Building Global Democracy

Despite possessing relatively well-developed domestic legislative and policy frameworks, corruption continues to be a problem for the island states of the Pacific. The lack of effectiveness can be traced back to issues of capacity. This article shows that

The venue from which President Obama addresses Muslim communities is integral to the substance of his message. While the president and his team are to be commended for extending a hand of cooperation and understanding to the world's Muslims, Egypt's democ

A heated debate developed in South Africa as to the meaning of 'deliberative democracy'. This debate is fanned by the claims of 'traditional leaders' that their ways of village-level deliberation and consensus-oriented decision-making are not only a super

This article seeks to shed more light on the consequences of China's aid to and trade with African states. It attempts to answer two questions: First, does China's 'no-strings-attached' policy in Africa constitute a challenge to Western aid paradigms? Sec

The 1990s was the era of human rights awareness, democratic transitions, and growing involvement of international organizations and the nongovernmental sector in human rights education (HRE). The UN Decade for HRE from 1995-2004 was not only born out of t

Ntandoyenkosi Ncube s'entretient avec MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, le Premier ministre zimbabwéen JOHANNESBURG , 17 mai (IPS) - Le Premier ministre zimbabwéen s'est adressé au parlement le 13 mai, mettant en lumière à la fois les trois mois de progrès et de frustr

When the United States launched the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the Bush administration expected Iraq to undergo a rapid transition to democracy.1 Although recent progress in Iraq is impressive, reality has not met expectations. This article challenge

MIDRAND, South Africa, May 19 (IPS) - It will remain difficult for Africa to address the effects of the global financial crisis or tackle other problems the continent faces as long as African countries try to go it alone. "The progress on the African uni

Western-supported media assistance in transition and developing countries has a long history. Building independent media, preferably through the nongovernmental sector, is seen as an important aspect of achieving modernization and democratization. This ar

DENPASAR, Indonesia, May 18 (IPS) - Indonesia's direct legislative election in April was a resounding success for women candidates. But instead of rejoicing, activists and political observers say it is unlikely to help the cause of women's rights. Titi S

President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver a speech in Cairo in June 2009 in which he is expected to reach out to the Islamic world, part of the continuing work of repairing the ties between the United States and Muslims that were so damaged under the

BEIJING, May 16 (IPS) - Painstaking efforts by Chinese leadership to maintain the cloak of official silence over the crackdown of a 1989 pro-democracy movement backfired this week when Hong Kong released explosive clandestine memoirs of an ousted reformis

NIAMEY, 11 mai (IPS) - Plusieurs milliers de personnes ont manifesté dans le centre-ville de Niamey, la capitale du Niger, samedi, contre l'intention du président Mamadou Tandja de modifier les règles constitutionnelles et démocratiques en vue de briguer

In a new policy brief for the German Marshall Fund, John K. Glenn analyzes the paths of democratization in the post-Communist world of central and eastern Europe and argues that "the United States and Europe should not retreat from their support for democ

ADDIS ABABA, May 14 (IPS) - When Margaret Mensah-Williams walked down the steps after presiding over the Namibian parliament for the first time, male parliamentarians rushed to ask her how she became so good at chairing the house.

The Committee for a World Parliament (COPAM), based in Paris, has joined the Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (CEUNPA).

The spectre of "Talibanisation" has taken possession of much recent political commentary on Pakistan. The attacks on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore have become part of the same story as the imposition of "sharia law" in Swat, the bombing of securit

International engagement and domestic actors' political will are both critical if Zimbabwe's national unity government is to realize the promise of last September's Global Political Agreement, a Congressional hearing was told this week. The key priorities

This essay explores the conception of the individual in Dewey's democratic writings. Following Dewey's lead, I argue that it is human individuality, including our impulses, habits, and capacities, along with an appropriate environment, that represents the

The present time of slackening is a helpful moment to examine Muslim perceptions of Western religious intention. A kind of seven-year itch following 9/11 seems to have thrown up some possible resolutions of the polarity which look beyond the clearly fruit