In this issue: 

Alignments and Realignments in Central Asia: The Rationale and Implications of Uzbekistan's Rapprochement with Russia
Matteo FUMAGALLI

On Political Institutions and Social Movement Dynamics: The Case of the United Nations and the Global Indigenous Movement
Rhiannon MORGAN

The People's Peace? Peace Agreements, Civil Society, and Participatory Democracy 
Christine BELL and Catherine O'ROURKE

Should Economists Rule The World? Trends and Implications of Leadership Patterns In The Developing World, 1960-2005
Anil HIRA

A Boon or a Bane? The Role of Civil Society in Third and Fourth Wave Democracies
Rollin F. TUSALEM