Democracy and Democratic Transition: Lessons from Egypt and Tunisia
Matthew J. Gordner Founder and Director of the The Peace by Piece Initiative, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to dialogue on sensitive issues of local and global scope. Scholar at the Trudeau Foundation and a PhD Student in the University of Toronto’s Department of Political Science. e-mail: matt.gordner@mail.utoronto.ca / web: www.thepeacebypieceinitiative.com . [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/111769501″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ […]
Tilting the Playing Field: The Modular Appeal of Competitive Authoritarianism
Charles Larratt-Smith Vice President of Latin American Affairs for the The Peace by Piece Initiative, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to dialogue on sensitive issues of local and global scope. PhD Student, University of Toronto, Department of Political Science e-mail: c.larratt.smith@mail.utoronto.ca web: www.thepeacebypieceinitiative.com . Abstract: In this article I examine the recent elections found in six competitive authoritarian, ‘semi-democratic’ countries: […]
