Literally "rule by the people," democracy is a system of government in which the candidates or policies which garner the widest support of the populace (usually measured by direct voting) are adopted. In addition to theoretical considerations of democratic government and competing democratic systems, this category also includes organizations and resources on subjects such as democracy-building and enlivening debate in democratic societies.
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  • Indonesia: The People's Resistance in Indonesia [CSVI]
    The Indonesian Page of People Movement for Justice and Democracy.
  • Comparative Democratization Project
    A Stanford University project studying emerging democracies. Features a large directory of Internet resources, a collection of syllabi from leading democracy scholars, and seminar papers.
  • Free China Movement
    Information and statements from the movement, with a discussion forum.
  • Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
    The world organization of parliaments. Site about parliamentary democracy, elections, human rights, participation of women in politics, and about how it all works on the level of national legislative institutions and internationally.
  • Democracy Watch
    An independent, non-profit, non-partisan Canadian citizen advocacy organization seeking to empower Canadians as voters, citizens, taxpayers, and consumers.
  • IDEA - International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
    Objective is to promote and advance sustainable democracy and to improve and consolidate electoral processes world-wide.
  • Center for International Policy
    Founded in 1975 to promote a U.S. foreign policy that reflects democratic values.
  • Celestial Democracy
    Scientologist site on democracy and political philosophy.
  • The Western Democratic Tradition
    An explanation and description of the western democratic tradition by a professor of constitutional law.
  • Islamic Iran Participation Front
    Promoting democracy in Iran.
  • CITIDEP
    A non-profit, multi-national research institution on participatory democracy, with focus on the impact of information technologies. Site lists activities, research areas, papers, and events.
  • Centre for Democracy and Development
    A non-profit, non governmental, institution dedicated to policy-oriented scholarship on questions of democratic development and peace-building in West Africa. Press releases, strategy statement, current projects and publications, and partner organizations.
  • UNDP Democratization and Governance
    United Nations conference on new or restored democracies; documents, statements, links, and related General Assembly resolutions available.
  • National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
    Non-profit organization associated with the Democratic Party of the United States. Site describes current programs and research projects on the development of democracy, as well as a searchable resource exchange for democratic activists and practitioners.
  • Ratifiers for Democracy
    A democratic model that harmonizes representative and direct democracy, to ensure that legislation is citizen-mandated, and to be a loophole-free way to clean up the control that money and special interests now have in politics.
  • National Endowment for Democracy
    A private, nonprofit, grant-making organization created to strengthen democratic institutions around the world. Offers access to research and analysis of democratic development around the world.
  • Network Democracy
    Projects involve the use of Internetworking technologies to facilitate public participation in the processes of state, local and federal governments.
  • Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
    One of the four bureaus that comprise the Office of the Under Secretary for Global Affairs. Responsibilities include promoting democracy worldwide, formulating U.S. human rights policies, and coordinating policy in human rights-related labor issues.
  • Maximiliano Herrera Human Rights Site
    Personal site dedicated to the promotion of the freedom and the democracy around the world. Includes international election calendar, freedom ratings, links to international media and organizations, and a list of countries facing political instability.
  • Ethic of Citizenship
    Introduces the book "Toward an Ethic of Citizenship Creating a Culture of Democracy for the 21st Century".
  • Websters World of Cultural Democracy
    A Web center for information and discussion about the world of cultural democracy.
  • Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
    An organization dedicated to helping progressives participate in launching ballot intiatives and democratic action.
  • CommonBorders
    A non-partisan organization of volunteer international election observers based in Victoria, British Columbia. Site describes activities in Latin America, lists goals and objectives, and provides application form.
  • International Resource Center for Democracy (IRCD)
    An independent endeavor to make scholarly ideas and information on democracy more accessible, housed at Indiana University. Links to political and activist resources as well as constitutions, elections, human rights, and regionally oriented sites.
  • Democracy Coalition Project
    An Open Society Institute initiative supporting civil society coalitions around the world that promote democratic reforms.
  • PSI - Defining Georgian Democracy
    Partnership for Social Initiatives' fundamental goal is to help develop and advance democratic institutions and beliefs in Georgia.
  • About Democracy
    Details how "the essence of Democracy" the way Greeks from antiquity meant it and lived it is the exact opposite of our so-called "democracies" of today.
  • Institute for Multiparty Democracy IMD
    Supports the process of democratisation in young democracies. Based in The Hague, Guatemala and Maputo (Mozambique).
  • Foundation for Democracy in Africa
    A Washington based non-profit, nonpartisan organization focused on strengthening and enhancing the fundamental principles of democracy, and freedom in Africa.
  • MajorityVoice.com
    A free, non-partisan, local/global, issue-specific, democratic forum system designed to enable humanity to define, proclaim and achieve common goals.
  • Network for Economic and Political Democracy
    Aims to create the conditions for an alternative to New Labour and a new, truly democratic society.
  • StateDemocracy.com
    Aims to increase the American public's participation in the legislative processes for more democratic representation. Reports current events in Congress and State legislatures and offers communication between Citizens, legislators and interest groups.
  • International Simultaneous Policy Organisation (ISPO)
    A plan to transform the ruthless competition of globalization into global cooperation.
  • A More Perfect Union
    Challenges to American Democracy are discussed, along with sociological views of government. ThinkQuest semifinalist.
  • World Citizen Foundation
    Nonprofit nonpartisan think-tank dedicated to the design of solutions to international problems based on the fundamental principles of equal human dignity, liberty, democracy and constitutionally protected basic rights of all. Activities, resources, volunteer information, staff, and petitions.
  • World Movement for Democracy
    Nongovernmental effort to strengthen democracy where it is weak, to reform and invigorate democracy even where it is longstanding, and to bolster pro-democracy groups in countries that have not yet entered into a process of democratic transition.
  • Time to Reengineer Democracy?
    An invitation to a broad discussion to explore a reengineering of democracy for the better of all people on earth.
  • Wikipedia: Democracy
    Definition from an open content encyclopedia.
  • FairVote
    Provides information to the public about the impact of voting systems on political representation, proportional representation, voter turnout, and the influence of money in elections.
  • Democracies Online
    Promoting the development and sustainability of online civic participation and democracy efforts around the world through experience, outreach, and education.

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  • Democracy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    URL : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
    Definition from an open content ... Part of the Politics series. Democracy. History · Varieties. List of types. Anticipatory ... Politics portal. v • d • e ...[2008/11/25]
  • Liberal democracy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    URL : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_democracy
    Part of the Politics series. Democracy. History · Varieties. List of types. Anticipatory ... History of democracy. Jeffersonian democracy. Illiberal democracy ...[2008/11/26]
  • main:democracy [Politics of Health]
    URL : www.politicsofhealth.org/main/democracy
    We are concerned with how politics affect health on all levels – from individual ... Consider one of the definitions for democracy given by the on line dictionary ...[2008/11/11]
  • ThomHartmann.com - Democracy/Politics
    URL : thomhartmann.com/index.php?...&task=blogsection&id=1&Itemid=123
    Thom Hartmann: author and progressive liberal talk radio program - progressive and liberal talk show and writings and books by author Tom Hartman also known as Thom ...[2008/11/28]
  • democracy " P.A.P. Blog - Politics, Art and Philosophy
    URL : filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/category/democracy
    A blog about HUMAN RIGHTS - including political, democratic and economic human rights - from the perspective of political art, political philosophy, economics and ...[2008/11/27]
  • The New Politics of Democracy
    URL : yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/excerpts/wolfe_does.pdf
    In the old politics of democracy, the left spoke ... One can still find traces of the old politics of democracy. in American life. ...[2006/08/31]
  • What Is Democracy? - Politics, Economics, & Pluralism
    URL : usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/whatsdem/whatdm8.htm
    usinfo.state.gov UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE ... What Is Democracy? POLITICS, ECONOMICS, AND PLURALISM. Participation ... Politics, Economics, and Pluralism ...[2008/11/08]
  • YouTube - Alain Badiou. Democracy, Politics and Philosophy 2006 1/5
    URL : www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-gjz2yORJk
    http://www.egs.edu/ Alain Badiou on the relation of Democracy, Politics, Theory and Philosophy. Public open video lecture for the faculty and students of the...[2008/11/14]
  • ::Democracy::
    URL : www.historylearningsite.co.uk/democracy.htm
    Democracy is a word frequently used in British Politics. ... History Learning Site > British Politics > Democracy ... Direct democracy gives all people the ...[2008/03/11]
  • Minnesota E-Democracy - MN-POLITICS - Minnesota Politics
    URL : www.e-democracy.org/mn-politics/explain.html
    ... Use the Internet to Build Democracy in Minnesota. Minnesote E-Democracy has ... We use the MN-DEMOCRACY list with 1300 members for major project announcements. ...[2003/07/22]
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