41. Two Forums On Democracy nature of political models; interaction of democratic institutions; ethical andpolitical foundations of democracy; evolution of nationstate and http://wwc.rutgers.edu/forumdemocracy/

"Two Forums on Democracy - Les Deux Forums de la Democratie" France / United States The second in a bi-continental series October 28 - 31, 1999 Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ, USA presented by The Walt Whitman Center for the Culture and Politics of Democracy in collaboration with the White House Millennium Council, the French government's Mission 2000 commission, the journal Esprit , and Rutgers University Global Programs Major funding provided by The Howard Gilman Foundation, New York Participants include: Gar Alperovitz National Center for Economics and Security Alternatives, DC Nicole Bacharan Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, Paris Seyla Benhabib Professor, Center for European Studies, Harvard University Norman Birnbaum Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC Dominique Borde Attorney / European Union Legal Consultant, Paris Peter Brooks Director, Whitney Humanities Center, Yale University Lan Cao Brooklyn Law School, NY Jean Daniel Editor in Chief, Le Nouvel Observateur, Paris Peter Goldmark CEO / Chair

42. For The Record 2003 - Strengthening Of Popular Participation, Equity, Social Jus and nondiscrimination as essential foundations of democracy Commission on HumanRights resolution 2003/35. The Commission on Human Rights, http://www.hri.ca/fortherecord2003/documentation/commission/2003-35.htm

UNITED NATIONS Strengthening of popular participation, equity, social justice and non-discrimination as essential foundations of democracy Commission on Human Rights resolution 2003/35 The Commission on Human Rights Recalling its resolutions 2001/36 of 23 April 2001 and 2002/34 of 22 April 2002 on this issue, Recalling also General Assembly resolution 55/96 of 4 December 2000 and recalling its own resolution 2000/47 of 25 April 2000 on promoting and consolidating democracy, Reaffirming its commitment to the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming also the commitment of all States to fulfil their obligations to promote universal respect for, and observance and protection of, all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, other instruments relating to human rights, and international law, Stressing that all peoples have the right of self-determination, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Recognizing that democracy, development and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing

43. User ID Password New User? Forgot Password Or Login? Home About 11 Hobbes and the foundations of democracy. Date, Friday, Sep 2, 200 PM.Chair, Michael Allen Gillespie, mgillesp@acpub.duke.edu, Duke University http://www.apsanet.org/mtgs/program/program.cfm?event=1437838

44. President Bush's Remarks At CEO Summit Closing Session Of APEC Forum with countries to lay the foundations for democracy by helping them institute a democracy fund to help countries lay the foundations of democracy, http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rls/39182.htm

Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Releases Other Releases President Bush's Remarks at CEO Summit Closing Session of APEC Forum Released by The White House, Office of the Press Secretary Casa Piedra Santiago, Chile November 20, 2004 4:47 P.M. (Local) President Bush : Thank you very much. Siente se. Gracias. Thank you for the warm welcome. It is such an honor to be in Chile. Whoever is responsible for the weather, thank you very much. Laura and I are delighted to be here. Chile is such a fabulous country. It's a great place to talk about entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial spirit. It's a country which shows the world what is possible when you create the right conditions for economic vitality and economic growth. And we're so honored to be here. I want to thank my friend, Ricardo Lagos, for organizing this summit. I appreciate the business leaders who are here. I thank you for your interest in working collaboratively with business leaders from around the world. And as a result of vision and hard work, we meet today on the eastern rim of an incredibly dynamic region. In our lifetimes, we've seen the Asia Pacific region grow in wealth and freedom beyond many beyond that which many thought was possible. If you think back about 20 years ago, what people thought about the Asian Pacific region, they couldn't imagine such prosperity and such wealth and such freedom. And that's what APEC is all about, as far as I'm concerned. And that's why it's an honor to be here at this summit, with my fellow leaders.

45. CPN - About CPN Rebuilding the foundations of democracy. By Edward M. Fouhy Executive Director,Pew Center for Civic Journalism From Civic Partners, Spring 1996. http://www.cpn.org/topics/communication/civicjourn.html

CPN is designed and maintained by ONline @ UW: Electronic Publishing Group. E-mail us at cpn@cpn.org Topics: Civic Communication Civic Journalism Rebuilding the Foundations of Democracy By Edward M. Fouhy Executive Director, Pew Center for Civic Journalism From Civic Partners, Spring 1996. Published by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change. Civic journalism is about providing people with the news and information they need to allow them to function as citizens, to make the decisions they are called on to make in a democratic society. To understand this "work-in-progress" of civic journalism, it is useful to lay out the premises on which civic journalism is based. The first premise is that something is eating at the foundations of our society. Take nearly any objective yardstick and use it to measure where we used to be and where we are now as a society: Illegitimate births are up 16 1/2 percent from 1973-1992;

46. The UN Role In Promoting Democracy: Between Ideals And Reality It examines if the UN can help to build the foundations of democracy and whether,as an ‘external’ actor, it can have a substantive positive impact upon the http://www.unu.edu/unupress/new/ab-UNrole.html

UNU Home UNUP Home Publications Staff ... Contacts The UN Role in Promoting Democracy: Between Ideals and Reality Edited by: Edward Newman and Roland Rich ISBN: 92-808-1104-5 Paperback November 2004 320 pages US$33.00 Description Contents Authors/Editors Contributors ... requires Flash Download RealPlayer Read Sample Chapter [PDF filesize=261 KB] In the News Recent media reports about this book: Sydney Morning Herald “Voting is not the same as democracy” http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/11/1097406501434.html [subscription] Ottawa Citizen “Bush pushing Iraq into ill-timed vote for his own political gain, expert says” http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=50781f19-d8a1-4135-996f-29ca964b81cb [subscription] EurekAlert! “Timing, preconditions critical for post-conflict elections, UN University experts warn” http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-10/unu-tpc101104.php AntiWar.com “UN Study: Premature Vote May Prove Disastrous” http://www.antiwar.com/ips/leahy.php?articleid=3810 noticias.info [Spanish] “Elecciones apresuradas pueden revertir procesos de democratización, advierten expertos de UNU”

47. Www.article19.org/docimages/454.htm Untitled Document Condemn Secrecy in American Trade Talks Threat To foundations of democracy President of the IFJ, It threatens the foundations of democracy. http://www.article19.org/docimages/454.htm

48. The UN Role In Promoting Democracy It asks if the UN can help to build the foundations of democracy and whether, asan external actor, it can have a substantive positive impact upon the http://www.brook.edu/press/books/clientpr/unupress/unroleinpromotingdemocracy.ht

Brookings Bookstore News Releases Calendar of Events ... Site Map The UN Role in Promoting Democracy Between Ideals and Reality Edward Newman and Roland Rich United Nations University Press 2004 c. 320pp. Paper Text, 92-808-1104-5, $33 Order by Mail, Fax, Or Phone! DESCRIPTION The role of the UN in the promotion of democracy is significant but also sometimes problematic. Almost a third of its members have requested its assistance in conducting elections, and it is supporting a new wave of democracy—although not without difficulty—in places such as East Timor, Afghanistan, Cambodia, and Kosovo. This book considers the effectiveness and controversy of the UN’s work in promoting and assisting democracy. It asks if the UN can help to build the foundations of democracy and whether, as an external actor, it can have a substantive positive impact upon the development of democratic governance inside societies. Set against a background of political science and international relations, The UN Role in Promoting Democracy explores how the ideals of democracy interact with the realities of power in the international arena and in the societies in which the UN works. The book provides a timely analysis of the prospects and limitations of the UN’s work, and of the broader field of democracy promotion.

49. WORLD HISTORY A foundations of democracy are introduced and examined. World Revolutions arecompared and contrasted. Literature, educational values, and democratic http://www.cyberhigh.fcoe.k12.ca.us/curriculum/socsci/worldhistorya.htm

Home Up Foundations of Democracy are introduced and examined. World Revolutions are compared and contrasted. Literature, educational values, and democratic practices of governments are reviewed. Topics such as The Industrial Revolution, Democracy, Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, and World War I are presented and discussed from a global perspective. (5 Credits) Available in Spanish University of California A-G Approval State Standards High School Exit Exam Course Content Foundations of Democracy - Unit I explain how Judaism and Christianity have influenced modern democratic principles. describe the history of the Jewish and Christian religions. describe how Ancient Greece influenced modern democracies. explain the ways in which Ancient Rome influenced the current legal systems and structure of modern democratic governments. explain the importance of the teachings and writings of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. explain how the teachings and writings of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were important to the development of democracies. recognize the effects of the Enlightenment on political systems.

50. Role_NGOs_EDC other forms of citizen association that create the foundations of democracy” . NGOs work for the promotion of education for democratic citizenship in http://www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/education/E.D.C/Aspects_of_Citizens

Cultural Co-operation Education Modern languages Centre (Graz) Culture ... What is education for democratic citizenship The Role of NGOs in Education for Democratic Citizenship Governments and civil society must work closer together in assisting young people and adults to acquire the knowledge and skills for full participation in a democratic society. NGOs and civil society What do NGOs do ? How do NGOs educate for democratic citizenship? NGOs and innovation in EDC NGOs and the Council of Europe In most areas, the Council of Europe works in close co-operation with NGOs, which it considers an essential part of the democratic process. Since its foundation the Council of Europe has developed working relations with NGOs which: 1. directly represent the general public, 2. are relays for efficient mutual communication and, 3. can furnish advice and take action. Since 1952 the Council recognised their influence when it opened the possibility for NGOs to acquire "consultative status". Since then, around 400 NGOs have enjoyed consultative status with the Council of Europe. In 2003, the Committee of Ministers has decided to replace "consultative status" with "participatory status". When NGOs are granted this status, the steering committees, committees of governmental experts and other bodies of the Committee of Ministers , may involve the NGOs enjoying participatory status in the definition of Council of Europe policies, programmes and actions.

51. Chapter 12-The Foundations Of The Nwe Liberatory Project still remains about the foundations of democracy, indeed freedom itself. So, one may assume that if inclusive democracy ever replaces the present http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/ss/ch12.htm

Chapter 12 The foundations of the new liberatory project What is the foundation of freedom and democracy? An autonomous society is inconceivable without autonomous individuals and vice versa. Thus, in classical Athens no citizen is autonomous unless he participates equally in power, that is, unless he takes part in the democratic process. In general, as Castoriadis observes, no society is autonomous unless it consists of autonomous individuals because “without the autonomy of the others there is no collective autonomy—and outside such a collectivity I cannot be effectively autonomous.” It is therefore obvious that in the social context, the very acceptance of the idea of autonomy inevitably leads to the idea of democracy. But, even if we take for granted the connection between freedom/ autonomy and democracy, the question still remains about the foundations of democracy, indeed freedom itself. Traditionally, most libertarians, from Godwin to Bakunin and Kropotkin, based their ethics and politics, freedom itself, on a fixed human nature governed by ‘necessary and universal laws’, by whichin contrast to Marxists who emphasised economic ‘laws’they usually meant natural laws. This reflected the same nineteenth-century incentive which led Marx to develop his ‘scientific’ economic laws, namely, the incentive to make the liberatory project look ‘scientific’ or, at least, ‘objective’. However, the use of an 'objectivist' method to justify the need for an inclusive democracy is both

52. Governor Hull: Statement On Democracy And Human Rights This would help countries “lay the foundations of democracy by instituting therule of law and independent courts, a free press, political parties and trade http://www.un.int/usa/04_204.htm

USUN PRESS RELEASE # 204 (04) October 25, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Governor Jane D. Hull, Senior Advisor, on Agenda Item 105: Human Rights, in the Third Committee, October 25, 2004 The U.S. Government shares a strong and unwavering commitment to protecting human rights and fostering democracy and the rule of law worldwide. As President Bush told the General Assembly this last Sept. 21, “Both the American Declaration of Independence and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaim the equal value and dignity of every human life. That dignity is honored by the rule of law, limits on the power of the state, respect for women, protection of private property, free speech, equal justice, and religious tolerance. That dignity is dishonored by oppression, corruption, tyranny, bigotry, terrorism and all violence against the innocent.” The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states that every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity to take part in the conduct of public affairs. And be able to vote and be elected at genuine periodic elections. Democracies are more likely to respect human rights, both at home and abroad. We are committed to supporting countries’ transitions to democracy throughout the world. We believe firmly that the advent of democracy advances human freedom and human dignity. And empowers individuals and societies to reach their greatest potential.

53. The Fourth Civilization Chapter 9.1 Foundations For Law And The State If this happens, the philosophical foundations of democracy evaporate. The democraticstate is, therefore, a fragile institutionalways open to the http://www.arjay.ca/EthTech/Text/Ch9/Ch9.1.html

9.1 Foundations for Law and the State The network of relationships among people that is termed society is not simply a random affair; it requires organization and supervision. To achieve this, there have developed the related institutions of the law and the state. For its part, law exists to codify the moral/ethical consensus of a society and to provide the "ought" with some force to back up the "shall". It prevents citizens from harming or exploiting each other and protects the nation itself from those who would destroy it from within or without. It regulates behaviour in personal and commercial ways and punishes transgressors for the benefit of society as a whole. In times past, law's presumption was that it flowed from the emperor or king who gave it either benevolently or despotically to protect the royal regime and its peoples. Later in particular because of the Magna Carta and to a lesser extent because of Irish Brehon law the presumption became rex lex , that is, that law rules over all, including the monarch. This principle came to underlie the laws of modern Western democracies. Even more fundamental is the assumption, applied in such situations as war crimes trials and international trade cases, is that there is such a thing as justice in an absolute and abstract sense even when it may be missing from the laws of one or more nations. This concept is not exclusively due, even in the West, to

54. Stockholm Spectator GroupBlog » Latin America that is “undermining the foundations of democracy and free enterprise.”But to DN Kultur, a Latin American strongman with a democratic mandate and a http://www.spectator.se/stambord/index.php?cat=16

55. Embassy Of Yemen - Human Rights And Women's Issues D Democracy is achieved not only through institutions and laws, is a vitalpartner in the strengthening the foundations of democracy and human rights. http://www.yemenembassy.org/issues/democracy/Democracy.htm

Embassy Home Page Updates Democracy in Yemen International Non Profit Organizations ... INTRANET Democracy Over the past decade, the Yemeni Government has continued to demonstrate its commitment to democracy. In 1990, following the unification, a multi-party political system was established and in 1993 an independent electoral commission was formed. National Elections Yemen held three credible national legislative elections: - April 1993, Parliamentary Election. - April 1997, Parliamentary Election. - 1999, Yemen successfully held its first direct presidential election monitoring effort ever taken in the Arab world - 2001 the first local councils elections took place and 36 women were elected. - April 2003, Parliamentary Election These elections were monitored by a number of international monitoring organizations, invited by the Yemeni government to both observe and offer technical and professional assistance in developing electoral procedures. Yemen's open door policy to international and national organizations to monitor the elections was commended by international democratic communities as well as by the U.S. government. Elections were judged as reasonably free and fair

56. CIVITAS The foundations of democracy course is taught in kindergartens and primaryschools. The students learn about the four basic principles of democracy http://www.civitas.ba/materijali/index.php

home page contact us links about us ... archive CIVITAS materials Foundations of democracy The "Foundations of democracy" course is taught in kindergartens and primary schools. The students learn about the four basic principles of democracy – Justice, Authorita, Responsibility and Privacy. The material is supplied for three levels: kindergarten, classroom-based and course -based instruction. These concepts are studied through a combination of content and methods, critical thinking exercises and activities for the entire class, where the student can put the intellectual skills they gained to work. (a group of specific question that help the decision making process) Democracy and human rights The "Democracy and human rights" curriculum and textbooks were implemented as a pilot program in all high schools in B&H. In 2001, CIVITAS has developed the first textbook for high school civic education in B&H, named "Democracy and human rights". The curriculum follows the same procedures and focuses on the context of B&H citizens. Project citizen Project citizen is the practical part of the Civitas program, and it is implemented at primary school and high school level. The students are encouraged to choose a problem from their community and investigate existing public policy, develop their own policy for the problem, and develop a plan of action to implement their suggested policy. Through this process, primary and high school student practice and learn about the role of citizen in a democratic society.

57. UC Irvine | The Center For The Study Of Democracy The Center for the Study of Democracy direct support for students who willstudy the foundations of democracy in their research and graduate studeies. http://www.democ.uci.edu/education/podlich_000.php

UC Irvine Home WWW Center for the Study of Democracy Home Introduction Affiliated Faculty Leadership Council ... Education William F. Podlich Fellowship William F. Podlich Fellowship List of William F. Podlich Fellowship Recipients Please Contact Us For More Information The Center for the Study of Democracy University of California, Irvine Last Updated: Jul 19, 2005

58. From Crisis To Commerce: CAFTA And Democracy In Our Neighborhood Today, after twenty years of democratic reform, the people of the region want tostrengthen the foundations of democracy by cementing a special economic http://www.heritage.org/Press/Events/ev051605b.cfm

site map help contact us The Heritage Foundation ... Events From Crisis to Commerce: CAFTA and Democracy in our Neighborhood Policy Blog PolicyWire Archive Commentary Archive ... Return Home From Crisis to Commerce: CAFTA and Democracy in our Neighborhood View Event Date: May 16, 2005 Time: 12:00 noon Speaker(s): The Honorable Robert Zoellick Deputy Secretary of State Host(s): Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D. President, The Heritage Foundation Details: Location: The Heritage Foundation's Allison Auditorium The U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is about much more than trade. Only two decades ago, violence and civil war were a part of everyday life in Central America and the Dominican Republic. Today, after twenty years of democratic reform, the people of the region want to strengthen the foundations of democracy by cementing a special economic relationship with the United States. Coming on the heels of a visit to the White House by the presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick will discuss how CAFTA will promote freedom in a region of strategic interest to the United States. ROBERT B. ZOELLICK became Deputy Secretary of State in February 2005. From 2001 to 2005, he served as the 13th United States Trade Representative. Previously, Mr. Zoellick was appointed an Executive Vice President at Fannie Mae. During President George H.W. Bush's Administration, he served as Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs as well as Counselor to the Department. He was also appointed the President's personal representative, or Sherpa, for the G-7 Economic Summits in 1991 and 1992. In August 1992, he was named White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President. From 1985 to 1988, Mr. Zoellick served at the Department of the Treasury in various positions, including Counselor to the Secretary, Executive Secretary of the Department, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Policy.

59. Bryn Mawr Classical Review 97.10.18 Claims about the foundations of democracy will inevitably be informed by theseauthors own, often unabashedly antidemocratic, ideological perspectives. http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/1997/97.10.18.html

Bryn Mawr Classical Review 97.10.18 Arlene W. Saxonhouse, Athenian Democracy: Modern Mythmakers and Ancient Theorists. Notre Dame and London, 1996. Pp. ix + 173. $26.95. ISBN 0-268-00650-4. Reviewed by Ryan Balot, Department of Classics, Princeton University, rkbalot@phoenix.princeton.edu. Study of Athenian democracy has received a boost in the last decade from the increasingly active exchange between classical historians and normative political theorists. Both sides have much to gain from such conversations. For ancient historians, political theory provides sophisticated theoretical tools with which to analyze and conceptualize Athenian democratic practice and ideology; for political theorists, ancient Athens provides an empirical example of a stable direct democracy against which abstract democratic theory can be tested. Athenian Democracy, In the next three chapters, S. hopes to transcend what she sees as the simplistic belief that Thucydides, Plato, and Aristotle are straightforwardly antidemocratic, in order to explore their individual philosophical responses to democracy. For S., Thucydides shows that democracy is the political regime characterized by deliberation and openness to change. In the Funeral Oration, Pericles "abstracts from [the Athenians'] bodies" in order to create an idealistic vision of a unified, unchanging Athens (61-71); for Thucydides, the political unity created by Pericles leads to "sterility and vanity" (61). By contrast, Diodotus, "the true democratic theorist from antiquity" (75), shows that the primary advantage of democracy is its ability to promote the free exchange of ideas and to change its decisions (72-79).

60. USAID Europe And Eurasia: Civic Education: Macedonia's Path To A Civil Society foundations of democracy Program To date the civic education curricula have With the foundations of democracy curriculum for kindergarten and grades 14 http://www.usaid.gov/locations/europe_eurasia/press/success/path_to_civil_societ

Countries/Regions Special Initiatives Resources Press USAID Information: USAID Country Page More Stories from Macedonia FY 2005 Congressional Budget Justification ... Republic of Macedonia Country Background (136kb pdf) External Links: U.S. State Department Background Notes CIA World Factbook Web Site People (Last Name) Publications Advanced search options... Home Locations Europe and Eurasia Civic Education: Macedonia's Path to a Civil Society In September of 1998 Catholic Relief Service Macedonia (CRS), in partnership with the Macedonia Ministry of Education/Bureau of Education Development began implementing the USAID funded Civic Education project. This project assists Macedonia's first steps in the long-term process of educating children and parents about the important role they have to play in the development of civil society and training them in the skills and knowledge needed to exercise their civic rights and duties. The program works with teachers, school management staff, parent councils and government officials to introduce and implement the Foundations of Democracy civic education curriculum to students in kindergarten and grades 1-4 and the Project Citizen Civic Education Curriculum to students in grades 5-6. To date the civic education curricula have been introduced in all elementary schools in Macedonia. By September 2003, all Macedonian teachers in kindergarten and elementary school will have received in-service teacher training on the methodology and teaching of the civic education curricula and will be able to provide instruction in civic education for future generations of Macedonians.

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