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.
Promoting the development and sustainability of online civic participation and democracy efforts around the world through experience, outreach, and education. http://www.e-democracy.org/do/
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. http://democracy.stanford.edu/
"Main Objectives are to promote democratic and free-market values, to publicize the major achievements of Western democratic thought, and to encourage a non-partisan theoretical analysis of the problems of the post-communist transition process in Georgia http://www.armazi.demon.co.uk/cipdd.html
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. http://www.ipu.org/
An independent, non-profit, non-partisan Canadian citizen advocacy organization seeking to empower Canadians as voters, citizens, taxpayers, and consumers. http://www.dwatch.ca/
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. http://www.citidep.pt/
A non-profit, non governmental, institution dedicated to policy-oriented scholarship on questions of democratic development and peace-building in West Africa. Site includes press releases, strategy statement, current projects and publications, and partner http://www.cdd.org.uk/
United Nations conference on new or restored democracies; documents, statements, links, and related General Assembly resolutions available. http://www.undp.org/governance/
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. http://www.ndi.org/
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. http://www.ratifiersfordemocracy.org/
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. http://www.ned.org/
Projects involve the use of Internetworking technologies to facilitate public participation in the processes of state, local and federal governments. http://www.network-democracy.org/
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. http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/index.html
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. http://www.igc.apc.org/cvd/
A non-profit organization dedicated to the task of making new ideas and information available for the purpose of democratizing undemocratic systems, and for improving democratic processes that are still only partially realized. http://www.cedemocracy.org/
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. http://www.angelfire.com/ma/maxcrc/
Articles, links, bibliographies on the intersections of citizenship, democracy, ethnicity, nationality; advocates that voting be opened to non-citizens. Mainly in French, some content in English and Dutch. http://users.skynet.be/suffrage-universel/indexen.htm
Non-partisan Washington, DC-based group which conducts programs outside the United States to promote democracy and strengthen free markets and the rule of law. Site lists activities, volunteer opportunities, links, and historical speeches. http://www.iri.org/
Policy institute focusing on European and international democracy and human rights. Provides news, event information, and recent publications as well as general information on IID's objectives and activities. http://www.iidemocracy.coe.int/
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. http://www.commonborders.org/
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. http://www.polsci.indiana.edu/ircd/
Vermont-based group which provides services, information and consultation for the purpose of enhancing participatory democracy. http://www.democracylab.com/
Johns Hopkins University institute providing research and training for individuals and groups from countries undergoing the process of democratic transition in Central and South Eastern Europe, as well as North Africa. Site provides publications, conferen http://www.jhubc.it/ccsdd/
Partnership for Social Initiatives' fundamental goal is to help develop and advance democratic institutions and beliefs in Georgia. http://www.psigeorgia.org/
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. http://guibord.com/Democracy
Aims to link people wishing to contribute to the development of a new paradigm of democracy based on soft-systems thinking and complexity theory. http://www.wwdemocracy.org
A Washington based non-profit, nonpartisan organization focused on strengthening and enhancing the fundamental principles of democracy, and freedom in Africa. http://democracy-africa.org/
A free, non-partisan, local/global, issue-specific, democratic forum system designed to enable humanity to define, proclaim and achieve common goals. http://MajorityVoice.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. http://www.statedemocracy.com
Challenges to American Democracy are discussed within this website, along with sociological views of government. ThinkQuest semifinalist. http://library.thinkquest.org/26466/
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, volu http://www.worldcitizen.org/
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. http://www.wmd.org/
