Author: John M. Carey | Journal of Democracy

Articles by John M. Carey:

July 1996, Volume 7, Issue 3

Crafting Constitutions

John M. Carey

A review of Comparative Constitutional Engineering: An Inquiry into Structures, Incentives and Outcomes, by Giovanni Sartori.

January 2012, Volume 23, Issue 1

Debating Electoral Systems: Getting Elections Wrong

Evidence from waves of democratization shows proportional election systems, however imperfect, to be the better option in most contexts.

October 2011, Volume 22, Issue 4

Comparing the Arab Revolts: The Impact of Election Systems

Methods of electing legislatures are fraught with consequences for the shape and quality of democracy, and must balance a number of competing goals. Amid the current political ferment of the Arab world, what kinds of electoral systems are emerging and what will they mean for democratic hopes there?

Books:

Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Arab World

The uprisings that swept the Arab world beginning in 2010 toppled four entrenched rulers and seemed to create a political opening in a region long impervious to democratization.