Perspectives on Democracy
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Perspectives on Democracy: Introduction
Allison Miller and James Grossman | Sep 1, 2016
Thinking about democracy requires confronting contradictions. What makes a political system "democratic" in its workings? What makes a society "democr... -
China: Vicissitudes of Definitions
Peter Zarrow | Sep 1, 2016
Let us imagine that 35 years from now, in about the year 2050, China is some kind of constitutional democracy. We then have two interrelated questions... -
The United States: Self-Taught Activism
Johann N. Neem | Sep 1, 2016
In an era when many Americans complain that the political system is not responsive, we might take inspiration from those times in our past when ordina... -
India: Collective Assembly as a Critical Practice
Ramnarayan Rawat | Sep 1, 2016
Growing up in a democracy is an intimate experience that grows with you, and along the way you learn about its practice. My first personal encounter w...
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Brazil: Regional Inequality—Whose Vote Counts?
Barbara Weinstein | Sep 1, 2016
Since the sort of racially based exclusion of voters associated with Jim Crow in the United States o... -
Senegal: Gender and Colonial Legacy
Emily Lord Fransee | Sep 1, 2016
“But Senegalese women have always had the right to vote!”I’m in a busy restaurant in Dakar, and my n... -
The United Kingdom: Class, Race, and Identity
Charlotte Lydia Riley | Sep 1, 2016
On Friday, June 24, the United Kingdom awoke to discover that it had voted to leave the European Uni...