In this Issue

Table of Contents

Is Democracy in Decline?

Marc F. Plattner
pp. 5-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0014
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Why Is Democracy Performing So Poorly?

Francis Fukuyama
pp. 11-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0017
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The Weight of Geopolitics

Robert Kagan
pp. 21-31
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0001
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Crisis and Transition, But Not Decline

Philippe C. Schmitter
pp. 32-44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0004
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The Myth of Democratic Recession

Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way
pp. 45-58
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0007
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Democracy Aid at 25: Time to Choose

Thomas Carothers
pp. 59-73
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0010
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Has the Door Closed on Arab Democracy?

Tarek Masoud
pp. 74-87
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0013
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The Splintering of Postcommunist Europe

Alina Mungiu-Pippidi
pp. 88-100
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0016
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Africa’s Waning Democratic Commitment

E. Gyimah-Boadi
pp. 101-113
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0000
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Cross-Currents in Latin America

Scott Mainwaring, Aníbal Pérez-Liñán
pp. 114-127
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0003
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India, Sri Lanka, and the Majoritarian Danger

Alfred Stepan
pp. 128-140
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0006
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Facing Up to the Democratic Recession

Larry Diamond
pp. 141-155
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0009
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The Authoritarian Resurgence

China’s Challenge

Andrew J. Nathan
pp. 156-170
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0012
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Russia’s Political System: Imperialism and Decay

Lilia Shevtsova
pp. 171-182
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0015
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Books in Review

Michnik’s Homage to Havel

Carl Gershman
pp. 183-187
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0018
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Books Received

pp. 188-190
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0002
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Election Watch

pp. 191-196
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0005
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Documents on Democracy

pp. 197-203
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0008
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News and Notes

pp. 204-208
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2015.0011
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