How Does a Country Become a Democracy?
Articles:
- Constitutional Design for Divided Societies Lijphart, A. (2004). Constitutional Design for Divided Societies. Journal of Democracy, 15(2), 96–109.
- Democracy's Third Wave Huntington, S. P. (2008). Democracy’s Third Wave. Journal of Democracy, 2(2), 12–34.
- Democracy from the Outside-In? International Organizations and Democratization Pevehouse, J. C. (2002). Democracy from the Outside-In? International Organizations and Democratization. International Organization, 56(3), 515–549.
- How Foreign Aid Can Foster Democratization in Authoritarian Regimes Wright, J. (2009). How Foreign Aid Can Foster Democratization in Authoritarian Regimes. American Journal of Political Science, 53(3), 552-571.
- The Impact of Economic Development on Democracy Evelyne Huber, Dietrich Rueschemeyer, & John D. Stephens. (1993). The Impact of Economic Development on Democracy. The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 7(3), 71–86.
- Institutionalizing Peace: Power Sharing and Post-Civil War Conflict Management Hartzell, C., & Hoddie, M. (2003). Institutionalizing Peace: Power Sharing and Post-Civil War Conflict Management. American Journal of Political Science, 47(2), 318-332.
- Some Social Requisites of Democracy: Economic Development and Political Legitimacy Lipset, S. (1959). Some Social Requisites of Democracy: Economic Development and Political Legitimacy. The American Political Science Review, 53(1), 69-105.
Books:
How Does Democracy Break Down?
Articles:
- History’s Postscript: The Populist Threat to Liberal Democracy Muller, J. (2014). History's postscript: The threat of populist threat to liberal democracy. World Politics Review.
- An Illustrated Glossary of Political Violence Ritter, E. H. & Davenport, C. An illustrated glossary of political violence. Political Violence at a Glance.
- Is Western Democracy Backsliding? Diagnosing the Risks Norris, Pippa. "Is Western Democracy Backsliding? Diagnosing the Risks." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-012, March 2017.
- On Democratic Backsliding Bermeo, N. (2016). On Democratic Backsliding. Journal of Democracy, 27(1), 5–19.
Books:
Breakdown of Democratic Regimes by Juan Linz & Alfred Stepan [on order]
Seizing Power by Naunihal Singh [on order]
