Note from the Editor

 

Decline, Destitution and the Transition to Democracy
A Comparative Perspective on Building Democracies in West Africa  
Maya Soble
University of Michigan, USA

Islam and Democracy
A Tocquevillian Approach
Arun Venkataraman
University of Texas, USA

Liberating Women in Tocqueville's Democracy in America
Anjali Mohan                                                                                                                   University of Texas, USA

American Citizenship and Minority Rights
Pierre-Luc Dostie Proulx
Université Laval, Canada
Northwestern University, USA
 

Patriotism, or Bread and Circuses?
A Brief Discussion of the September-October 2001 Rally ‘Round the Flag Effect
Mark Tallman
Illinois State University, USA
 

In the Battle Ground
HIV/AIDS and the Human Rights of Women in Zambia
Paula Orlando
Illinois State University, USA