Liu Xiaobo and Xu Zhiyong Honored With 2014 Democracy Award, Rep. Frank...
NED marks Tiananmen anniversary with tributes to Chinese prisoners, Liu Xiaobo and Xu Zhiyong, and human rights campaigner, Rep. Frank Wolf.
NED Marks Tiananmen Anniversary With Tributes to Chinese Prisoners and...
Chinese political prisoners honored to mark 25th Tiananmen Anniversary Rep. Frank Wolf to receive Democracy Service Medal
Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Arab World
A Journal of Democracy Book Beginning in December 2010, a series of uprisings swept the Arab world, toppling four longtime leaders and creating an apparent political opening in a region long impervious to the...
Democracy Ideas: Anne Applebaum, "Revolutions and Democracy"
MAR 7, 2014 Democracy Ideas: Anne Applebaum, "Revolutions and Democracy" International Forum for Democratic Studies Interview Series
Democracy Ideas: Javier Corrales, "Authoritarianism in Venezuela"
FEB 24, 2014 Democracy Ideas: Javier Corrales, "Authoritarianism in Venezuela" International Forum for Democratic Studies Interview Series
Breaking the News: The Role of Authoritarian State-Run Media
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Today, authoritarian governments are willfully depriving hundreds of millions of people of authentically plural and independent information and analysis, with profound implications for these countries’ ability to reform and prosper. The event, which featured experts on China, Russia, and Iran, was organized around the ideas in the January 2014 Journal of Democracy article, “Breaking the News: The Role of State-Run Media,” written by panelists Christopher Walker and Robert Orttung.
Democracy Ideas: Marc F. Plattner on "Governance" and Democracy
JAN 23, 2014 Democracy Ideas: Marc F. Plattner, "Governance, Government, and Democracy" International Forum for Democratic Studies Interview Series
“Breaking the News: The Role of State-Run Media” – Journal...
JAN 10, 2014 "Breaking the News: The Role of State-Run Media" by Christopher Walker and Robert W. Orttung Forum News
Fragile States: The Role of Media and Communication
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Fragile states around the world demand international attention from both the diplomatic and development communities. They are states where governance tends to be weakest and development is most difficult to achieve. Media is often most vulnerable to cooption in these states. This discussion focused on the challenges and opportunities for media development in fragile states using Iraq, Afghanistan, Kenya, and Somalia as case studies.
Democracy Ideas: Larry Diamond Part II, The Arab Spring & the Future...
DEC 11, 2013 Democracy Ideas: Part II with Larry Diamond, "The Arab Spring and the Future of Democracy" International Forum for Democratic Studies Interview...
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