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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Liberalism as Fortress and Prison83
China's AI-Powered Surveillance State75
The Return of Dictatorship57
The Danger is Real52
The Truth About Africa's Coups47
Documents on Democracy47
Latin America's Abortion Rights Breakthrough41
How Zelensky Has Changed Ukraine41
Rising to the Sharp Power Challenge36
Documents on Democracy36
Democracy's Surprising Resilience36
The Mandarin in the Machine36
A Strange Defense of Climate Democracy35
A Reply To My Critics30
Why Populists Hollow Out Their States28
Why Gen-Z Is Rising27
How to Stop India's Authoritatarian Slide27
Documents on Democracy26
Leonardo Morlino (1947–2025)26
Why the World Is Down on Democracy25
Combating Beijing’s Sharp Power: Taiwan's Democracy Under Fire25
The Global Resistance to LGBTIQ Rights24
What Indonesian Democracy Can Teach the World24
Why Bolivia's MAS Collapsed23
Shell Game23
In Europe, Democracy Erodes from the Right23
America's Crisis of Civic Virtue22
Confronting Our Common Enemy19
How Organized Crime Threatens Latin America18
The Exaggerated Death of Indian Democracy17
David vs. Goliath: Defeating Russian Autocracy16
The Long Decline of South Africa's ANC15
Why India's Political Elites Are to Blame15
How Global Illiberalism Damages Democracy15
The Constitutionalization of Democracy14
The Threat to Latin American Term Limits14
Is Mexico at the Gates of Authoritarianism?14
Is India Still a Democracy?14
Symposium: Is India Still a Democracy?14
China’s Age of Counterreform14
A Refuge from Liberalism?13
Secularism, Islamism, and the Future of Turkey12
Neoliberalism and the Third Wave11
Why India’s Democracy Is Dying11
The Future of Multiracial Democracy: The Rise of Multicultural Nationalism11
The Empty Quest for Muslim Democracy10
Hindu Nationalism and the New Jim Crow10
The Rise of Theocratic Democracy10
How Ukraine Divides Postcommunist Europe9
The Liberalism of Refuge9
Why Bitcoin Is Freedom Money9
When Should the Majority Rule?8
Documents on Democracy8
What Went Wrong In Hungary8
The Perils of Propaganda8
Local Politics and Democratic State-Building8
Digital Propaganda: The Power of Influencers8
The Myth of the Coup Contagion8
What Political Scientists Owe Democracy8
Rebuilding the State in Post-Assad Syria7
How Viktor Orbán Wins7
How Covid Changed Latin America7
How to Prevent Political Violence7
Armies and Autocrats: Why Putin's Military Failed7
The Power of Liberal Nationalism7
Religious Exclusion and the Origins of Democracy7
Why Israeli Democracy Is in Crisis7
The Authoritarian Argument7
Modi's Undeclared Emergency6
Kuwait’s Democratic Promise6
Tanzania Will Never Be the Same6
Documents on Democracy6
Documents on Democracy6
Why Russia’s Democracy Never Began6
Why Democracy Survives Populism6
The End of Village Democracy in China6
How Latin America's Judges are Defending Democracy5
Crime, Crackdowns, and Democracy in Ecuador5
Why Mexico Is Not on the Brink5
China's Threat to Global Democracy5
The Philippines’ Dynastic Democracy5
The Perils of Climate Alarmism5
How Authoritarians Exploit Gender5
A Reply to Our Critics5
The Danger of Runaway AI5
The Future of Multiracial Democracy: Majoritarianism Without Majorities4
Who Decides What Is Democratic?4
Documents on Democracy4
AI's Real Dangers For Democracy4
The Source of Georgia's Democratic Resilience4
How Erdoğan’s Populism Won Again4
The Future of Multiracial Democracy: Liberal Democracy in an Age of Immigration4
Combating Beijing’s Sharp Power: How Australia's Civil Society Led the Way4
Why Elected Leaders Subvert Democracy4
Georgia: Between Democracy and Autocracy4
Guarding Against Minority Rule3
The Iraq Invasion at Twenty: Iraq’s Struggle for Democracy3
Resisting the Authoritarian Temptation3
The Exaggerated Death of Indian Democracy3
The Myth of Democratic Resilience3
Is Costa Rica's Democracy Failing?3
How to Bring Authoritarians to Justice3
How Erdoğan Rules Through Crisis3
The Meddling Kingdom3
Documents on Democracy3
What Democracy Does … And Does Not Do3
Sri Lanka's Agony3
The Shadow of the Swedish Right2
Why Senegal's Democracy Survived2
AI and Catastrophic Risk2
Why We Elect Former Dictators and Their Children2
China and the Battle for the Global South2
Why Autocracies Fear LGBTQ+ Rights2
The Iraq Invasion at Twenty: Iraq’s Mafia State2
Honduras’s Missed Opportunity2
The War in Ukraine: Do Russians Support Putin?2
African Popular Protest and Political Change2
How India's Ruling Party Erodes Democracy2
A Quiet Consensus2
Why Democracies Survive2
Documents on Democracy2
Turkey’s Hard Road to Democratic Renewal2
How Strategic Violence Distorts African Elections2
How Guatemala Defied the Odds1
The Freedom House Survey for 2022: A Turning Point for Global Freedom?1
Symposium: Artificial Intelligence and Democracy1
Pakistan’s New Military Tutelage1
Bolivia’s Silent Destruction1
How Resilient Is the CCP?1
Follow the Leader1
Can Capitalism Save Democracy?1
Documents on Democracy1
The Authoritarian Data Problem1
Democracy's Devout Defenders1
Documents on Democracy1
The Real Dangers of Generative AI1
How Financial Secrecy Undermines Democracy1
Does Democracy Have a Future in Pakistan?1
How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn1
Hong Kong's Native Son1
Power, Performance, and Legitimacy1
Why India's Democracy Is Dying1
Delivering for Democracy: Why Results Matter1
When Democracy Is on the Ballot1
Divining Syria's Future1
East-Central Europe: The Young and The Far-Right1
Lula's Second Act1
Beyond Performance: Why Leaders Still Matter1
How to Confront No Ordinary Danger1
The War in Ukraine: Why Putin Must Be Defeated1
Three Mistakes Ukraine Must Avoid1
Chile’s Failed Constitution: Democracy Wins1
The Return of Politics in Bangladesh1
The Rise of Sportswashing1
Why India’s Political Elites Are to Blame1
Making Liberalism Work1
The Origins of Military Supremacy in Dictatorships1
Reimagining Democracy for AI1
Why Syria's Civil Society is the Key1
Is Democracy Bad for Lgbt+ Rights?1
Democracy After Truth1
How AI Threatens Democracy1
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