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The Globalist’s Top 10 Features on Democracy

2014: A good year for democracy?

December 31, 2014


[ 1 ] For Whom the Wall Fell? A Balance Sheet of the Transition to Capitalism

By Branko Milanovic | Only 1 of 10 people in “transition” countries have really transitioned to democracy.

Published on November 7, 2014


[ 2 ] Xi Jinping: Handling the Hong Kong Umbrella Revolution

By Robert Hardy | A new generation believes it can succeed in something its predecessors could not.

Published on October 6, 2014


[ 3 ] Reforming Democracy and the Future of History

By Nayef Al-Rodhan | To spread Democracy, democratic nations must look inward first.

Published on June 14, 2014


[ 4 ] From Representative Democracy Back to Republic?

By Bill Humphrey | What radical U.S. conservatives forget about the country’s founding.

Published on June 14, 2014


[ 5 ] The Growing Regional Divide in India

By Raimund Grafe | Regionalism may triumph in India as it did in Germany, changing the face of Indian democracy.

Published on May 15, 2014


[ 6 ] The End of American Exceptionalism?

By Charles Murray | America, on the road to become like Europe’s social democracies, is losing its exceptionalism.

Published on April 24, 2014


[ 7 ] Dazzling Singapore’s Deep Contradictions

By John West | The clean veneer surrounding Singapore starts to show cracks.

Published on July 24, 2014


[ 8 ] Ukraine: Cancel the Presidential Election! (It’s The Wrong Kind)

By Andreas Umland | As its first priority, Ukraine needs a well-balanced parliamentary system.

Published on May 6, 2014


[ 9 ] Dilma Redux?

By Johanna Mendelson Forman | Brazil, like the United States, is now polarized politically, with two irreconcilable halves.

Published on October 28, 2014


[ 10 ] Immigration: The Story of U.S. Political Dysfunction

By Richard Phillips | President Obama’s immigration action is a product of a far larger problem.

Published on December 1, 2014

Takeaways

The Globalist's top 10 articles on democracy in 2014.