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Scott Mainwaring is Eugene and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame.
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Volume 18, Issue 3
Unlike pessimistic scholars and recalcitrant autocrats, most ordinary citizens are inclined to take the risks of choosing democracy when they can.
Volume 15, Issue 1
By expanding itself eastward, the EU has not so much settled the questions surrounding the “borders” of Europe as it has displaced them, changing their focus to take in new…
Volume 16, Issue 4
What can be done with regimes that proclaim their devotion to democratic principles but violate them in practice?
