Journal of Democracy

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Democracy is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Liberalism as Fortress and Prison68
The Return of Dictatorship67
The Puzzle of Panamanian Exceptionalism46
China's AI-Powered Surveillance State44
The Danger is Real37
Latin America's Abortion Rights Breakthrough33
Democracy's Surprising Resilience32
Documents on Democracy30
The Truth About Africa's Coups30
How Zelensky Has Changed Ukraine29
The Mandarin in the Machine28
A Strange Defense of Climate Democracy28
Documents on Democracy28
A Reply To My Critics25
How to Stop India's Authoritatarian Slide23
Rising to the Sharp Power Challenge23
Documents on Democracy22
Authoritarians on Offense22
Combating Beijing’s Sharp Power: Taiwan's Democracy Under Fire21
Why the World Is Down on Democracy21
What Indonesian Democracy Can Teach the World20
The Global Resistance to LGBTIQ Rights19
In Europe, Democracy Erodes from the Right19
The Exaggerated Death of Indian Democracy18
Leonardo Morlino (1947–2025)18
Why Bolivia's MAS Collapsed17
Shell Game17
America's Crisis of Civic Virtue17
South Africa's Resilient Democracy17
How Organized Crime Threatens Latin America16
Why the Future Is (Still) Democratic15
David vs. Goliath: Defeating Russian Autocracy15
Confronting Our Common Enemy15
The Long Decline of South Africa's ANC13
The Constitutionalization of Democracy12
Why India's Political Elites Are to Blame12
Is India Still a Democracy?12
Is Mexico at the Gates of Authoritarianism?12
Symposium: Is India Still a Democracy?12
Why India’s Democracy Is Dying11
The Rise of Theocratic Democracy11
The Threat to Latin American Term Limits11
China’s Age of Counterreform11
A Refuge from Liberalism?11
Neoliberalism and the Third Wave11
Why Democracy Fuels Conspiracy Theories11
What Putin Fears Most10
Secularism, Islamism, and the Future of Turkey10
Digital Propaganda: The Power of Influencers10
The Future of Multiracial Democracy: The Rise of Multicultural Nationalism10
The Liberalism of Refuge10
When Should the Majority Rule?9
Hindu Nationalism and the New Jim Crow9
How Ukraine Divides Postcommunist Europe8
The Myth of the Coup Contagion7
Documents on Democracy7
Why Bitcoin Is Freedom Money7
The Power of Liberal Nationalism7
Local Politics and Democratic State-Building7
What Went Wrong In Hungary7
The Perils of Propaganda7
What Political Scientists Owe Democracy6
How to Prevent Political Violence6
Armies and Autocrats: Why Putin's Military Failed6
How Viktor Orbán Wins6
Rebuilding the State in Post-Assad Syria6
How Covid Changed Latin America6
The Authoritarian Argument6
Why Israeli Democracy Is in Crisis6
Why Russia’s Democracy Never Began5
The End of Village Democracy in China5
Modi's Undeclared Emergency5
Why the Future Cannot Be Predicted5
Documents on Democracy5
Documents on Democracy5
Religious Exclusion and the Origins of Democracy5
China's Tech-Enhanced Authoritarianism5
How Latin America's Judges are Defending Democracy4
How Beijing Runs the Show in Hollywood4
Kuwait’s Democratic Promise4
How Autocrats Undermine Media Freedom4
China's Threat to Global Democracy4
The Danger of Runaway AI3
A Reply to Our Critics3
The Future of Multiracial Democracy: Majoritarianism Without Majorities3
The Philippines’ Dynastic Democracy3
Hong Kong: How Beijing Perfected Repression3
The Source of Georgia's Democratic Resilience3
Why Democracy Survives Populism3
The Collapse of Afghanistan3
Combating Beijing’s Sharp Power: How Australia's Civil Society Led the Way3
Kyrgyzstan's Poison Parliament3
Who Decides What Is Democratic?3
AI's Real Dangers For Democracy3
The Perils of Climate Alarmism3
The Future of Multiracial Democracy: Liberal Democracy in an Age of Immigration3
Why Mexico Is Not on the Brink3
Democracy's Arc: From Resurgent to Imperiled3
Is Democracy Lost?3
How Autocrats Weaponize Women's Rights2
Documents on Democracy2
Is Costa Rica's Democracy Failing?2
How Erdoğan Rules Through Crisis2
How Erdoğan’s Populism Won Again2
The Iraq Invasion at Twenty: Iraq’s Struggle for Democracy2
The Myth of Democratic Resilience2
How Zambia's Opposition Won2
Resisting the Authoritarian Temptation2
Documents on Democracy2
Sri Lanka's Agony2
Documents on Democracy2
What Democracy Does … And Does Not Do2
The Shadow of the Swedish Right1
Why Autocracies Fear LGBTQ+ Rights1
Why Democracies Survive1
AI and Catastrophic Risk1
How Strategic Violence Distorts African Elections1
The War in Ukraine: Do Russians Support Putin?1
The Return of Politics in Bangladesh1
How Resilient Is the CCP?1
Why the Military Abandoned Democracy1
How to Confront No Ordinary Danger1
Making Liberalism Work1
How India's Ruling Party Erodes Democracy1
The Origins of Military Supremacy in Dictatorships1
A Quiet Consensus1
The Meddling Kingdom1
Why Senegal's Democracy Survived1
Why India’s Political Elites Are to Blame1
Bolivia’s Silent Destruction1
Why India's Democracy Is Dying1
How Guatemala Defied the Odds1
How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn1
China and the Battle for the Global South1
Turkey’s Hard Road to Democratic Renewal1
African Popular Protest and Political Change1
The Iraq Invasion at Twenty: Iraq’s Mafia State1
The Exaggerated Death of Indian Democracy1
Delivering for Democracy: Why Results Matter1
Symposium: Artificial Intelligence and Democracy1
How Financial Secrecy Undermines Democracy1
When Democracy Is on the Ballot1
Follow the Leader1
Power, Performance, and Legitimacy1
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