Christopher M. Brown is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Political Science and International Studies, Georgia Southern University, USA. His primary research agenda addresses normative issues of democratization and democracy theory. He is the author of Constructing International Studies and Introduction to International Studies.

• 1. Introduction to Democratic Purgatory.- 2. Democracy’s End: A Tale of Two Referenda.- 3. Operationalizing Democratization.- 4. The Blueprint for Democratization.- 5. From Exemplar to Pariah: The Heuristic Case of Venezuela's Breakdown.- 6. Institutionalizing Instability: Prologue to a Farce or Tragedy.- 7. The Long Shadow of Colombia’s National Front Era.- 8. Democratic Purgatory and Dictatorships in Nicaragua.- 9. Democratic Purgatory428F.- 10. Conclusion: Representing the General Will.  52