15. Publication: "Political Parties and Democracy" National Endowment for Democracy's International Forum for Democratic Studies will shortly publish a book, "Political Parties and Democracy," edited by Richard Gunther and Larry Diamond (Johns Hopkins University Press: Washington, DC, forthcoming, November 2001). This book includes 13 articles written by scholars from around the world. The authors analyze the changing character of parties and party systems in postcommunist Europe, Latin America, and five individual countries that have witnessed significant change: Italy, Japan, Taiwan, India, and Turkey. The book originated in a conference organized by the International Forum. Go to: www.press.jhu.edu/press/books/titles/f01/f01dipo.htm
