Nathan Glazer, R.I.P.
2009 Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture: Nathan Glazer from National Endowment for Democracy on Vimeo. Nathan Glazer, a prominent sociologist and public intellectual who assisted on a classic study of conformity,… Read more »
Category: India
South Asia’s trajectory shows how to fortify liberal democracy
By some measures, South Asia is more stable and democratic than it has been in decades, notes Paul Staniland, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. Violence and… Read more »
Sri Lanka turmoil points to China’s ‘new colonialism’
The surest way to lose an election in south Asia is to be too enthusiastic about China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Wherever Chinese influence has grown, governments have turned more… Read more »
Concert of Indo-Pacific democracies can counter China
The deepening relationship between Japan and India serves the goal of forestalling the emergence of a China-centric Asia, if they can leverage their relationship to generate progress toward broader cooperation… Read more »
Conservative civil society pushing back against Western liberal norms
The rapid rise of Brazil’s new far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro may have surprised some observers but it did not come out of thin air. His success follows years of support… Read more »
Advancing or retarding democracy? Soft power is out; sharp power is in
Authoritarian states are attempting to exert influence through sharp power, which typically stems from ideologies that privilege state power over individual liberty and are fundamentally hostile to open debate and independent… Read more »
How India challenges China model
India’s status as the world’s largest democracy and its non-Western identity have buttressed the argument that democracy is a universal idea, says a leading democracy practitioner. In addition, the fact… Read more »
Are we on the brink of a post-democratic era?
Former President Obama will “echo his call to reject the rising strain of authoritarian politics and policies” when he accepts an award for ethics in government next week, The Hill… Read more »
China ‘regressing on reform’: Beijing’s sharp power underscores need to promote liberalization
India and China are jostling for influence in Iran and Central Asia, Nikkei reports, as New Delhi’s 7,000km transport corridor cuts across Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative. Prime Minister Narendra… Read more »
How India can help reverse global retreat of democracy
India has traditionally been reluctant to engage in democracy promotion, notes James Crabtree, an associate professor of practice at the National University of Singapore and author of “The Billionaire… Read more »