Democracy Rising: Assessing the Global Challenges

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Democracy Rising

Assessing the Global Challenges

Edited by: Heraldo Muñoz

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2006

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This timely assessment of both the progress toward democratic governance globally and the significant challenges that democracies face is the outcome of a seminar organized by the Community of Democracies. The Community is a group of more than a hundred countries devoted to the spread and consolidation of democracy around the world.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1 Introduction: The Growing Community of Democracies Heraldo Muñoz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part 1 DEMOCRACY TODAY
2 Building Democracy José Miguel Insulza Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	9
3 Democratic Governance: Linking the Security and Development Agendas Mark Malloch Brown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	17
4 Promoting Democracy: Moving Beyond the Rhetoric Andrés Rozental Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	23
5 The State of Democratic Governance: Achievements and Challenges Carl Gershman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	31
Part 2 DEMOCRACY IN THE REGIONS
6 Democracy in Asia and the Pacific José Ramos-Horta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	41
7 Commentary on Democracy in Asia and the Pacific Muthiah Alagappa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	51
8 Democracy in Africa Hage Geingob Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	55
9 Commentary on Democracy in Africa Abdoulie Janneh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	61
10 Democracy in the Arab World Abdulkarim Al-Eryani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	67
11 Commentary on Democracy in the Arab World Nada Al-Nashif Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	71
12 Democracy in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States Bronislaw Geremek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	79
13 Commentary on Democracy in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States Kalman Mizsei Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	89
14 Democracy in Latin America Elena Martínez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	93
15 Commentary on Democracy in Latin America Hernando Gómez Buendía Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	97
Part 3 THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY
16 Democracy and Globalization: The Beginning of History Cristovam Buarque Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	101
17 Democracy and “The End of History” Revisited Francis Fukuyama Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	115
Appendixes
Appendix 1 The Warsaw Declaration: Toward a Community of Democracies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	121
Appendix 2 The Seoul Plan of Action: Democracy—Investing for Peace and Prosperity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	127
Appendix 3 The Santiago Ministerial Commitment: Cooperating for Democracy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	135
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	149
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	161
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	167
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	173

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9781685857844

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173

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685857844

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