Readings for Comparative Politics

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Groups A and B: Russian and Chinese Transitions from Communism and Implications for Democracy (April 24)

1. Edward D. Mansfield and Jack Snyder, “The Sequencing ‘Fallacy’,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 18, Number 3, July 2007

2. Doug Guthrie, “China: The Quiet Revolution,” Harvard International Review, Summer 2003

3. Henry S. Rowen, “When Will the Chinese People Be Free?” Journal of Democracy, Volume 18, Number 3, July 2007

4. Mary Elizabeth Gallagher, “’Reform and Openness’: Why China's Economic Reforms Have Delayed Democracy,” World Politics, Volume 54, Number 3, April 2002, pp. 338-372

5. Minxin Pei, "Creeping Democratization," China Journal of Democracy, Volume 6, Number 4, October 1995, pp. 65-79

6. Ann Chen, “The New Inequality,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 14, Number 1, January 2003, pp. 51-59

7. Tianjian Shi, “Village Committee Elections in China: Institutionalist Tactics for Democracy,” World Politics, Volume 51, Number 3, April 1999, pp. 385-412

8. Yang Zhong, “Democratic Values among Chinese Peasantry: An Empirical Study,”
China: An International Journal, Volume 3, Number 2, September 2005, pp. 189-211

9. Michael C. Davis, “The Case for Chinese Federalism,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 10, Number 2, April 1999, pp. 124-137

10. Minxin Pei, “How Will China Democratize,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 18, Number 3, July 2007

11. Dali L. Yang, “China’s Long March to Freedom,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 18, Number 3, July 2007

12. Michael McFaul, “The Perils of a Protracted Transition,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 10, Number 2, April 1999

13. Sarah Elizabeth Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber, “Soviet Nostalgia: An Impediment to Russian Democratization,” The Washington Quarterly, Volume 29, Number 1, Winter 2005-06, pp. 83-96

14. Michal McFaul and Nikolai Petrov, “What the Elections Tell Us,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 15, Number 3, July 2004, pp. 20-31

15. Dmitri Glinski and Peter Reddaway, “The Ravages of ‘Market Bolshevism’,”
Journal of Democracy, Volume 10, Number 2, April 1999, pp. 19-34

16. Judith S. Kullberg and William Zimmerman, “Liberal Elites, Socialist Masses, and Problems of Russian Democracy,” World Politics, Volume 51, Number 3, April 1999, pp. 323-358

17. Ivan Krastev, “Democracy's ‘Doubles’,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 17, Number 2, April 2006, pp. 52-62

18. Andres Aslund, Putin's Lurch toward Tsarism and Neoimperialism: Why the United States Should Care. Demokratizatsiya v. 16 no. 1 (Winter 2008) p. 17-25

19. Richard Rose, Is Russia Becoming a Normal Society?. Demokratizatsiya v. 16 no. 1 (Winter 2008) p. 75-86

Groups C and D Debate Topic: Optimistic vision of democracy in Mexico and India compared to more skeptical views (April 29).

1. Susanne and Lloyd Rudolph, “New Dimensions of Indian Democracy,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 1, January 2002, pp. 52 - 66

2. Patrick Heller, “Degrees of Democracy: Some Comparative Lessons from India,”
World Politics,Volume 52, Number 4, July 2000, pp. 484-519

3. Ashutosh Varshney, “Why Democracy Survives,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 9, Number 3, July 1998, pp. 36-50

4. Sumit Ganguly, “Six Decades of Independence,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 18, Number 2, April 2007, pp. 30-40

5. Pratap Ghanu Mehta, “Hinduism and Self-Rule,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 15, Number 3, July 2004, pp. 108-121

6. Narendra Subramanian, “Populism in India,” SAIS Review, Volume 27, Number 1, Winter-Spring 2007, pp. 81-91

7. Raja Mohan “Balancing Interests and Values: India’s Struggle with Democracy Promotion,” The Washington Quarterly, Volume 30, Number 3, Summer 2007

8. Rob Jenkins, “Civil Society Versus Corruption,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 18, Number 2, April 2007, pp. 55-69

9. Diane E. Davis, “Undermining the Rule of Law: Democratization and the Dark Side of Police Reform in Mexico,” Latin American Politics & Society, Volume 48, Number 1, Spring 2006, pp. 55-86

10. Claudio A Holzner, “The Poverty of Democracy: Neoliberal Reforms and Political Participation of the Poor in Mexico,” Latin American Politics & Society, Volume 49, Number 2, Summer 2007, pp. 87-122

11. Luis Estrada and Alejandro Poiré, “Taught to Protest, Learning to Lose,”
Journal of Democracy, Volume 18, Number 1, January 2007, pp. 73-87

12. Andreas Schedler, “The Mobilization of Distrust,” Journal of Democracy, Volume 18, Number 1, January 2007, pp. 88-102

13. Chappell Lawson, “How Did We Get Here? Mexican Democracy After the 2006 Elections,” PS: Political Science and Politics, January 2007