The democratic West may be in trouble, but is there a serious threat or alternative from the world’s emerging powers?
China has systemic problems of its own, as do the other emerging powers among the BRICS, from India’s disabling …
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Declining democracies = democracy in decline?
Is democracy losing its global appeal and credibility? Are the economic crises and political paralyses within both the United States and the European Union evidence of “a failure of liberal democracy“?
‘God’s Century’? Religious freedom, extremism, and security
Religious freedom has been described as democracy’s canary in the coal mine, and in states like Egypt, Nigeria, and Pakistan, intolerance and extremism represent major threats to consolidating democracy, a diverse civil society and security.
The Religious …
Post-conflict constitution-building: keep it local
After Sudan, is Libya next?
External actors’ contribution to shaping constitutional processes in emerging democracies is contentious in the best of circumstances, but an especially sensitive issue in post-conflict settings.
The experience of South Sudan suggests that foreign sources of …
July 1, 2011
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“No single playbook” for transitions, Clinton tells Community of Democracies
There is no transferable formula for democratic transitions, a major democracy conference heard today. But experience confirms that failure to institutionalize change and empower civil society risks subsequent backsliding, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today.
“From Europe to …
Declining public support for promoting democracy, as U.S. isolationist sentiment peaks
U.S. public support for democracy promotion has hit a new low, while isolationist sentiment is close to the highest levels recorded in over fifty years, according to a new opinion survey.
Only 13% believe promoting democracy abroad should be …
“You are not alone” – youth appreciate democratic solidarity
“You are not alone.”
“Democracy does not end with a ballot box, and it should not start there either.”
“Our youth do not form 100% of the population of the country, but they do form 100% of the future of …
June 1, 2011
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Linking grass roots to government in the ‘democracy bureaucracy’
Democracy assistance is more of an art than a science, at least judging by Tom Melia’s experience.
Formerly a senior official at the National Democratic Institute and Freedom House, he was last year appointed deputy assistant secretary in …
May 31, 2011
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The great democracy meltdown?
Stopping the global democratic reversal, then, will require giving up the assumption that democracy will simply happen on its own — and instead figuring out what we can do to promote it. At the most basic level, the United States …
May 25, 2011
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Obama reasserts democratic imperative in Westminster address
The democratic West must seize the chance to convert the Arab world’s popular uprisings into genuine political transitions, President Barack Obama said in London today.
The Arab spring confirms that the values and beliefs – in individual rights, rule …