Can political philosophy be made interesting and accessible to teenage readers? The author tries to respect the intelligence of young…
Why does Islam seem to dominate Egyptian politics, especially when the country's endemic poverty and deep economic inequality would seem to…
Despite the growing concern about elections which fail around the world, there has been little systematic understanding of the importance…
From Aristotle to Acemoglu and Robinson, scholars have argued that democracy possesses powerful redistributive impulses, and imperils…
Will the death penalty ever be abolished in America? Executions, and the states that carry them out, are in decline. Public support for the…
Many elections confront challenges in meeting international standards of electoral integrity, including in established democracies such as…
Book abstract: Over the past two decades public accountability has become not only an icon in political, managerial, and administrative…
The Middle East is going through an unprecedented upheaval, one which many of its
participants and keenest observers sincerely hope will…
A new film about the labor leader reduces him to a caricature and ignores his true strengths as an organizer.