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: [email protected] / web: www.thepeacebypieceinitiative.com . Abstract: In this article I examine the […]

Tilting the Playing Field: The Modular Appeal of Competitive Authoritarianism

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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: [email protected] web: www.thepeacebypieceinitiative.com . Abstract: In this article I examine the recent elections found in six competitive authoritarian, ‘semi-democratic’ countries: […]