Author: James Q. Wilson / Topic: Democratization

Author:: James Q. Wilson
Publication Date:: 08-2006
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract:: When President George W. Bush said that America hopes to spread democracy to all the world, he was echoing a sentiment many people support. Though Americans do not put “extending democracy” near the top of their list of foreign policy objectives (preventing terrorism is their chief goal), few would deny that if popular rule is extended it would improve lives around the world. Democracy, of course, means rule by the people. But the devil is in the details. By one count, the number of democracies quintupled in the second half of the twentieth century, but there are freedom- loving and freedom-disdaining democracies. Fareed Zakaria calls the latter “illiberal democracies.” Among them are Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Ukraine, and Venezuela.
Topic:: International Relations, Democratization, and Government
Political Geography:: Pakistan, United States, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela

Author:: James Q. Wilson
Publication Date:: 12-2004
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract:: Contemporary concerns about the influence of religion in U.S. politics tend to ignore the significant contributions made by religion in shaping American democracy. Pluralism of sects explains why religion has been so important in U.S. history and continues to thrive in America.
Topic:: International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
Political Geography:: United States and America

Author:: James Q. Wilson
Publication Date:: 11-2004
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract:: Post-election analysis has focused on the importance of "moral values" in the presidential campaign, yet a closer examination of the numbers reveals that a variety of issues and the success of organizational strategies in both parties played a bigger role in the outcome.
Topic:: International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics

Author:: James Q. Wilson and Karlyn H. Bowman
Publication Date:: 09-2003
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract:: The authors find that the antiwar "peace party" has evolved since past military conflicts. Today this faction's composition may depend on the political party in power, yet it cannot be explained by age, income, or education. In addition, partisan opposition to the war reflects the higher level of ideological conflict among voters today, and war, always a black-or-white issue, will require Democratic and Republican candidates to tread carefully around peace party voters when seeking election.
Topic:: International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics

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