Around the world, governments are devising new and elaborate methods to obstruct the activities of independent civil society. This includes using the forms of law to crack down on non-governmental organizations and erecting barriers to the ability of such groups to receive international funding. The deepening clampdown on civil society is a prominent feature of the broader resurgence of authoritarianism that is challenging democratic values and adversely affecting democracy in a growing number of ways.

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The Journal of Democracy October issue features essays on authoritarianism, the aftermath of the Arab Spring, “non-Western” democracy, militarism in Latin America, and the impact of decentralization.

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For more than two decades now, the majority of the world’s poorest countries have been making some of the fastest and biggest development gains in history. Yet few people are aware that this progress is even happening. Based on his October 2015 Journal of Democracy article, Steven Radelet will discuss this surprising global transformation.

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"Media is rapidly changing form and function, forcing political leaders to quickly adapt their media use and information control strategies to the modern information environment," write guest editors Dan Pemstein...

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