug trade -- in exchange for access to resources. Such arrangements have provided an important source of stability for rogue regimes including Burma and Sierra Leone.
The breakdown of such arrangements often leads to instability, as occurred when arrangements between Lebanese diamond traders and the autocratic government in Sierra Leone broke down in the 1980s, thus fueling civil war.
The article provides both a novel theory as well as compelling case studies of Sierra Leone and Burma.
Now the problems of political order and lootable wealth have been almost exclusively examined by specialists in international relations. But this issue is also important for regime studies. For many countries in the world, countries that have enormous importance for global security, the central regime question is not whether or not there are free and fair elections but instead whether there exists any form of political order.
Snyder’s work challenges us in a compelling way to expand the range of questions covered in regime studies. As Snyder shows, patrimonial dictatorship is often a successful outcome. (Something that we seem to be learning in Iraq). As Snyder’s work has demonstrated, we need to look beyond the question of whether or not a country is democratic or authoritarian.
Authoritarian regimes---chaosocracy in Sierra Leone and totalitarianism in North Korea---are often as different from each other as authoritarian regimes are different from democracies. This is Snyder’s first contribution.
Another major, but certainly not last, contribution of this article is his conceptualization of the interaction between state and economic actors and his exploration of how that interaction shapes regime outcomes. This begins to address a major hole in the field of regime studies.
Almost forty years after the publication of Lipset’s Political Man, for example, we still have only a vague understanding of how and why economic development promotes democracy. A lot of work has been done showing correlations, but relatively little work showing causal mechanisms. Snyder’s typology of institutions of extraction should be an inspiration for work in other areas of regime studies.
In sum, it is a true pleasure to give this award to Richard Snyder for a groundbreaking article in the true sense of the word. This is the kind of article that will not simply generate another hypothesis but may create whole fields investigation previously ignored.
Best Field Research Award: Milada Anna Vachudova (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) presented the award for best field research to Marc Berenson (University of Sussex) for his ground breaking dissertation, titled “Recreating the State: Governance and Power in Poland and Russia.”
Other committee members were Lily Tsai (MIT) and Sherrie Baver (CUNY/City College of New York).
Committee’s Remarks on the Award Winners
The committee is delighted to announce that the recipient of the 2007 Best Dissertation Field Work Award is Marc Berenson. His ground breaking dissertation, titled “Recreating the State: Governance and Power in Poland and Russia,” asks why some transitional states are more effective in administering policy than others. The central finding is that the level of governance on the ground is higher in Poland than in Russia, despite Russia's profile as a strong state. Poland has performed better due to a mix of Weberian bureaucratic rationalism on the part of the state and of healthier state-society relations that are characterized by societal trust in the state itself instead of by fear of the state's coercive measures. The committee was impressed with the outstanding multi-method fieldwork accomplished by Dr. Berenson.
It included gathering extensive data on tax collection in Russia and Poland; designing and administering surveys on tax compliance; recruiting "confederate petitioners" to request and then evaluate assistance from social service agencies; and interviewing officials, experts and bureaucrats. Dr. Berenson received his PhD at Princeton University, and has taken up a post at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. During the 2007-2008 academic year, he is a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
Best Convention Paper: Joseph Klesner (Kenyon College) presented the Best Convention Paper award to Kenneth Greene (University of Texas at Austin) for his paper on “Authoritarian Regimes in Comparative Perspective.”
Other committee members included Jason Brownlee (University of Texas at Austin) and Steven Heydemann (Georgetown University).
Committee’s Remarks on the Award Winners
The selection committee agreed that the Best Paper given at a Comparative Democratization panel at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association is by Kenneth F. Greene of the University of Texas at Austin. Greene’s “A Resource Theory of Single-Party Dominance,” given on Panel 44-30: Authoritarian Regimes in Comparative Perspective, is superb example of research, combining a question that has been important to comparative politics for decades, a variety of survey instruments, empirical and formal models, case studies, and a clear presentation. He triangulates a wide range of methods on his puzzle – “Why do dominant parties persist in power for decades and under what conditions do challengers expand enough to beat them at the polls, transforming these systems into fully competitive democracies?” – and puts it all together in a very accessible final product. Based on a detailed case study of Mexico and comparative evidence from Italy and Malaysia, the research he shares in this paper includes a formal model that shows how asymmetric access to resources forces challengers to dominant parties to take non-centrist positions and become under-competitive. He tests his theory with survey data he gathered from party elites in Mexico and extends the argument with comparative evidence from Malaysia and Italy, which demonstrate both the continuation of dominance in the former and the end of dominance in the latter. All in all, this paper was a tour de force, combining field research, formal and statistical models, and carefully chosen case studies.
NEW BUSINESS
Inauguration of New Officers
Jonathan Hartlyn welcomed incoming Section Chair Nancy Bermeo and Treasurer Marc Morjé Howard. The incoming officials were chosen in elections that received 43 percent turnout, brought forth by a nominating committee of Catherine Boone, Richard Snyder, and Gretchen Casper.
Catherine Boone and Ellen Lust-Okar thanked Jonathan Hartlyn and Michael Coppedge for their hard work in the past two years.
Other Business
Brief discussion occurred about whether or not the section would like to limit the number of books that publishers could submit for consideration in the best book award. The suggestion was rejected in favor of giving the committee the fullest possible set of books to consider.
John Harberson noted that the Comparative Political Theory section has normative theorists, with whom we may want to have a productive cross-fertilization of ideas and efforts.
The Chair announced a reception, and the meeting convened.
Dirk Berg-Schlosser, professor of political science, Philipps University, Germany, edited Democratization: The State of the Art, 2nd revised and updated edition (Barbara Budrich, 2007) and contributed the chapters “Concepts, Measurements and Sub-Types in Democratization Research,” “Successes and Failures of the New Democracies” (with Axel Hadenius), as well as the introduction to the volume. Section members Gerardo L. Munck contributed a chapter on “Democracy Studies: Agendas, Findings, Challenges,” Jan Teorell (with Axel Hadenius) contributed “Determinants of Democratization: Taking Stock of the Large-N Evidence,” and Juan J. Linz contributed “Some Thoughts on the Victory and Future of Democracy.”
Mr. Berg-Schlosser also contributed a chapter on “The Quality of Postcommunist Democracy” to Developments in Central and East European Politics 4, edited by Stephen White, Judy Batt, and Paul G. Lewis and published by Palgrave in 2007.
Lisa Blaydes, assistant professor of political science, Stanford University, began a new appointment at the university on September 1. She is also completing her dissertation at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Melani Cammett, assistant professor of political economy, Brown University, and 2007-2008 Academy Scholar, Harvard University, published Globalization and Business Politics in Arab North Africa: A Comparative Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2007). Using Moroccan and Tunisian responses to trade liberalization in the 1990s, Ms. Cammett argues that two constitutive dimensions of business-government relations shape business responses to global economic opening: the balance of power between business and the state before economic opening and the preexisting business class structure.
N. Scott Cole, assistant professor of political science and co-director of the Civic Leadership Institute, Longwood University, published “Hugo Chavez and President Bush’s Credibility Gap: The Struggle Against US Democracy Promotion” in the October 2007 International Political Science Review, in which he explores President Bush’s “credibility gap” in his democracy promotion efforts as it pertains to democracy assistance in Venezuela. Mr. Cole also examines how this lack of legitimacy limits Bush’s ability to spread democracy to other parts of the world.
John P. Entelis, professor of political science and director of the Middle East Studies program, Fordham University, has recently published several book chapters, including “Democratic Desires and the Authoritarian Temptation in the Central Maghreb” in North Africa: Politics, Region, and the Limits of Transformation, edited by Yahia H. Zoubir and Haizam Amirah-Fernández and published by Routledge; “The Republic of Tunisia” in The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa, edited by Bernard Reich, Mark Gasiorowski, and David Long and published by Perseus; “Libya and Its North African Policy” in Libya Since 1969: Qadhafi’s Revolution Revisited, edited by Dirk Vandewalle and published by Palgrave; and “Foreward” in North African Mosaic: A Cultural Reappraisal of Ethnic and Religious Minorities, edited by Nabil Boudraa and Joseph Krause and published by Cambridge.
Tiago Fernandes, researcher of political and social sciences, European University Institute, and lecturer of political studies, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, published “Authoritarian Regimes and Pro-Democracy Semi-Oppositions: The End of the Portuguese Dictatorship (1968-1974) in Comparative Perspective” in the August 2007 Democratization, in which he examines the conditions of failure and success of pro-democracy semi-oppositions to authoritarian regimes through a comparative study of the last phase of the Portuguese authoritarian regime. Mr. Fernandes concludes that the moderate, pro-democracy semi-oppositions in Portugal failed because there were no opportunities for a reformist democratizing coalition to assert itself at the moment of leadership succession and the opposition itself was instead radicalized.
Bonnie Field, assistant professor of international studies, Bentley College, received a Fulbright Senior Researcher award to conduct field research for five months in Spain on a project titled “Political Party Discipline in Democratic Spain, 1977-1989,” which explores the non-institutional determinants of party discipline in new democracies.
Ms. Field also published “Incorporating Spain into the Comparative Democratization Syllabus” in the October 2007 PS: Political Science and Politics.
Jonathan Fox, professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, Libby Haight, Helena Hofauer, and Tania Sánchez edited Mexico’s Right-to-Know Reforms: Civil Society Assessments (FUNDAR/Woodrow Wilson Center, 2007), which is available online in English at www.wilsoncenter.org/mexico and in Spanish at www.fundar.org.mx/boletines2007/indice_derecho_a_saber.htm.
Venelin Ganev, associate professor of political science, Miami University of Ohio, was recently promoted to associate professor with tenure. His first book, Preying on the State: The Transformation of Bulgaria after 1989 (Cornell University Press, 2007), traces the devolution of state power in Bulgaria from its apex during communist times to its current state of decrepitude.
Kenneth F. Greene, assistant professor of government, University of Texas at Austin, published Why Dominant Parties Lose: Mexico’s Democratization in Comparative Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2007), in which he examines how dominant parties turn public resources into patronage goods to bias electoral competition in their favor. Opposition parties, he argues, can threaten dominant parties when the political economy of dominance erodes and the playing field becomes fairer.
Anna Grzymala-Busse, associate professor of political science, University of Michigan, published Rebuilding Leviathan: Party Competition and State Exploitation in Post-Communist Democracies (Cambridge University Press, 2007), in which she explores why some governing parties limit their opportunistic behavior and constrain the extraction of private gains from the state by examining case studies from the post-communist world.
Mary Alice Haddad, assistant professor of government and East Asian studies, Wesleyan University, published “Transformation of Japan’s Civil Society Landscape” in the September 2007 Journal of East Asian Studies. In the article, Ms. Haddad concludes that the growth of volunteerism for advocacy and professional nonprofit organizations in Japan has not resulted in a decline of traditional volunteering in Japan, as popular attitudes about civic responsibility have continued to support traditional forms of volunteering.
Henry E. Hale, assistant professor of political science and international affairs, The George Washington University, was awarded the 2007 Leon D. Epstein Outstanding Book Award by the Political Organizations and Parties section of APSA for his book Why Not Parties in Russia: Democracy, Federalism, and the State (Cambridge University Press, 2006). The paperback version of the book is due to be published in November 2007.
Amaney Jamal, assistant professor of politics, Princeton University, published Barriers to Democracy: The Other Side of Social Capital in Palestine and the Arab World (Princeton University Press, 2007). Focusing on the Palestinian West Bank and the Arab World, Ms. Jamal examines how associations can promote civic qualities vital to authoritarian citizenship, such as support for the regime in power, in state-centralized environments. She argues that any assessment of the influence of associational life on civic life must take into account political contexts, including the relationships among associations, their leaders, and political institutions.
Krzysztof Jasiewicz, professor of sociology, Washington and Lee University, published “The Political-Party Landscape” in the October 2007 Journal of Democracy, in which he argues that the real danger in Central and Eastern Europe comes not from populist ideology or attempts to subvert democracy, but from the manipulation of democratic procedures by those in power. Mr. Jasiewicz also contributed the chapter on “Citizens and Politics” to Developments in Central and East European Politics 4, edited by Stephen White, Judy Batt, and Paul G. Lewis and published by Palgrave in 2007.
Ray Kennedy has been selected to be the Chief Electoral Affairs Officer of the United Nations Mission in Sudan in preparation for the anticipated 2009 parliamentary elections there.
Joseph Klesner, professor of political science, Kenyon College, published “Social Capital and Political Participation in Latin America: Evidence from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Peru” in the June 2007 Latin American Research Review, in which he tests the relationship between social capital and political participation by using data from the 1999-2001 World Values Survey. Mr. Klesner finds that while greater involvement in nonpolitical organizations does lead to more participation in explicitly political activities and that higher levels of interpersonal trust also promotes political participation, levels of organization involvement and political participation are moderate and levels of trust are relatively low in Latin America.
Carl LeVan, instructor of comparative and regional studies, and co-chair of the Council on African Studies, American University, recently received his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego. Entitled “Dictators, Democrats, and Development in Nigeria,” his dissertation used original time-series data gathered during field research to explore key issues of regime type, government performance, and authoritarian coalition building. He also contributed the chapter on “Politics in Nigeria” (with Robert J. Mundt and Oladimeji Aborisade) to Comparative Politics Today: A World View, published by Pearson and edited by Gabriel A. Almond, G. Bingham J. Powell, Jr., Russell Dalton, and Kaare Strom.
Kelly M. McMann, assistant professor of political science, Case Western Reserve University, contributed a chapter on “The Shrinking of the Welfare State: Central Asians’ Assessments of Soviet and Post-Soviet Governance” to Everyday Life in Central Asia: Past and Present, edited by Jeff Sahadeo and Russell Zanca and published by Indiana University Press in 2007.
Devra C. Moehler, assistant professor of government, Cornell University, published “Participation in Transition: Mobilizing Ugandans in Constitution Making” in the Summer 2007 Studies in Comparative International Development, in which she examines the causes of participation in the Ugandan constitution-making process to see if participatory programs in transitioning countries increase the involvement of citizens beyond the level expected from individual-level characteristics, such as demographic traits, socioeconomic resources, and civic orientations.
Bryon Moraski, assistant professor of political science, University of Florida, published “Electoral System Reform in Democracy’s Grey Zone: Lessons from Putin’s Russia” in the Autumn 2007 Government and Opposition, in which he examines the factors that motivate incumbents in semi-authoritarian regimes to alter a relatively institutionalized electoral system and concludes that they will promote reforms that aid the future cause of democracy when these same reforms serve their more immediate interests.
Mr. Moraski and William M. Reisinger also published “Eroding Democracy: Federal Intervention in Russia’s Gubernatorial Elections” in the August 2007 Democratization, in which the authors examine how electoral politics may have undermined democratization in the eighty-nine regions that comprise the Russian Federation during the first term of President Vladimir Putin, even when the elections themselves adequately met the usual standards.
Gerardo Munck, associate professor of international relations, University of Southern California, edited Regimes and Democracy in Latin America: Theories and Methods (Oxford University Press, 2007). The volume focuses on democracy in Latin America and assesses the state of current knowledge on the topic and identifies new research frontiers in the study of Latin American politics.
David M. Olson, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and William E. Crowther have collected data at the Center for Legislative Studies on the first decade of parliamentary elections in six post-communist parliaments (Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Russia, and Slovenia). The collection is available online at http://library.uncg.edu/ir. Data for each election are reported in five tables: votes and seats; effective number of electoral parties; votes and seats by threshold level; parliamentary party group seats at the beginning of session; and the effective number of parliamentary party groups at the beginning of session.
Marc F. Plattner, coeditor, Journal of Democracy, and codirector, International Forum for Democratic Studies, published Democracy Without Borders? Global Challenges to Liberal Democracy (Rowman and Littlefield, 2007), which assesses the worldwide prospects of liberal democracy. In an era of globalization and in an intellectual climate in which the idea of national sovereignty is under assault, Mr. Plattner identifies the essential features of modern liberal democracy and offers guidance about what is required to sustain it.
Etel Solingen, professor of political science, University of California at Irvine, published Nuclear Logics: Alternative Paths in East Asia and the Middle East (Princeton University Press, 2007). Using nine case studies in East Asia and the Middle East, Ms. Solingen examines why some states seek nuclear weapons while others renounce them. She finds that when leaders advocate integration in the global economy (those is East Asia), they are more likely to avoid the political, economic, and other costs of acquiring nuclear weapons. Those leaders who reject economic integration are more likely to exploit nuclear weapons as tools in nationalist platforms to help them consolidate power.
Jillian Schwedler, associate professor of political science, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, joined the faculty there in September 2007. She is currently working on a book project on protest and policing in Jordan, with the support of the National Science Foundation and the United States Institute of Peace.
Rein Taagepera, research professor of political science, University of California at Irvine, and Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Tartu University, Estonia, published Predicting Party Sizes: The Logic of Simple Electoral Systems (Oxford University Press, 2007), in which he predicts the average number and sizes of parties and government duration for any given electoral system.
Jan Teorell, associate professor of political science, Lund University, and Axel Hadenius contributed the chapter “Determinants of Democratization: Taking Stock of the Large-N Evidence” to Democratization: The State of the Art, 2nd revised edition, edited by Dirk Berg-Schlosser (Barbara Budrich, 2007). Drawing on cross-sectional time-series data from 142 countries for the 1972-2000 period, the authors found the most important determinants of democratization to be the share of Muslims in the population, the degree of religious fractionalization, country size, the level of socioeconomic development, natural resource abundance in terms of oil, trade dependence, short-term economic performance, democratic diffusion among neighboring states, membership in democratic regional organizations, and the frequency of peaceful anti-government demonstrations.
An updated and revised version of the Authoritarian Regimes Dataset (first presented in the January 2007 Journal of Democracy article, “Pathways from Authoritarianism”) is also now available online. New cross-sectional time-series data sets on authoritarian regime types across the globe, spanning the period 1972-2005, is available.
Abdulhameed A. Ujo, professor of political science, University of Abuja, Nigeria, was appointed to chair the Electoral System Subcommittee of the Electoral Reform Committee in Nigeria, one of six subcommittees. The committee will serve from September 2007-August 2008 and is sponsored by the federal government of Nigeria.
Jay Ulfelder, research director of the Political Instability Task Force, Science Applications International Corporation, published “Natural-Resource Wealth and the Survival of Autocracy” in the August 2007 Comparative Political Studies. While revisiting the relationship between natural resources and the persistence of authoritarian rule, the article argues for more careful consideration of the fit between theory, measures, and model choice in statistical analyses of democratization.
Milada Anna Vachudova, associate professor of political science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has been awarded the Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research for her book Europe Undivided: Leverage and Integration after Communism (Oxford University Press, 2005). The Stein Rokkan Prize is awarded biennially by the International Social Science Council. Ms. Vachudova will travel to Paris in November to give a lecture and accept the prize.
The Finnish Social Science Data Archive has published four datasets compiled by Tatu Vanhanen, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Tampere, Finland. Data is currently updated to 2004 and will be further updated to 2006 by the beginning of 2008. The datasets cover nearly all countries of the world and are freely available: Democratization and Power Resources 1850-2000; Measures of Democracy 1810-2004; Gender-Weighted Index of Democratization 1995-2004; Women’s Representation in National Parliaments 1970-2004.
Denise Walsh, assistant professor of politics and studies in women and gender, University of Virginia, was awarded the Best Dissertation Prize for the Women in Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association at the 2007 annual convention. Ms. Walsh’s dissertation, titled “Just Debate: Culture and Gender Justice in the New South Africa,” tested the claim that more open and inclusive debate over women’s rights should have increased the legitimacy of gender justice by comparing the openness and inclusiveness of South African debate and public attitudes and actions toward gender justice at the national, urban, and rural levels.
The department of international studies at Bentley College is seeking applications for a leadership position as department chair. Successful applications will have the following qualifications: significant leadership experience; an academic record appropriate for a senior faculty appointment; a strong commitment to global and interdisciplinary studies; proven ability to identify opportunities and implement strategies designed to internationalize higher education; excellent organizational and communication skills; and a proven ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, and students of diverse cultural backgrounds.
Interested applicants should submit a letter of application including a visionary statement about international studies and a summary of recent research, a CV, evidence of effective leadership capabilities and management skills, writing samples less than 30 pages, and contact information for three references to Chair Search Committee, Department of International Studies, Morison 200, Bentley College, 127 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452. Review of applications will begin on December 3, 2007.
Call for Papers
Section member Andreas Schedler has issued a call for papers for the 2008 Joint Sessions of Workshops of the European Consortium for Political Research, which will be hosted in Rennes, France on April 11-16, 2008. The theme of this year’s workshop is “The Numbers We Use, The World We See: Evaluating Cross-National Datasets in Comparative Politics.”
The primary goal of the workshop is to evaluate critically, as well as constructively, some of the major cross-national datasets that are used in the field of comparative political science. Authors will assess the strengths and weaknesses of these datasets and shall discuss the empirical and theoretical implications these strengths and limitations carry for the study of politics. Proposals for papers on this topic should be submitted to both conveners: Cas Mudde (cas.mudde@ua.ac.be) and Andreas Schedler (andreas.schedler@cide.edu). For more information on the 2008 Joint Sessions of Workshops, see www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/events/jointsessions/rennes/index.aspx.
Call for Papers
David Sciulli, professor of sociology at Texas A&M University and editor-in-chief of Comparative Sociology, has issued a call for papers for the quarterly international journal. Three topics are currently open for submissions: democracy and professions; rule of law and Rechtstaat; and typologies of democracy and non-democracy. (More information on each topic is available at www.brill.nl/m_catalogue_sub6_id9998.htm.)
Submissions are welcome from sociologists, political scientists, legal scholars, economists, anthropologists, and others. All submissions are peer-reviewed and decisions are typically made within less than three months.
Call for Applications
The department of political science at the University of Florida is seeking applications for its recently established Raymond and Miriam Ehrlich Eminent Scholar Chair in Political Science. The Chair will be expected to have an established record of distinguished scholarship in international or comparative politics; envision innovative uses of the resources of the Ehrlich Chair in the pursuit of an active research program; respect the diverse epistemological traditions and metholodogical approaches currently represented in the department; actively mentor graduate students; and be an active colleague in the department.
Interested applicants should submit a CV and a cover letter that describes the candidate’s research agenda, teaching interests, and vision of the Chair to: Chair, Ehrlich Chair Search Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Florida, 234 Anderson Hall, P.O. Box 117325, Gainesville, FL, 32611. Application deadline is November 16, 2007.
Call for Applications
The department of political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is seeking to fill multiple positions at the assistant and associate professor levels. The department is focusing on three key areas of contemporary political change: global forces; governance and institutions; and democracy, participation, and citizenship. For more information about the department, visit www.umass.edu/polsci.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, CV, three reference letters, and writing samples to the Faculty Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Thompson Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003.
Call for Submissions
Following an assignment as desk economist with the UN Secretariat in Bangkok, Daniel Esser recently joined the United Nations Development Program in New York as a research analyst. Mr. Esser considers this new position an opportunity to support the transmission of academic findings into policymaking and would therefore be grateful to hear from fellow Section members who wish to share published policy-relevant research on matters of democratic governance. Submissions will be circulated among UNDP Policy Advisors (who have global portfolios) in headquarters and shared with specific country offices were applicable. Country level staff would also be encouraged to contact researchers directly for potential advisory/consulting agreements. Of particular interest are short summaries of published work on developing countries from a comparative perspective that highlight implications for strengthening institutional frameworks, especially the functions of the state. Both large- and small-n studies are welcome, as well as applications of q-squared methodologies. Authors should keep in mind that their audience within UNDP is highly diverse and includes many non-academics. Original authors will always be acknowledged where specific submissions are cited. Send any submissions to Daniel Esser at daniel.esser@undp.org.
Master’s Degree Program in Democratic Governance at the University of Cape Town
The Democracy in Africa Research Unit of the University of Cape Town announces the launch of a new postgraduate Honors/M.A. program in democratic governance within the university’s department of political studies. The program will combine strong training in basic research methods and social statistics with focused courses on the empirical study of democratic politics. Visit http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/politics/pg/pg.htm for detailed course descriptions and admission requirements. Application information is available at http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/hum/new or by e-mail (aweger@humanities.act.ac.za).
Master’s Degree Program in Democracy and Democratization at University College London
The Department of Political Science and the School of Public Policy at University College London offers a master’s degree program in democracy and democratization. The program focuses on the design and operation of democratic institutions in old and new democracies. Visit www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/teaching/msc-democracy-democratisation/ or write to Sherrill Stroschein (s.stroschein@ucl.ac.uk) for more information.
Call for Applications: Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowships
The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program at the Washington, D.C.-based National Endowment for Democracy invites applications from candidates throughout the world for fellowships in 2008–2009. Established in 2001, the program enables democracy activists, practitioners, scholars, and journalists from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and to enhance their ability to promote democratic change. The program is intended primarily to support activists, practitioners, and scholars from new and aspiring democracies; distinguished scholars from the United States and other established democracies are also eligible to apply. Projects may focus on the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural aspects of democratic development and may include a range of methodologies and approaches. A working knowledge of English is an important prerequisite for participation in the program. The application deadline for fellowships in 2008–2009 is Thursday, November 1, 2007. For more information and application materials, visit www.ned.org/forum/fellows.html.
6. RECENT CONFERENCES
On June 22–23, 2007, epsNet held its plenary conference at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The theme of this year’s conference was “Europe: Integration and/or Fragmentation,” which was divided into three sub-themes: “Europe’s Citizens and Civil “Society,” “Internal and External Security,” and “Organizing and Governing the State.” The final program is available here.
The American Political Science Association held its 103rd annual conference on August 30–September 2, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. The theme of this year’s conference was “Political Science and Beyond.” This year’s conference featured forty-six thematic divisions, with 730 panel and roundtable presentations. The final program and access to conference papers are available here.
On September 6–8, 2007, the European Consortium for Political Research held its fourth general conference in Pisa, Italy. A preliminary program will be available in May. The final program and paper abstracts are available here.
The Latin American Studies Association’s 2007 International Congress was held on September 6–8, 2007 in Montreal, Canada. The theme of this year’s Congress was “After the Washington Consensus: Collaborative Scholarship for a New America” and featured over sixty democracy-related panels. A final conference program is available here.
On September 24–26, 2007, the Australasian Political Studies Association held its annual conference at Monash University. The main themes discussed at the conference included Australian and New Zealand politics, feminism and gender politics, international relations, international political economy/comparative politics, media and popular culture, political and social theory, and public policy. The final program and paper abstracts are available here.
7. FUTURE CONFERENCES
The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies will hold its 39th National Convention on November 15-18, 2007 in New Orleans. Scheduled panel topics in “Political Culture and Post-Soviet Elites,’ “Democratic Values in Central and Southeastern Europe,” “Managing Political Society in Russia,” and “The Orange Revolution in Retrospect.” A preliminary program is available here.
The Middle East Studies Association’s annual meeting will be held on November 17-20, 2007 in Montreal. Scheduled panel topics include “Participation and Protest in the Middle East,” “Enduring Authoritarian or Democratization from Below,” “Political Parties in Transformation,” and “Islamist Movements and Parliamentary Elections in the Arab World,” and many other panels on Middle Eastern history, politics, religion, and culture. A preliminary program is available here.
On April 3-6, 2008, the Association for Asian Studies will hold its annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Scheduled topics of the 223 panels include “Formal Political Institutions and India’s Democracy,” “Democracy, Anti-Democracy: People’s Politics in the Global South,” and “The Role of Civil Society in South Korea’s Citizen-Centered Democracy.” A preliminary program and registration information are available here.
8. NEW RESEARCH
Journal of Democracy
The July 2007 (Volume 18, no. 3) issue of the Journal of Democracy features clusters of articles on the Democracy Barometers and the “sequencing” debate, as well as individual articles on Uganda, the communist legacy in East-Central Europe, and China. The full texts of selected articles and the tables of contents of all issues are available on the Journal’s website.
Exchange
I. “The Sequencing ‘Fallacy’” by Edward D. Mansfield and Jack Snyder
Premature, out-of-sequence attempts to democratize may make later efforts to democratize more difficult and violent than they would otherwise be.
II. “Liberalism versus State-Building” by Francis Fukuyama
In certain circumstances, both liberalism and popular rule can obstruct rather than promote state-building.
III. “The Vain Hope for ‘Correct’ Timing” by Sheri Berman
The history of many of today’s established democracies shows that “out-of-sequence” democratization can lead to eventual success.
IV. “Misunderstanding Gradualism” by Thomas Carothers
Unlike pessimistic scholars and recalcitrant autocrats, most ordinary citizens are inclined to take risks of choosing democracy when they can.
“Personalizing Power in Uganda” by Andrew M. Mwenda
For more than two decades, President Yoweri Museveni has been building an authoritarian regime that answers closely to his personal will.
“When Will the Chinese People Be Free?” by Henry S. Rowen
Rising levels of wealth and schooling make it highly likely that China will be a “Partly Free” country by 2015 and a “Free” one ten years after that.
Comment
I. “How Will China Democratize” by Minxin Pei
No one should underrate the will and skill that the ruling Chinese Communist Party will put into keeping its grip on power.
II. “China’s Long March to Freedom” by Dali L. Yang
China is gradually changing. In the coming years, the pursuit of individual dignity and human rights will increasingly come to the fore.
The Democracy Barometers (Part I)
I. “Authoritarian Nostalgia in Asia” by Yu-tzung Chang, Yun-han Chu, and Chong-Min Park
East Asia’s “third-wave” democracies are in distress, and the economic success of nondemocratic regimes in the regions creates a tough standard for comparison.
II. “The Rise of Populism and the Left in Latin America” by Mitchell A. Seligson
By world standards, Latin Americans ideologically are slightly to the right. But their attitudes are moving leftward, a trend with potential implications for democratic stability in the region.
III. “Formal versus Informal Institutions in Africa” by Michael Bratton
Survey data indicate that Africans support democracy and its formal institutions, but also point to the importance of the informal realm, particularly when formal institutions fail to meet popular expectations.
IV. “Learning to Support New Regimes in Europe” by Richard Rose
After a decade and a half, how do citizens of post communist Europe now feel toward their new governing regimes?
“The Institutionalization of Political Power in Africa” by Daniel N. Posner and Daniel J. Young
Since the early 1990s, many African countries have undergone political liberalization, and so far this trend has been accompanied by a significant drop in the incidence of military coups.
“Communism’s Many Legacies in East-Central Europe” by Anne Seleny
Democracy is facing hard times in the region, but the shape of the problems varies according to the differing informal legacies of communism in individual countries.
The October 2007 (Volume 18, no. 4) issue of the Journal of Democracy features clusters of articles on East-Central Europe and Iran, as well as individual articles on Nigeria, democracy promotion, Latin America’s indigenous peoples, and Tibet.
Is East-Central Europe Backsliding?
I. “EU Accession Is No ‘End of History’” by Alina Mungiu-Pippidi
The countries of Central and Eastern Europe successfully transitioned to democracy. Do their ongoing political problems exist today because of or in spite of the European Union?
II. “From Democracy Fatigue to Populist Backlash” by Jacques Rupnik
The populist backlash against corruption, the CEE transition-era elites, and the liberal consensus has led to a democratic crisis, but does not portend systemic change.
III. “The Political-Party Landscape” by Krzysztof Jasiewicz
The real danger in East-Central Europe comes not from populist ideology or attempts to subvert democracy, but rather from the manipulation of democratic procedures by those in power.
IV. “Leninist Legacies, Pluralist Dilemmas” by Vladimir Tismaneanu
To understand how East-Central European societies have evolved since 1989, we must understand the building blocks that contribute to the establishment and functioning of open societies.
V. “Economic Woes and Political Disaffection” by Béla Greskovits
Declining voter turnout and political unrest have characterized the CEE countries since EU enlargement. Surprisingly, marginalized groups have largely ceased to participate while the “mainstream” electorate has become radicalized.
VI. “Nightmares from the Past, Dreams of the Future” by Martin Bútora
Since 1989, CEE countries have built a dream of opportunity, peace, and autonomy. Do recent populist trends pose a threat to this dream and the ongoing development of democracy in the region?
VII. “The Strange Death of the Liberal Consensus” by Ivan Krastev
The paradox of East-Central Europe is that the rise of populism is an outcome not of the failures but of the successes of postcommunist liberalism.
Iran’s Resilient Civil Society
I. “The Untold Story of the Fight for Human Rights” by Ladan Boroumand
Observers who focus too much on elections have failed to grasp the maturation of Iranian civil society, even as hard-liners have come to dominate the government.
II. “The Student Movement’s Struggle” by Ali Afshari and H. Graham Underwood
The widespread disaffection of students and other young people in Iran’s youth-heavy society points to a grave legitimacy problem for the regime.
“Nigeria’s Muddled Elections” by Rotimi T. Suberu
Force and fraud badly marred the April 2007 elections, but hope remains that the courts may set at least some of the worst cases right.
“A Quarter-Century of Promoting Democracy” by Thomas Carothers, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Larry Diamond, Anwar Ibrahim, and Zainab Hawa Bangura
The past twenty-five years have seen great advances in democracy promotion, but new challenges are emerging.
“Latin America’s Indigenous Peoples” by Donna Lee Van Cott
One of the big stories in Latin American politics over the last decade has been the mobilization of indigenous peoples under new and more democratic conditions. What are the successes and problems that this shift has brought?
“Understanding Democracy: Data from Unlikely Places” by Russell J. Dalton, Doh C. Shin, and Willy Jou
Recent polls show that even in societies with little experience of self-government, ordinary people not only want democracy but know what it means.
“The Quest for Self-Rule in Tibet” by Michael C. Davis
Is there a middle ground between independence and subjugation that Tibet might some day enjoy? The basis for a solution may exist within the current Chinese constitution.
Democratization
The June 2007 (Volume 14, no. 3) issue of Democratization includes articles on modeling democratic transition, political culture, political conditionality, as well as case studies of Portugal, Central Asia, China and Turkey.
“Modelling Transition To and From Democracy” by Jay Ulfelder and Michael Lustik
“War and Democratization: Lessons from the Portuguese Experience” by Nancy Bermeo
“Burnt into the Brain: Towards a Redefinition of Political Culture” by Ivelin Sardamov
“Marketization, Class Structure, and Democracy in China: Contrasting Regional Experiences” by Jianjun Zhang
“Change and Continuity in the European Union’s Political Conditionality: Aims, Approach, and Priorities” by Geoffrey Pridham
“Turkey’s Reform Effort Reconsidered, 1987-2004” by Kivanc Ulusoy
“International Socialization in Difficult Environments: The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Central Asia” by Alexander Warkotsch
The August 2007 (Volume 14, no. 4) issue of Democratization includes articles on women and democracy and women parliamentarians in Morocco, as well as case studies of Russia, Thailand, South Africa, Uganda, Egypt, Portugal, and the U.S. South.
“Democracy, Representation, and Women: A Comparative Analysis” by Manon Tremblay
“Institutions of Direct Democracy and Accountability in Latin America’s Presidential Democracies” by Anita Breuer
“Democratization and the Disenfranchisement of African Americans in the US South during the Late 19th Century” by Stephen Tuck
“Eroding Democracy: Federal Intervention in Russia’s Gubernational Elections” by Bryon J. Moraski and William M. Reisinger
“Democracy’s Quality and Breakdown: New Lessons from Thailand” by William Case
“Civil Society, Democratization, and Foreign Aid: Civic Engagement and Public Policy in South Africa and Uganda” by Mark Robinson and Steven Friedman
“African Liberation Movement Governments and Democracy” by M. A. Mohamed Salif
“Authoritarian Regimes and Pro-Democracy Semi-Oppositions: The End of the Portuguese Dictatorship (1968–1974) in Comparative Perspective” by Tiago Fernandes
“USAID, Population Control, and NGO-Led Democratization in Egypt: The Fate of the ICPD Programme of Action” by Laura K. Landolt
“Changing Politics from Below? Women Parliamentarians in Morocco” by James N. Sater
SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES ON DEMOCRACY
This section features selected articles on democracy that appeared in journals received by the NED’s Democracy Resource Center, April 23–October 1.
African Affairs, Vol. 106, no. 424, July 2007
“Briefing: Nigeria’s 2007 General Elections: Democracy in Retreat” by Ben Rawlence and Chris Albin-Lackey
African Affairs, Vol. 106, no. 423, April 2007
“The Elephant, Umbrella, and Quarrelling Cocks: Disaggregating Partisanship in Ghana’s Fourth Republic” by Kevin S. Fridy
“Briefing: Democratic Republic of Congo: Political Transition and Beyond” by Filip Reyntjens
American Political Science Review, Vol. 101, no. 2, May 2007
“When Do Elections Encourage Ideological Rigidity?” by Brandice Canes-Wrone and Kenneth W. Shotts
“Islamic Foundations for a Social Contract in Non-Muslim Liberal Democracies” by Andrew F. March
“Solidary Groups, Informal Accountability, and Local Public Goods Provision in Rural China” by Lily L. Tsai
Asian Affairs, Vol. XXXVIII, no. 2, July 2007
“A Setback for Thai Democracy: The Rise, Rule and Overthrow of Thaksin Shinawatra” by Amy Kazmin
Central Asian Survey, Vol. 26, no. 1, March 2007
“Stability, Sovereignty, and the Resilience of Politics under Authoritarian Rule” by Matteo Fumagalli
“Post-Soviet Institutional Design and the Paradoxes of the ‘Uzbek Path’” by Deniz Kandiyoti
“Political Society and Civil Society in Uzbekistan---Never the Twain Shall Meet?” by Daniel Stevens
“Neopatrimonialism, Interest Groups, and Patronage Networks: The Impasses of the Governance System in Uzbekisan” by Alisher Ilkhamov
Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 49, no. 9, September 2007
“From Local Strongman to Facilitator: Institutional Incentives for Participatory Municipal Goverance in Latin America” by Krister Andersson and Frank van Laerhoven
“Fissions and Fusions, Foes and Friends: Party System Restructuring in Malawi in the 2004 General Elections” by Lise Rakner, Lars Svåsand, and Nixon S. Khembo
Democracy and Elections in Africa by Staffan I. Lindberg. Reviewed by John R. Heilbrunn
Divide and Pacify: Strategic Social Policies and Political Protests in Post-Communist Democracies by P. Vanhuysse. Reviewed by Tatyana A. Karaman
Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 40, no. 7, July 2007
“Leadership, Party, and Religion: Explaining Voting Behavior in Indonesia” by R. William Liddle and Saiful Mujani
Comparative Politics, Vol. 39, no. 4, July 2007
“Force and Federalism: Controlling Coercion in Federal Hybrid Regimes” by Brian D. Taylor
Comparative Politics, Vol. 39, no. 3, April 2007
“Legislative Preferences, Political Parties, and Coalition Unity in Chile” by Eduardo Aleman and Sebastian M. Saiegh
“Election Pledges, Party Competition, and Policymaking” by Lucy Mansergh and Robert Thomson
Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 29, no. 2, August 2007
“Party Financing in Post-Soeharto Indonesia: Between State Subsidies and Political Corruption” by Marcus Mietzner
“The Decline of the Hegemonic Party System in Indonesia: Golkar after the Fall of Soeharto
Political Islam and Violence in Indonesia by Zachary Abuza. Reviewed by Greg Barton
Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 29, no. 1, April 2007
“Party Politics and the Media in Indonesia: Creating a New Dual Identity for Golkar” by Dirk Tomsa
“The 1990 Elections in Myanmar: Broken Promises or a Failure of Communications?” by Derek Tonkin
Religious Pluralism in Democratic Societies: Challenges and Prospects for Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States in the New Millennium edited by K.S. Nathan. Reviewed by Abdul Rashid Moten
Religious Organizations and Democratization: Case Studies from Contemporary Asia edited by Tun-Jen Cheng and Deborah A. Brown. Reviewed by Maznah Mohamad
Demokratizatsiya, Vol. 15, no. 1, Winter 2007
“Orange People: A Brief History of Transnational Liberation Networks in East Central Europe” by Fredo Arias-King
“The Diffusion of Revolutions: Comparing Recent Regime Turnovers in Five Post Communist Countries” by Menno Fenger
“Through an Orange-Colored Lens: Western Media, Constructed Imagery, and Color Revolutions” by Andrés Schipani-Adúriz
“Russia’s Political Youth” by Michael Schwirtz
Demokratizatsiya, Vol. 15, no. 2, Spring 2007
“‘Sovereign Democracy’and Russia's Relations with the European Union” by Derek Averre
“Municipal Reform in the Russian Federation and Putin's ‘Electoral Vertical’” by Cameron Ross
“Victims of a Managed Democracy? Explaining the Electoral Decline of the Yabloko Party” by David White
“Gorbachev, Lenin, and the Break with Leninism” by Archie Brown
“Civic Trust and Governance in Armenia” by Artak Shakaryan
Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 59, no. 3, May 2007
“The Puzzle of Putin’s Gubernatorial Appointments” by J. Paul Goode
“Economic Transformation in the Czech Republic – A Qualified Success” by Martin Myant
“Nationhood and the Minority Question in Central Asia: The Russians in Kazakhstan” by Sébastien Reyrouse
“‘Compliance or Contradiction?’ Teaching ‘History’ in the ‘New’ Ukraine: A View from Ukraine’s Eastern Borderlands” by Peter W. Rodgers
Foreign Affairs, Vol. 86, no. 4, July/August 2007
“The Return of Authoritarian Great Powers” by Azar Gat
“Nigeria’s Rigged Democracy” by Jean Herskovits
Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 29, no. 2, May 2007
“The Relative Universality of Human Rights” by Jack Donnelly
“Engaging a Pariah: Human Rights Training in Burma/Myanmar” by David Kinley and Trevor Wilson
Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, Vol. 23, no. 2, June 2007
“Trans-national Actors in Democratizing States: The case of German Political Foundations in Ukraine” by Matthias Brucker
“Democratization and State-Society Relations in East Central Europe: The Case of Hungary” by Terry Cox
“Low Membership in Czech Political Parties: Party Strategy or Structural Determinants” by Lukáš Linek and Štepán Pechácek
“The Effects of the European Union’s Democratic Conditionality: The Case of Romania during Accession” by Geoffry Pridham
“‘Social Poland’ Defeats ‘Liberal Poland?’ The September–October 2005 Polish Parliamentary and Presidential Elections” by Aleks Szczerbiak
Journal of Contemporary China, Vol. 16, no. 51, May 2007
“The Determinants of Provincial Presence at the CCP Central Committees, 1978-2002: An Empirical Investigation” by Yumin Sheng
“Identity, Sovereignty, and Economic Penetration: Beijing’s Responses to Offshore Chinese Democracies” by Guoguang Wu
Journal of Contemporary China, Vol. 16, no. 52, August 2007
“Introduction: The Basic Law, Governance and Electoral Politics in China’s Hong Kong and Macao since 1997” by Ming K. Chan
“Patron-Client Politics in Hong Kong: A Case Study of the 2002 and 2005 Chief Executive Elections” by Bruce Kam-Kwan Kwong
“One Formula, Two Experiences: Political Divergence of Hong Kong and Macao since Retrocession” by Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo
Journal of Legislative Studies, Vol.13, no.1, March 2007
“Development of the Moldovan Parliament One Decade after Independence: Slow Going” by William E. Crowther
“From Minimal to Subordinate: A Final Verdict? The Hungarian Parliament, 1990-2002” by Gabriella Ilonszki
“MPs in Post-Communist and Post-Soviet Nations: A Parliamentary Elite in the Making” by Gabriella Ilonszki and Michael Edinger
“The Parliament of the Czech Republic, 1993-2004” by Lukas Linek and Zdenka Mansfeldova
“Five Terms of the Polish Parliament, 1989-2005” by Ewa Nalewajko and Wlodzimierz Wesolowski
“Post-Communist and Post-Soviet Legislatures: Beyond Transition” by Philip Norton and David M. Olson
“Post-Communist and Post-Soviet Parliaments: Divergent Paths from Transition” by David M. Olson and Philip Norton
“The Russian Federal Assembly, 1994-2004” by Thomas F. Remington
“Slovenia’s National Assembly, 1992-2004” by Drago Zajc
Journal of Legislative Studies, Vol. 13, no. 2, June 2007
“Assessing Committee Roles in a Developing Legislature: The Case of the Ukrainian Parliament” by Irina S. Khmelko, Vladimir A. Pigenko, and Charles R. Wise
“The Role of Incentive Design in Parliamentarian Anti-Corruption Programmes” by Bryane Michael and Aare Kasemets
The Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 45, no. 2, June 2007
“The Challenge of Consensus Building: Tanzania’s PRSP 1998-2001” by Duncan Holtom
“Powers–Mengist–and Peasants in Rural Ethiopia: The May 2005 Elections” by René Lefort
Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, Vol. 3, no. 2, May 2007
“Non-state Actors, Peace Building and Security Governance in West Africa: Beyond Commercialization” by Adedeji Ebo
Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. XXX, No. 3, Spring 2007
“American and Iranian Public Opinion: The Quest for Common Grounds” by Clifford Grammich and C. Christine Fair
The Middle East Journal, Vol. 61, no. 2, Spring 2007
“The Salih Regime and the Need for a Credible Opposition” by Robert D. Burrowes and Catherine M. Kasper
“Can Conservative Arab Gulf Monarchies Endure a Fourth War in the Persian Gulf?” by Joseph Kechichian
“The High Water Mark of Islamist Politics? The Case of Yemen” by April Longley
The Middle East Journal, Vol. 61, no. 3, Summer 2007
“Arab Intellectuals and the Bush Administration’s Campaign for Democracy: The Case of the Greater Middle East Initiative” by Sami E. Baroudi
“Islam, Sovereignty, and Democracy: A Turkish View” by Hakan Yilmaz
Liberalism without Democracy: Nationhood and Citizenship in Egypt, 1922-1936 by Abdeslam M. Maghraoui. Reviewed by Joel Gordon
Faith in Moderation: Islamist Parties in Jordan and Yemen by Jillian Schwedler. Reviewed by Neil Quilliam
Middle East Policy, Vol. XIV, no. 2, Fall 2007
“Muslim Exceptionalism? Measuring the ‘Democracy Gap’’” by Arthur A. Goldsmith
“Engaging ‘Primitive Democracy’: Mideast Roots of Collective Governance” by Benjamin Isakhan
The National Interest, no. 88, March/April 2007
“Security First” by Amitai Etzioni
“Beyond Bombs and Ballots” by Lincoln A. Mitchell
Party Politics, Vol. 13, no. 4, July 2007
“Legislation on Political Parties: A Global Comparison” by Lauri Karvonen
“Discipline and Party Institutionalization in Post-Soviet Legislatures” by Frank C. Thames
Perspectives on Politics, Vol. 5, no. 1, March 2007
Rotten States? Corruption, Post-Communism, and Neoliberalism by Leslie Holmes. Reviewed by Paul E. Sum
Capitalism, Democracy and Welfare by Torben Iversen. Reviewed by John Zysman
Hearing the Other Side: Deliberative Versus Participatory Democracy by Diana C. Mutz. Reviewed by Ethan J. Leib
Political (In)Justice: Authoritarianism and the Rule of Law in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina by Anthony W. Pereira. Reviewed by Caroline Beer
Social Movements and State Power: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador by James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer. Reviewed by Benjamin Goldfrank
Sustainable Peace: Power and Democracy after Civil Wars edited by Philip G. Roeder and Donald Rothchild. Reviewed by Michael J. Gilligan
Free Speech and Democracy in Ancient Athens by Arlene W. Saxonhouse. Reviewed by Geoffrey M. Vaughan
Public Opinion and Political Change in China by Wenfang Tang. Reviewed by John James Kennedy
Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 122, no. 3, Fall 2007
“Sustaining Authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa” by Stephen J. King
The Washington Quarterly, Vol. 30, no. 3, Summer 2007
“The Tenuous Hold of China Inc. in Africa” by Bill Gates and James Reilly
“Raul Castro: Confronting Fidel’s Legacy in Cuba” by Brian Latell
“Balancing Interests and Values: India’s Struggle with Democracy Promotion” by C. Raja Mohan
“The Critical Battles: Political Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Iraq” by Carlos Pascual and Kenneth M. Pollack
The Washington Quarterly, Vol. 30, no. 4, Autumn 2007
“Ukraine at the Crossroads” by F. Stephen Larrabee
World Affairs, Vol. 170, no. 1, Summer 2007
“Democracy Can Do It” by Albert L. Warner
“Democracy in Latin America” by Harold E. Davis
World Politics, Vol. 59, no. 1, October 2006
“Diversity, Disparity, and Civil Conflict in Federal States” by Kristin M. Bakke and Erik Wibbels
“Electoral Institutions, Hometowns, and Favored Minorities: Evidence from Japan’s Electoral Reforms” by Shigeo Hirano
SELECTED NEW BOOKS ON DEMOCRACY
ADVANCED DEMOCRACIES
Debating the Democratic Legitimacy of the European Union. Edited by Beate
Kohler-Koch and Berthold Rittberger. Rowman and Littlefield, 2007. 392 pp.
Democracy in Europe: The EU and National Polities. By Vivien A. Schmidt. Oxford University Press, 2006. 317 pp.
Democratic Dilemmas: Joint Work, Education Politics, and Community. By Julie A. Marsh. SUNY Press, 2007. 228 pp.
Democratic Politics in the European Parliament. By Simon Hix, Abdul G. Noury, and Gerard Roland. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 242 pp.
Does American Democracy Still Work? By Alan Wolfe. Yale University Press, 2007. 224 pp.
The Economy and the Vote: Economic Conditions and Elections in Fifteen Countries. By Wouter van der Brug, Cees van der Eijk and Mark Franklin. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 234 pp.
Electing America’s Governors: The Politics of Executive Elections. By David L.
Leal. Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 247 pp.
Europe as Empire: The Nature of the Enlarged European Union. By Jan Zielonka.
Oxford University Press, 2006. 293 pp.
Formative Acts: American Politics in the Making. Edited by Stephen Skowronek and Matthew Glassman. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007. 444 pp.
The Good Citizen: How a Younger Generation Is Shaping American Politics. By
Russell J. Dalton. CQ Press, 2007. 200 pp.
In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America. By Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. University of Chicago Press, 2007. 189 pp.
Legislative Leviathan: Party Government in the House. By Gary W. Cox and Mathew D. McCubbins. 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 309 pp.
Liberalism for a New Century. Edited by Neil Jumonville and Kevin Mattson. University of California Press, 2007. 252 pp.
Native Vote: American Indians, The Voting Rights Act, and the Right to Vote. By Daniel McCool, Susan M. Olson, and Jennifer Robinson. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 232 pp.
The Next Form of Democracy: How Expert Rule Is Giving Way to Shared Governance
. . . and Why Politics Will Never Be the Same. By Matt Leighninger. Vanderbilt University Press, 2006. 296 pp.
Party Influence in Congress. By Steven S. Smith. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 254 pp.
The Polarized Presidency of George W. Bush. Edited by George C. Edwards III and Desmond King. Oxford University Press, 2007. 463 pp.
Representing Europe’s Citizens: Electoral Institutions and the Failure of Parliamentary Representation. By David M. Farrell and Roger Scully. Oxford University Press, 2007. 230 pp.
The Rise of the Unelected: Democracy and the New Separation of Powers. By Frank Vibert. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 199 pp.
Running for Judge: The Rising Political, Financial, and Legal Stakes of Judicial
Elections. Edited by Matthew J. Streb. NYU Press, 2007. 253 pp.
Security First: For a Muscular, Moral Foreign Policy. By Amitai Etzioni. Yale
University Press, 2007. 308 pp.
Thomas Jefferson and Executive Power. By Jeremy D. Bailey. Cambridge University
Press, 2007. 279 pp.
AFRICA
Democratic Reform in Africa: Its Impact on Governance & Poverty Alleviation. Edited by Muna Ndulo. Ohio University Press, 2006. 304 pp.
Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty Democracy. By
M.A. Mohamed Salih. International IDEA, 2007. 143 pp.
The Role of the Press and Communication Technology in Democratization: The
Nigerian Story. By Aje-Ori Agbese. Routledge, 2006. 119 pp.
Violence, Political Culture and Development in Africa. Edited by Preben Kaarsholm.
Ohio University Press, 2006. 208 pp.
ASIA
Asian New Democracies: The Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan Compared. Edited by Hsin-Huan Michael Hsiao. Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, 2006. 304 pp.
Beyond Suspicion? The Singapore Judiciary. By Francis T. Seow. Yale University
Southeast Asia Studies, 2006. 405 pp.
Burma and Japan Since 1940: From “Co-Prosperity” to “Quiet Dialogue.” By
Donald M. Seekins. NIAS Press, 2007. 181 pp.
Charm Offensive: How China’s Soft Power is Transforming the World. By Joshua
Kurlantzick. Yale University Press, 2007. 306 pp.
Citizens, Democracy, and Markets Around the Pacific Rim: Congruence Theory and Political Culture. Edited by Russell J. Dalton and Doh Chull Shin. Oxford
University Press, 2006. 312 pp.
The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India’s Future. By Martha C. Nussbaum. Harvard University Press, 2007. 432 pp.
Communalism, Caste, and Hindu Nationalism: The Violence in Gujarat. By Ornit
Shani. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 215 pp.
India’s 2004 Elections: Grass-roots and National Perspectives. Edited by Ramashray Roy and Paul Wallace. Sage, 2007. 341 pp.
Islam and Violent Separatism: New Democracies in Southeast Asia. Edited by Ashok Swain. Columbia University Press, 2007. 137 pp.
Legitimizing Military Rule: Indonesian Armed Forces Ideology, 1958–2000. By Salim Said. Pustaka Sinar Harapan, 2006. 312 pp.
Political Development in Hong Kong: State, Political Society, and Civil Society. By Ma Ngok. Hong Kong University Press, 2007. 305 pp.
Political Parties in South Asia: The Challenge of Change. By K.C. Suri. International
IDEA, 2007. 144 pp.
Soeharto’s Armed Forces: Problems of Civil Military Relations in Indonesia. By Salim Said. Pustaka Sinar Harapan, 2006. 298 pp.
Through Chinese Eyes: Tradition, Revolution, and Transformation. By Edward Vernoff and Peter J. Seybolt. CITE, 2007. 369 pp.
EASTERN EUROPE AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Chechnya: From Nationalism to Jihad. By James Hughes. University of Pennsylvania
Press, 2007. 278 pp.
Democratic Breakdown and the Decline of the Russian Military. By Zoltan Barany.
Princeton University Press, 2007. 264 pp.
Democratic Transition in Croatia: Value Transformation, Education, and Media. By
Sabrina P. Ramet and Davorka Matic. Texas A&M University Press, 2007. 411 pp.
Empowering Women in Russia: Activism, Aid, and NGOs. By Julie Hemment.
Indiana University Press, 2007. 188 pp.
Fighting Poverty and Reforming Social Security: What Can Post-Soviet States
Learn from the New Democracies of Central Europe? Edited by Michael Cain,
Nida Gelazis, and Tomasz Inglot. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
2007. 183 pp.
From Solidarity to Martial Law: The Polish Crisis of 1980–1981. Edited by Andrzej
Paczkowski and Malcolm Byrne. Central European University Press, 2007. 548 pp.
The Liberal Project and the Transformation of Democracy: The Case of East
Central Europe. By Sabrina P. Ramet. Texas A&M University Press, 2007. 178 pp.
Nations in Transit 2006: Democratization from Central Europe to Eurasia. Edited
by Jeannette Goehring. Freedom House, 2006. 710 pp.
Out of Order: Russian Political Views in an Imperfect World. By Ellen Carnaghan.
Penn State University Press, 2007. 330 pp.
Preying on the State: The Transformation of Bulgaria after 1989. By Venelin I.
Ganev. Cornell University Press, 2007. 222 pp.
Realities of Transformation: Democratization Policies in Central Asia Revisited. Edited by Andrea Berg and Anna Kreikemeyer. ISBS, 2006. 267 pp.
Realm of the Black Mountain: A History of Montenegro. By Elizabeth Roberts.
Cornell University Press, 2007. 521 pp.
Rebuilding Leviathan: Party Competition and State Exploitation in Post-Communist
Democracies. By Anna Grzymala-Busse. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
274 pp.
Reclaiming Democracy: Civil Society and Electoral Change in Central and Eastern
Europe. Edited by Joerg Forbrig and Pavol Demeš. The German Marshall Fund
of the United States, 2007. 254 pp.
The Rise and Fall of Communism in Russia. By Robert V. Daniels. Yale University
Press, 2007. 481 pp.
A Russian Diary: A Journalist’s Final Account of Life, Corruption, and Death in
Putin’s Russia. By Anna Politkovskaya. Random House, 2007. 369 pp.
Russia’s Revolution: Essays 1989–2006. By Leon Aron. AEI Press, 2007. 374 pp.
Russian Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century and the Shadow of the Past. Edited by Robert Legvold. Columbia University Press, 2007. 534 pp.
To the Castle and Back. By Václav Havel. Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. 383 pp.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Democracies in Development: Politics and Reform in Latin America. By J. Mark
Payne et al. Inter-American Development Bank, 2007. 332 pp.
Intervention Without Intervening: The OAS Defense and Promotion of Democracy
in the Americas. By Andrew F. Cooper and Thomas Legler. Palgrave Macmillan,
2006. 184 pp.
La Nación Sonada: Violencia, Liberalismo y Democracia en Colombia. By Eduardo
Posada-Carbó. Fundación Ideas para la Paz, 2006. 383 pp.
Partidos Políticos, Elecciones y Lealtades Partidarias en Costa Rica: Erosión y
Cambio. By Fernando F. Sánchez. Ediciones Universidad Salamanca, 2007. 355 pp.
Peace, Democracy, and Human Rights in Colombia. Edited by Christopher Welna
and Gustavo Gallon. University of Notre Dame Press, 2007. 455 pp.
The Pinochet Regime. By Carlos Huneeus. Lynne Rienner, 2007. 559 pp.
Venezuela: Hugo Chávez and the Decline of an “Exceptional Democracy” (Latin
American Perspectives in the Classroom). By Steve Ellner and Miguel Tinker Salas.
Rowman and Littlefield, 2007. 220 pp.
MIDDLE EAST
The 33-Day War: Israel’s War on Hezbollah in Lebanon and Its Consequences. By Gilbert Achcar and Michel Warschawski. Paradigm, 2007. 114 pp.
Barriers to Democracy: The Other Side of Social Capital in Palestine and the
Arab World. By Amaney A. Jamal. Princeton University Press, 2007. 173 pp.
Fortifying Pakistan: The Role of U.S. Internal Security Assistance. By C. Christine
Fair and Peter Chalk. United States Institute of Peace, 2006. 165 pp.
Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant Islam. By Zahid Hussain. Columbia
University Press, 2007. 220 pp.
Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization. By Akbar Ahmed. Brookings
Institution, 2007. 323 pp.
The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace. By Ali A. Allawi.
Yale University Press, 2007. 518 pp.
Ruling but Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey. By Steven A. Cook. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. 189 pp.
Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom. By Mohammed
M. Hafez. United States Institute of Peace, 2007. 285 pp.
The Truth about Syria. By Barry Rubin. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. 292 pp.
Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Citizenship and Justice. Edited by Sameena Nazir and Leigh Tomppert. Freedom House, 2005. 367 pp.
COMPARATIVE, THEORETICAL, GENERAL
The Affect Effect: Dynamics of Emotion in Political Thinking and Behavior. Edited by W. Russell Neuman, George E. Marcus, Ann N. Crigler, and Michael MacKuen. University of Chicago Press, 2007. 453 pp.
Alexis de Tocqueville: A Life. By Hugh Brogan. Yale University Press, 2007. 724
pp.
Alexis de Tocqueville, Libertad, igualdad, despotismo. Edited by Eduardo Nolla.
FAES, 2007. 359 pp.
The Annual Register: World Events 2006. Edited by D.S. Lewis. ProQuest, 2007.
661 pp.
The Anti-American Century. Edited by Ivan Krastev and Alan McPherson. Central
European University Press, 2007. 162 pp.
The Beginner’s Guide to Nation-Building. By James Dobbins, Seth G. Jones,
Keith Crane, and Beth Cole DeGrasse. RAND Corporation, 2007. 284 pp.
The Circle of Rights Expands: Modern Political Thought after the Reformation,
1521(Luther) to 1762(Rousseau). By Arthur P. Monahan. McGill-Queen’s University
Press, 2007. 225 pp.
Communism and the Emergence of Democracy. By Harald Wydra. Cambridge
University Press, 2007. 314 pp.
Conflict and Peace Building in Divided Societies: Responses to Ethnic Violence. By Anthony Oberschall. Routledge, 2007. 260 pp.
The Construction of Democracy: Lessons from Practice and Research. By Jorge I.
Domínguez and Anthony Jones. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. 253 pp.
Democracy. By Charles Tilly. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 234 pp.
Democracy across Borders: From Demos to Demoi. By James Bohman. MIT
Press, 2007. 219 pp.
Democracy and Legal Change. By Melissa Schwartzberg. Cambridge University
Press, 2007. 228 pp.
Democracy and the State in the New Southern Europe. Edited by Richard Gunther,
P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, and Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos. Oxford University Press,
2006. 433 pp.
Democracy, Conflict and Human Security: Further Readings. By Reginald Austin
et al. International IDEA, 2006. 254 pp.
Democracy Intermediation and Voting on Four Continents. Edited by Richard
Gunther, Jose Ramon Montero, and Hans-Jurgen Puhle. Oxford University Press,
2007. 404 pp.
Democratic Accountability: Why Choice in Politics Is Both Possible and Necessary. By Leif Lewin. Harvard University Press, 2007. 247 pp.
Democratic Dialogue: A Handbook for Practitioners. By Bettye Pruitt and Philip
Thomas. International IDEA, 2007. 241 pp.
Democratic Rights: The Substance of Self-Government. By Corey Brettschneider.
Princeton University Press, 2007. 179 pp.
Democratizing the Hegemonic State: Political Transformation in the Age of Identity. By Ilan Peleg. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 240 pp.
Dewey’s Critical Pragmatism. By Alison Kadlec. Rowman and Littlefield, 2007.
180 pp.
Elections for Sale: The Causes and Consequences of Vote Buying. Edited by
Frederic Charles Schaffer. Lynne Rienner, 2007. 227 pp.
Electoral Management Design: The International IDEA Handbook. By Alan Wall
et al. International IDEA, 2006. 371 pp.
Engaging the Electorate: Initiatives to Promote Voter Turnout From Around the
World. By Andrew Ellis et al. International IDEA, 2006. 139 pp.
Every Vote Counts: The Role of Elections in Building Democracy. Edited by
Richard W. Soudriette and Juliana Geran Pilon. University Press of America, 2007.
168 pp.
Federalism and Ethnic Conflict Regulation in India and Pakistan. By Katharine
Adeney. Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 238 pp.
Full Disclosure: The Perils and Promise of Transparency. By Archon Fung, Mary
Graham, and David Weil. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 282 pp.
The Global Citizen’s Handbook: Facing Our World’s Crises and Challenges. HarperCollins, 2007. 144 pp.
Growing Apart: Oil, Politics, and Economic Change in Indonesia and Nigeria. By
Peter M. Lewis. University of Michigan Press, 2007. 345 pp.
The Hidden History of Realism: A Genealogy of Power Politics. By Sean Molloy.
Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 187 pp.
Independent Diplomat: Dispatches from an Unaccountable Elite. By Carne Ross.
Cornell University Press, 2007. 243 pp.
Is Democracy Possible? The Alternative to Electoral Democracy. Second edition.
By John Burnheim. Sydney University Press, 2006. 147 pp.
The Machinery of Democracy: Protecting Elections in an Electronic World. By
Lawrence D. Norden, Brennan Center for Justice, and Eric Lazarus. Academy Chicago,
2007. 254 pp.
Mandates, Parties, and Voters: How Elections Shape the Future. By James H.
Fowler and Oleg Smirnov. Temple University Press, 2007. 197 pp.
A New Vision for America: Toward Human Solidarity through Global Democracy. By John Richardson. Ruder Finn Press, 2006. 255 pp.
Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics. By Gerardo L. Munck and
Richard Snyder. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. 773 pp.
Peace Action: Past, Present, and Future. Edited by Glen Harold Stassen and Lawrence
S. Wittner. Paradigm Publishers, 2007. 170 pp.
The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary. Edited by William F. Schulz. University of Pennsylvania Press, June 2007. 389 pp.
Political Reason in the Age of Ideology: Essays in Honor of Raymond Aron. Edited
by Bryan-Paul Frost and Daniel J. Mahoney. Transaction Publishers, 2007. 321 pp.
Post-Broadcast Democracy: How Media Choice Increases Inequality in Political Involvement and Polarizes Elections. By Markus Prior. Cambridge University Press,
2007. 315 pp.
The Power of the Vote: Electing Presidents, Overthrowing Dictators, and Promoting
Democracy Around the World. By Douglas E. Schoen. HarperCollins, 2007.
396 pp.
Reaping the Whirlwind: Liberal Democracy and the Religious Axis. By John R.
Pottenger. Georgetown University Press, July 2007. 342 pp.
Reforming Intelligence: Obstacles to Democratic Control and Effectiveness. Edited
by Thomas C. Bruneau and Steven C. Boraz. University of Texas Press, 2007.
385 pp.
Reimagining Civic Education: How Diverse Societies Form Democratic Citizens. Edited by E. Doyle Stevick and Bradley A.U. Levinson. Rowman & Littlefield, 2007.
349 pp.
Social Democracy in the Global Periphery: Origins, Challenges, Prospects. By
Richard Sandbrook et al. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 289 pp.
State Repression and the Domestic Democratic Peace. By Christian Davenport.
Cambridge University Press, 2007. 232 pp.
Terror, Insurgency, and the State: Ending Protracted Conflicts. Edited by Marianne Heiberg, Brendan O’Leary, and John Tirman. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007. 499 pp.
Too Poor for Peace: Global Poverty, Conflict, and Security in the 21st Century. Edited by Lael Brainard and Derek Chollet. Brookings Institution, 2007. 175 pp.
The Truth about Patriotism. By Steven Johnson. Duke University Press, 2007. 283 pp.
The View from Prague: The Expectations of World Leaders at the Dawn of the 21st Century. Edited by Jiri Musil and Tomas Vrba. Central European University Press, 2007. 276 pp.
What Democracy Is For: On Freedom and Moral Government. By Stein Ringen.
Princeton University Press, 2007. 319 pp.
Why Welfare States Persist: The Importance of Public Opinion in Democracies. By Clem Brooks and Jeff Manza. University of Chicago Press, 2007. 195 pp.