January 19, 2018

Andrew H. Card Jr. Elected New Chairman of National Endowment for Democracy

Andrew H. Card Jr., former White House chief of staff to President George W. Bush, has been elected the new chairman of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

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January 18, 2018

Journal of Democracy January 2018 Issue: The Rise of Kleptocracy

The January 2018 issue features 7 articles on transnational kleptocracy, an analysis of the trajectory of democracy in Burma, the surprising impact of presidential election runoffs in Latin America, and more.

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January 17, 2018

Beyond Successful Elections: An Evaluation of Ghana's "Shiny"...

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Popular Ghanaian radio host Nana Ama Agyemang Asante discussed the shortcomings of Ghana’s democracy and argued that successful elections, economic stability, and peace should not be the only criteria of a functioning democracy.

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January 15, 2018

The Rise of Kleptocracy: Power and Plunder in Putin’s Russia by Miriam...

In the January issue of the Journal of Democracy, Miriam Lanskoy and Dylan Myles-Primakoff expose the interplay of rampant looting and power politics in Putin’s Russia.

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