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David E. Lowe is the Vice President for Government and External Relations at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a U.S. foundation that promotes democracy in over ninety countries around the world. In this capacity he heads the President's Office, which is responsible for outreach to Capitol Hill, as well as the Endowment's government and media relations, publications, events, and Board-related activities.

Advancing democracy abroad? This is how to do it……

By David Lowe on January 11, 2010

 
The practice of promoting democracy in other countries has received heightened scrutiny since the period following the attacks of 9/11, when it was made a key component of the foreign policy of President George W. Bush. With the advent of the Obama Administration came speculation about whether the premises on which democracy promotion is based [read full story]

Posted in Backlash, China, Democracy assistance, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, authoritarianism, autocrats, color revolutions, democracy, democracy and development, democracy promotion, democracy support, democratization, dictatorships, foreign policy, promoting democracy | Leave a response

Iran’s Million Signatures Campaign: A Leading Voice for Democracy

By David Lowe on November 9, 2009

Iran’s fraudulent presidential election last summer has spawned ongoing street protests and mass demonstrations, as students, women, human rights activists, workers, and many others have mobilized to challenge the corrupt clerical and political establishment that rules the country. Radio Farda reported last week that on November 2nd, ten members of the One Million Signatures Campaign [read full story]

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Rebiya Kadeer: making a difference

Rebiya Kadeer: making a difference

By David Lowe on August 3, 2009

Rebiya Kadeer is a slightly built, 62-year-old grandmother who lives in the Washington, D.C. suburbs.
To the authorities in Beijing, Kadeer is a terrorist, an Islamic radical, and a separatist for her activities on behalf of her fellow Uyghurs, a Turkic ethnic group whose historic homeland is in Western China.  They blame her for the recent [read full story]

Posted in Asia, China, Guest Post, Human rights, Regions, authoritarianism, dissidents | Tagged , , | 1 Response

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