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A Jewish and Democratic State
A Jewish and Democratic State – Is the definition of the nature and character of the State of Israel, as the Jewish nature was first defined within the Declaration of Independence of 1948, and t...
A Jewish and Democratic State – Is the definition of the nature and character of the State of Israel, as the Jewish nature was first defined within the Declaration of Independence of 1948, and t...
Absolute democracy
Absolute democracy is an extreme form of a collective perception of order, based by the need of the human mind to control its surroundings and conduct a predictive view of perceiving the collect...
Absolute democracy is an extreme form of a collective perception of order, based by the need of the human mind to control its surroundings and conduct a predictive view of perceiving the collect...
Accountability
Accountability is a concept in ethics and governance with several meanings.
Accountability is a concept in ethics and governance with several meanings.
Anti-democratic thought
Anti-democratic thought refers to opposition to democracy.
Anti-democratic thought refers to opposition to democracy.
Anticipatory exclusion
Anticipatory exclusion refers to a citizen's decision to not attend a discussion due to the anticipation of being excluded.
Anticipatory exclusion refers to a citizen's decision to not attend a discussion due to the anticipation of being excluded.
Authoritarian democracy
Authoritarian democracy is a form of democracy directed by a ruling elite of an authoritarian state that seeks to represent the different interests of society.
Authoritarian democracy is a form of democracy directed by a ruling elite of an authoritarian state that seeks to represent the different interests of society.
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Affairs (DRL) at the United States Department of State is one of three bureaus and two offices that constitute (Will) the Office of the Under Secr...
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Affairs (DRL) at the United States Department of State is one of three bureaus and two offices that constitute (Will) the Office of the Under Secr...
Cellular democracy
As developed by economist Fred E. Foldvary, cellular democracy is a type of democracy based on multi-level bottom-up structure based on either small neighborhood governmental districts or contra...
As developed by economist Fred E. Foldvary, cellular democracy is a type of democracy based on multi-level bottom-up structure based on either small neighborhood governmental districts or contra...
Christian democracy
Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy.
Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy.
Civic virtue
Civic virtue is the cultivation of habits of personal living that are claimed to be important for the success of the community.
Civic virtue is the cultivation of habits of personal living that are claimed to be important for the success of the community.
Civil society
Civil society is the arena outside of the family, the state, and the market where people associate to advance common interests.
Civil society is the arena outside of the family, the state, and the market where people associate to advance common interests.
Compositing (democracy)
In deliberative procedure, compositing is the process of combining several motions into one composite motion.
In deliberative procedure, compositing is the process of combining several motions into one composite motion.
Consensus democracy
Consensus democracy is the application of consensus decision-making to the process of legislation in a democracy.
Consensus democracy is the application of consensus decision-making to the process of legislation in a democracy.
Corsican Constitution
The first Corsican Constitution was drawn up in 1755 for the short-lived Corsican Republic and remained in force until the annexation of Corsica by France in 1769.
The first Corsican Constitution was drawn up in 1755 for the short-lived Corsican Republic and remained in force until the annexation of Corsica by France in 1769.
Criticism of democracy
Criticism of democracy has always existed in democratic societies, with much of the criticism claiming that democracy is either economically inefficient, politically idealistic or morally corrupt.
Criticism of democracy has always existed in democratic societies, with much of the criticism claiming that democracy is either economically inefficient, politically idealistic or morally corrupt.
Crossover voting
In open primary elections in the United States, crossover voting refers to a behavior in which voters who normally participate in the primary of one party instead vote in the primary of another ...
In open primary elections in the United States, crossover voting refers to a behavior in which voters who normally participate in the primary of one party instead vote in the primary of another ...
Defensive democracy
Defensive Democracy is the philosophy that members of a democratic society believe it necessary to limit some rights and freedoms, in order to protect the institutions of the democracy.
Defensive Democracy is the philosophy that members of a democratic society believe it necessary to limit some rights and freedoms, in order to protect the institutions of the democracy.
Delegative Democracy
Delegate Democracy is a form of democratic control whereby voting power is vested in delegates, rather than representatives.
Delegate Democracy is a form of democratic control whereby voting power is vested in delegates, rather than representatives.
Democracy
Democracy is an egalitarian form of government in which all the citizens of a nation together determine public policy, the laws and the actions of their state, requiring that all citizens have a...
Democracy is an egalitarian form of government in which all the citizens of a nation together determine public policy, the laws and the actions of their state, requiring that all citizens have a...
Democracy Index
The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states.
The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states.
Democracy Index (The Economist)
The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states.
The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states.
Democracy promotion
Democracy promotion, which can also be referred to as democracy assistance, or democracy building, is a strand of foreign policy adopted by governments and international organization...
Democracy promotion, which can also be referred to as democracy assistance, or democracy building, is a strand of foreign policy adopted by governments and international organization...
Democracy Ranking
Democracy Ranking is an independent initiative, whose organization (point of contact, the ″Democracy Ranking Association″) is located primarily in Vienna, Austria.
Democracy Ranking is an independent initiative, whose organization (point of contact, the ″Democracy Ranking Association″) is located primarily in Vienna, Austria.
Democratic capitalism
Democratic capitalism, also known as capitalist democracy, is a political, economic, and social system and ideology based on a tripartite arrangement of a market-based economy based predo...
Democratic capitalism, also known as capitalist democracy, is a political, economic, and social system and ideology based on a tripartite arrangement of a market-based economy based predo...
Democratic consolidation
Democratic consolidation is the process by which a new democracy matures, in a way that means it is unlikely to revert to authoritarianism without an external shock.
Democratic consolidation is the process by which a new democracy matures, in a way that means it is unlikely to revert to authoritarianism without an external shock.
Democratic deficit
A democratic deficit (or democracy deficit) occurs when ostensibly democratic organizations or institutions (particularly governments) fall short of fulfilling the principles of the parlia...
A democratic deficit (or democracy deficit) occurs when ostensibly democratic organizations or institutions (particularly governments) fall short of fulfilling the principles of the parlia...
Democratic education
Democratic education is a theory of learning and school governance in which students and staff participate freely and equally in a school democracy.
Democratic education is a theory of learning and school governance in which students and staff participate freely and equally in a school democracy.
Democratic ideals
Democratic Ideals is a rhetorical phrase used to denote either personal qualities or standards of government behavior that are felt to be essential for the continuation of a democratic policy.
Democratic Ideals is a rhetorical phrase used to denote either personal qualities or standards of government behavior that are felt to be essential for the continuation of a democratic policy.
Democratic Marxism
Democratic Marxism is a description used when a marxist system has an emphasis on a democractic orientation rather than the traditional authoritarian system commonly associated with marxism.
Democratic Marxism is a description used when a marxist system has an emphasis on a democractic orientation rather than the traditional authoritarian system commonly associated with marxism.
Democratic structuring
The principles of democratic structuring were defined by Jo Freeman in "The Tyranny of Structurelessness", first delivered as a talk in 1970, later published in the Berkeley Journal of Sociolo...
The principles of democratic structuring were defined by Jo Freeman in "The Tyranny of Structurelessness", first delivered as a talk in 1970, later published in the Berkeley Journal of Sociolo...
Democratization
Democratization is the transition to a more democratic political regime.
Democratization is the transition to a more democratic political regime.
Deviation from proportionality
The main function of deviation from proportionality is to denote the proportion of malapointment in a democratic process.
The main function of deviation from proportionality is to denote the proportion of malapointment in a democratic process.
Direct Action and Democracy Today
Direct Action and Democracy Today is a 2005 book by April Carter.
Direct Action and Democracy Today is a 2005 book by April Carter.
Direct democracy
Direct democracy is a form of government in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on p...
Direct democracy is a form of government in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on p...
Direct representation
Direct representation or proxy representation is a proposed form of representative democracy where each representative's vote is weighted in proportion to the number of citizens who have c...
Direct representation or proxy representation is a proposed form of representative democracy where each representative's vote is weighted in proportion to the number of citizens who have c...
e-participation
e-participation (also written eParticipation and e-Participation) is the generally accepted term referring to "ICT-supported participation in processes involved in government...
e-participation (also written eParticipation and e-Participation) is the generally accepted term referring to "ICT-supported participation in processes involved in government...
Economic democracy
Economic democracy is a socioeconomic philosophy that proposes to shift decision-making power from corporate shareholders to a larger group of public stakeholders that includes workers, customer...
Economic democracy is a socioeconomic philosophy that proposes to shift decision-making power from corporate shareholders to a larger group of public stakeholders that includes workers, customer...
Education Index
The United Nations publishes a Human Development Index every year, which consists of the Education index, GDP Index and Life Expectancy Index.
The United Nations publishes a Human Development Index every year, which consists of the Education index, GDP Index and Life Expectancy Index.
Elections in Cuba
Elections in Cuba involves nomination of municipal candidates by voters in nomination assemblies, nomination of provincial and national candidates by candidacy commissions, voting by secret ba...
Elections in Cuba involves nomination of municipal candidates by voters in nomination assemblies, nomination of provincial and national candidates by candidacy commissions, voting by secret ba...
Emergent democracy
Emergent democracy refers to the rise of political structures and behaviors without central planning and by the action of many individual participants, especially when mediated by the Internet.
Emergent democracy refers to the rise of political structures and behaviors without central planning and by the action of many individual participants, especially when mediated by the Internet.
Empowered democracy
Empowered democracy is an alternative form of social-democratic arrangements developed by philosopher and politician Roberto Mangabeira Unger.
Empowered democracy is an alternative form of social-democratic arrangements developed by philosopher and politician Roberto Mangabeira Unger.
Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles or essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles or essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
Four boxes of liberty
The four boxes of liberty is a meme that proposes: "There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo.
The four boxes of liberty is a meme that proposes: "There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo.
Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo
Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), founded in the Dominican Republic in 2000, is a non-profit organization created by Dr. Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic.
Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), founded in the Dominican Republic in 2000, is a non-profit organization created by Dr. Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic.
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting collaboration between organizations in the United States and the Dominica...
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting collaboration between organizations in the United States and the Dominica...
Grassroots democracy
Grassroots democracy is a tendency towards designing political processes where as much decision-making authority as practical is shifted to the organization's lowest geographic level of organiza...
Grassroots democracy is a tendency towards designing political processes where as much decision-making authority as practical is shifted to the organization's lowest geographic level of organiza...
Guided democracy
Guided democracy, also called managed democracy, is a term for a democratic government with increased autocracy.
Guided democracy, also called managed democracy, is a term for a democratic government with increased autocracy.
History of democracy
The history of democracy traces back to Athens to its re-emergence and rise from the 7th century B.C. to the present day.
The history of democracy traces back to Athens to its re-emergence and rise from the 7th century B.C. to the present day.
Illiberal democracy
An illiberal democracy, also called a pseudo democracy, partial democracy, low intensity democracy, empty democracy, hybrid regime or delegative democracy, is...
An illiberal democracy, also called a pseudo democracy, partial democracy, low intensity democracy, empty democracy, hybrid regime or delegative democracy, is...
Imperative mandate
Imperative mandate is a political system in which parliamentary deputies can only enact policies in accordance with concretely transmitted preference by their electors.
Imperative mandate is a political system in which parliamentary deputies can only enact policies in accordance with concretely transmitted preference by their electors.
Intercultural cities
The Intercultural City programme is a joint project of the Council of Europe and the European Commission.
The Intercultural City programme is a joint project of the Council of Europe and the European Commission.
Interest group democracy
Interest group democracy was an attempt by the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt to create broad support for the New Deal by giving major interest groups at least part of what they wanted.
Interest group democracy was an attempt by the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt to create broad support for the New Deal by giving major interest groups at least part of what they wanted.
International Centre for Democratic Transition
International Centre for Democratic Transition (ICDT) The ICDT is a non-profit organization based in Budapest, Hungary which collects the experiences of recent democratic transitions and s...
International Centre for Democratic Transition (ICDT) The ICDT is a non-profit organization based in Budapest, Hungary which collects the experiences of recent democratic transitions and s...
Islam and democracy
Islamic democracy refers to two kinds of Islamic democratic states seen in the Islamic countries.
Islamic democracy refers to two kinds of Islamic democratic states seen in the Islamic countries.
Islamic democracy
Islamic democracy refers to two kinds of democratic states that can be recognized in the Islamic countries.
Islamic democracy refers to two kinds of democratic states that can be recognized in the Islamic countries.
Jacksonian democracy
Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters.
Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters.
Jeffersonian democracy
Jeffersonian Democracy, so named after its leading advocate Thomas Jefferson, is a term used to describe one of two dominant political outlooks and movements in the United States from the 1790s ...
Jeffersonian Democracy, so named after its leading advocate Thomas Jefferson, is a term used to describe one of two dominant political outlooks and movements in the United States from the 1790s ...
Kleroterion
The kleroterion is a randomization device that had been used by the Athenian polis during the period of democracy to select citizens to the Boule, to most state offices, to the Nomothetai, and t...
The kleroterion is a randomization device that had been used by the Athenian polis during the period of democracy to select citizens to the Boule, to most state offices, to the Nomothetai, and t...
Liberal democracy
Liberal democracy, also known as constitutional democracy, is a common form of representative democracy.
Liberal democracy, also known as constitutional democracy, is a common form of representative democracy.
Majoritarian democracy
Democracy is a form of government in which all citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.
Democracy is a form of government in which all citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.
Mandate (politics)
In politics, a mandate is the authority granted by a constituency to act as its representative.
In politics, a mandate is the authority granted by a constituency to act as its representative.
Maradeka
Maradeka is an emerging pro-democracy Muslim political organization espousing non-violent political action in the Philippines amidst the backdrop of over four decades of armed Muslim insurgency ...
Maradeka is an emerging pro-democracy Muslim political organization espousing non-violent political action in the Philippines amidst the backdrop of over four decades of armed Muslim insurgency ...
Messianic democracy
Messianic democracy is a neologism originally used by Jacob Talmon is his book The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy (1951) to describe the "democracy by force" doctrines of Jean-Jacques Rou...
Messianic democracy is a neologism originally used by Jacob Talmon is his book The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy (1951) to describe the "democracy by force" doctrines of Jean-Jacques Rou...
Models of representation
Models of representation refer to ways in which elected officials behave in representative democracies.
Models of representation refer to ways in which elected officials behave in representative democracies.
Motion (democracy)
A motion is a formal step to introduce a matter for consideration by a group.
A motion is a formal step to introduce a matter for consideration by a group.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDIIA or NDI) is an organization created by the United States government by way of the National Endowment for Democracy (...
The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDIIA or NDI) is an organization created by the United States government by way of the National Endowment for Democracy (...
Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy
The Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD; Dutch: Nederlands Instituut voor Meerpartijendemocratie) is a democracy assistance organisation of political parties in the Ne...
The Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD; Dutch: Nederlands Instituut voor Meerpartijendemocratie) is a democracy assistance organisation of political parties in the Ne...
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is the principal institution of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe dealing with the "human dimension" of security.
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is the principal institution of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe dealing with the "human dimension" of security.
One vote one value
In Australia, one vote one value is a legislative principle of democracy whereby each electorate has the same population within a specified percentage of variance.
In Australia, one vote one value is a legislative principle of democracy whereby each electorate has the same population within a specified percentage of variance.
Outline of democracy
Democracy – form of government in which all people have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.
Democracy – form of government in which all people have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.
Parliamentary system
A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that t...
A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that t...
Participatory democracy
Participatory democracy is a process emphasizing the broad participation of constituents in the direction and operation of political systems.
Participatory democracy is a process emphasizing the broad participation of constituents in the direction and operation of political systems.
Party of Internet Democracy
The party of Internet DEmocracy （Hungarian: Internetes DEmokrácia pártja.
The party of Internet DEmocracy （Hungarian: Internetes DEmokrácia pártja.
Penn, Schoen & Berland
Penn, Schoen Berland is a market research, political polling and strategic consulting firm with American offices in New York, Washington, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, and San Francisco,...
Penn, Schoen Berland is a market research, political polling and strategic consulting firm with American offices in New York, Washington, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, and San Francisco,...
Polity data series
The Polity data series is a widely used data series in political science research.
The Polity data series is a widely used data series in political science research.
Popular democracy
Popular democracy is a notion of direct democracy based on referendums and other devices of empowerment and concretization of popular will.
Popular democracy is a notion of direct democracy based on referendums and other devices of empowerment and concretization of popular will.
Post-democracy
The term Post-democracy designates a state conducted by democratic rules, but whose application is progressively limited.
The term Post-democracy designates a state conducted by democratic rules, but whose application is progressively limited.
Potsdam Declaration
The Potsdam Declaration or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender is a statement calling for the Surrender of Japan in World War II. On July 26, 1945, United States Preside...
The Potsdam Declaration or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender is a statement calling for the Surrender of Japan in World War II. On July 26, 1945, United States Preside...
Procedural democracy
Procedural democracy is a democracy in which the people or citizens of the state have less influence than in traditional liberal democracies.
Procedural democracy is a democracy in which the people or citizens of the state have less influence than in traditional liberal democracies.
Proxy voting
Proxy voting is a form of voting whereby some members of a decision-making body may delegate their voting power to other members of the same body to vote in their absence, and/or to select addit...
Proxy voting is a form of voting whereby some members of a decision-making body may delegate their voting power to other members of the same body to vote in their absence, and/or to select addit...
Public sphere
The public sphere is an area in social life where individuals can come together to freely discuss and identify societal problems, and through that discussion influence political action.
The public sphere is an area in social life where individuals can come together to freely discuss and identify societal problems, and through that discussion influence political action.
Radical democracy
Radical democracy as an ideology was articulated by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe in their book Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic Politics, written in 1985.
Radical democracy as an ideology was articulated by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe in their book Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic Politics, written in 1985.
Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies
Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies is an independent Palestinian non-profit and non-governmental organization that advocates for human rights, democracy and tolerance from a secular perspe...
Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies is an independent Palestinian non-profit and non-governmental organization that advocates for human rights, democracy and tolerance from a secular perspe...
Ratification
Ratification is a principal's approval of an act of its agent where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal.
Ratification is a principal's approval of an act of its agent where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal.
Religious democracy
Religious democracy is a form of government where the values of a particular religion have an effect on the laws and rules, often when most of the population is a member of the religion.
Religious democracy is a form of government where the values of a particular religion have an effect on the laws and rules, often when most of the population is a member of the religion.
Representative democracy
Representative democracy is a variety of democracy founded on the principle of elected people representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.
Representative democracy is a variety of democracy founded on the principle of elected people representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.
Republican democracy
A republican democracy is a republic which has democratic forms of government.
A republican democracy is a republic which has democratic forms of government.
Right of foreigners to vote
Suffrage, the right to vote in a particular country, generally derives from citizenship.
Suffrage, the right to vote in a particular country, generally derives from citizenship.
Sarah Turner (journalist)
Sarah Grace Manski (Turner) (born November 14, 1978) is an American journalist and media critic.
Sarah Grace Manski (Turner) (born November 14, 1978) is an American journalist and media critic.
Sectarian democracy
Sectarian democracies are multiethnic/multifactional countries where the ethnic group with the greatest power has a democratic government that does not allow minorities to participate in the d...
Sectarian democracies are multiethnic/multifactional countries where the ethnic group with the greatest power has a democratic government that does not allow minorities to participate in the d...
Singaporean communitarianism
Singaporean Communitarianism was founded by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in 1959 under the People's Action Party (PAP).
Singaporean Communitarianism was founded by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in 1959 under the People's Action Party (PAP).
South America Life Quality Rankings
In some cases the original studies did not include all 12 countries; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
In some cases the original studies did not include all 12 countries; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Sovereign democracy
Sovereign democracy (суверенная демократия, suveryennaya demokratiya) is a term describing modern Russian politics first used by Vladislav Surkov on 22 February 2006 in a speech before a gat...
Sovereign democracy (суверенная демократия, suveryennaya demokratiya) is a term describing modern Russian politics first used by Vladislav Surkov on 22 February 2006 in a speech before a gat...
Soviet democracy
Soviet democracy (sometimes council democracy) is a form of democracy in which workers' councils called "soviets" (Russian for "council"), consisting of worker-elected delegates, form orga...
Soviet democracy (sometimes council democracy) is a form of democracy in which workers' councils called "soviets" (Russian for "council"), consisting of worker-elected delegates, form orga...
Substantive democracy
Substantive democracy is a form of democracy in which the outcome of elections is representative of the people.
Substantive democracy is a form of democracy in which the outcome of elections is representative of the people.
Synoecism
Synoecism or synecism, also spelled synoikism, was originally the amalgamation of villages in Ancient Hellas into poleis, or city-states.
Synoecism or synecism, also spelled synoikism, was originally the amalgamation of villages in Ancient Hellas into poleis, or city-states.
Tharwa Foundation
The Tharwa Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan grassroots organization that encourages Diversity, Development and Democracy in Syria and the broader Middle East/North Africa.
The Tharwa Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan grassroots organization that encourages Diversity, Development and Democracy in Syria and the broader Middle East/North Africa.
The Crisis of Democracy
The Crisis of Democracy: On the Governability of Democracies was initially a report written by Michel Crozier, Samuel P. Huntington, and Joji Watanuki for the Trilateral Commission and later...
The Crisis of Democracy: On the Governability of Democracies was initially a report written by Michel Crozier, Samuel P. Huntington, and Joji Watanuki for the Trilateral Commission and later...
The End of History and the Last Man
The End of History and the Last Man is a 1992 book by Francis Fukuyama, expanding on his 1989 essay "The End of History?", published in the international affairs journal The National Inter...
The End of History and the Last Man is a 1992 book by Francis Fukuyama, expanding on his 1989 essay "The End of History?", published in the international affairs journal The National Inter...
Third Wave Democracy
In political science, Third Wave Democracy, also known as Democracy's Third Wave, refers to the third major surge of democracy in history.
In political science, Third Wave Democracy, also known as Democracy's Third Wave, refers to the third major surge of democracy in history.
Totalitarian democracy
Totalitarian democracy is a term made famous by Israeli historian J. L. Talmon to refer to a system of government in which lawfully elected representatives maintain the integrity of a nation sta...
Totalitarian democracy is a term made famous by Israeli historian J. L. Talmon to refer to a system of government in which lawfully elected representatives maintain the integrity of a nation sta...
Trustee model of representation
The trustee model of representation is a model of a representative democracy.
The trustee model of representation is a model of a representative democracy.
Tyranny of the majority
The phrase "tyranny of the majority", used in discussing systems of democracy and majority rule, envisions a scenario in which decisions made by a majority place its interests so far above those...
The phrase "tyranny of the majority", used in discussing systems of democracy and majority rule, envisions a scenario in which decisions made by a majority place its interests so far above those...
United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship
The United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, whose supporters are commonly called "Red Shirts", is a political pressure group opposed to the People's Alliance for Democracy, the 2006 Tha...
The United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, whose supporters are commonly called "Red Shirts", is a political pressure group opposed to the People's Alliance for Democracy, the 2006 Tha...
Venezuelan Communal Councils
In April 2006 the Venezuelan government passed The Law of Communal Councils (consejos comunales) which empowers local citizens to form neighbourhood-based elected councils that initiate and ...
In April 2006 the Venezuelan government passed The Law of Communal Councils (consejos comunales) which empowers local citizens to form neighbourhood-based elected councils that initiate and ...
Virtual representation
George Grenville defended all the taxes by arguing that the colonists were virtually represented in Parliament, a position that had critics on both sides of the Atlantic.
George Grenville defended all the taxes by arguing that the colonists were virtually represented in Parliament, a position that had critics on both sides of the Atlantic.
Vox populi
Vox populi, a Latin phrase that literally means voice of the people, is a term often used in broadcasting for interviews with members of the "general public".
Vox populi, a Latin phrase that literally means voice of the people, is a term often used in broadcasting for interviews with members of the "general public".
Western European parliamentary model
The Western European parliamentary model, also known as the West German model (due to the Bundestag of West Germany, now Germany, devised much of this system's basis), is a form of parliam...
The Western European parliamentary model, also known as the West German model (due to the Bundestag of West Germany, now Germany, devised much of this system's basis), is a form of parliam...
Westminster system
The Westminster system is a democratic parliamentary system of government modelled after the politics of the United Kingdom.
The Westminster system is a democratic parliamentary system of government modelled after the politics of the United Kingdom.
Workplace democracy
Workplace democracy is the application of democracy in all its forms (including voting systems, debates, democratic structuring, due process, adversarial process, systems of appeal, and so on) t...
Workplace democracy is the application of democracy in all its forms (including voting systems, debates, democratic structuring, due process, adversarial process, systems of appeal, and so on) t...
World Forum for Democratization in Asia
The World Forum for Democratization in Asia (WFDA has been set up in 2005 to enhance political development and conduct democracy promotion activities in Asia.
The World Forum for Democratization in Asia (WFDA has been set up in 2005 to enhance political development and conduct democracy promotion activities in Asia.
World on Fire
World On Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability is a 2002 book published by Yale Law School professor Amy Chua.
World On Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability is a 2002 book published by Yale Law School professor Amy Chua.
World Youth Movement for Democracy
The World Youth Movement for Democracy (WYMD) was created in 2004 at the Third Assembly of the World Movement inDurban South Africa by an international body of young democracy and human rights a...
The World Youth Movement for Democracy (WYMD) was created in 2004 at the Third Assembly of the World Movement inDurban South Africa by an international body of young democracy and human rights a...