In this issue: 

Are Levels of Democracy Affected by Mass Attitudes? Testing Attainment and Sustainment Effects on Democracy
Christian WELZEL 

Security Communities and Their Values: Taking Masses Seriously
Andrej TUSICISNY

Cultural Value Orientations and Christian Religiosity: On Moral Traditionalism, Authoritarianism, and their Implications for Voting Behavior
Willem DE KOSTER and Jeroen VAN DER WAAL

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Israeli Elections
Michal SHAMIR and Jacob SHAMIR

Hugo Chavez and President Bush's Credibility Gap: The Struggle Against US Democracy Promotion
N. Scott COLE