Worth Reading (Feb. 11, 2015): Celebrating 25 Years of the Journal of Democracy
Feb 13, 2015 Worth Reading: Celebrating 25 Years of the Journal of Democracy Forum News
A Constitution for a Multinational Democratic State-Nation:...
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Looking ahead to the upcoming 2015 elections and the country’s longer-term stability and development, Dr. Negaso Solan focused on the need for a constitution that mirrors Ethiopia’s ethnic diversity and that lends itself to developing a truly democratic multinational state. As former president of Ethiopia, he reflected on his experiences drafting the country’s 1995 constitution and offer recommendations for public confidence-building around future amendments.
Election Observation: How Authoritarian Regimes Muddy the...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Patrick Merloe, Thomas O. Melia, and Jan Surotchak discussed how authoritarian regimes are devising new ways to impede authentic election observation as part of a wider authoritarian effort to create anti-democratic counternorms around the world.
Putin's Potemkin Popularity: Op-Ed by Christopher Walker & Robert...
Feb 1, 2015 Op-Ed: "How Russia Props Up Putin in the Polls" Forum News
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