Untouchable India: Impunity for Caste Violence
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Despite the abolition of untouchability and the enactment of special laws to protect Dalits and Adivasis in India, marginalized communities nevertheless have been subjected to systematic violence. Worse, in most cases, they have been denied justice. New Delhi–based journalist Manoj Mitta will explore instances of impunity for caste violence in India.
Women’s Resilience and Resolve in Northwest Pakistan:...
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
In her presentation, social activist Shad Begum outlined the challenges to women’s political and economic empowerment in PATA and highlighted those change-makers who are surmounting them.
12th Annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture: The Puzzle of...
06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
The Embassy of Canada and The National Endowment for Democracy invite you to the twelfth annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World featuring Andrew J. Nathan.
Report: Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society in Egypt, Russia,...
In a new report by the International Forum for Democratic Studies, three experts assess the shape and trajectory of civil society and the media in Egypt, Russia, and Vietnam, and their restrictions.
Democracy Promotion and the Democracy Recession
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
At a panel discussion celebrating the publication of Larry Diamond's new collection of essays In Search of Democracy (Routledge), Professor Diamond, Thomas Carothers, Louisa Greve, and Peter Lewis examined the state of democracy and democracy-promotion in the world today, with special attention to developments in Asia and Africa.
The Global Campaign Against Democratic Norms
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Alexander Cooley, Steven Heydemann, Ronald Deibert, and Christopher Sabatini discuss the implications of the campaign against democratic norms in Eurasia, China, the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America, and cyberspace.
Telling a Good Story: Censorship, Propaganda, and China’s Media
In this episode of Democracy Ideas, Anne-Marie Brady describes the evolution of censorship and propaganda techniques employed by the Chinese authorities in the age of the Internet and globalized media.
2014 Democracy Award
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
The National Endowment for Democracy is proud to honor two of these voices – Liu Xiaobo and Xu Zhiyong – both locked in Chinese prisons because the regime views the power of their ideas as an existential challenge.
Two Faces of Chinese Media: International Expansion, Internal...
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
China has elevated media into a major component of its international grand strategy, yet censorship within China's borders and pressure on news organizations outside of China impede independent reporting about China itself. This CIMA panel discussion focused on this dichotomy and marked the launch of CIMA's two reports: CCTV's International Expansion: China's Grand Strategy for Media and The Long Shadow of Chinese Censorship: How the Communist Party's Media Restrictions Affect News Outlets Around the World.
Can Democracy Work for Women in Burma?
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
In her presentation, Tay Tay discussed women’s unique contributions to political developments in Burma and used her experiences as an activist to highlight the indispensable role played by multi-ethnic women’s groups along Burma’s borders in the country’s struggle for democracy. She identified opportunities available to women in light of the current opening in Burma, as well as obstacles hindering the advancement of women, regardless of their ethnicity or social status. She concluded with recommendations on how stakeholders can foster an enabling environment that protects and promotes women in a democratic Burma.
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