Clientelism, Social Policy, and the Quality of Democracy
International Forum for Democratic Studies Book “There are many reasons for the failure of democracy, but one of the most significant factors is bad governance….the individual benefits that collectively...
Democracy Ideas: Larry Diamond Part II, The Arab Spring & the Future...
DEC 11, 2013 Democracy Ideas: Part II with Larry Diamond, "The Arab Spring and the Future of Democracy" International Forum for Democratic Studies Interview...
10th Annual Lipset Lecture: Ethnic Power-Sharing and Democracy:...
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Donald L. Horowitz, James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science Emeritus, Duke University presented his lecture, "Ethnic Power-Sharing and Democracy: Three Big Problems" as the tenth annual The Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World.
Russia: A Postmodern Dictatorship?
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Christian Caryl moderated a conversation on how this new authoritarianism works inside Russia, what it means for relationships with the West, and how it affects what Russia’s leadership views as its “near abroad.” The discussion was based on “Russia: A Postmodern Dictatorship?” by Peter Pomerantsev. This was the first in a series of studies commissioned jointly by the Legatum Institute and the Institute of Modern Russia to analyze the challenges of transition in the former Soviet Union.
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