North Korean Human Rights Advocacy: Making the Most of Scarce...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
The chairman of NED grantee Database Center for North Korea Human Rights (NKDB) participated in a seminar at Johns Hopkins SAIS examining the findings of the 2010 White Paper on North Korean Human Rights, which provided systematically researched and analyzed data on human rights violations in North Korea.
Press Freedom in Ukraine: Incredible Shrinking Media Space?
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
The panel discussed growing international unease over the direction of press freedom in Ukraine, particularly reversals of press freedom under Victor Yanukovych.
Soft Censorship: Chipping Away at Press Freedom in Latin...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Experts discussed the various ways by which governments in Latin America are using financial, legal, and administrative pressures to influence media coverage.
The Elusive Synthesis: Exploring the Changing Relationship...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Journal of Democracy cosponsor a panel discussion on the overlap between the democracy and development communities.
Covering Corruption: The Difficulties of Trying to Make...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Rosemary Armao discussed her CIMA report, Covering Corruption: The Difficulties of Trying to Make a Difference, which examines the impact of reporting about the topic on the incidence of corruption, asking whether and how media have an effect in bringing about reform and better governance.
Merchants of Modernity: Business, Development, and Democracy...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Ms. Bernstein explained her argument that economic rationality inadvertently leads to individuals with modern attitudes and to the creation of civil society, which in turn facilitate human rights, pluralism, and democracy.
Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes after the Cold...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
“Competitive authoritarianism”—a type of regime that combines competitive elections with serious violations of democratic procedures—has proliferated during the post-Cold War era. Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way explored these trends and discussed the questions that they raise.
Biographies for Honorees of 2008 Democracy Award
Honorees Born in 1971 and blind since childhood, Chen Guangcheng is a self-taught lawyer and activist in Shandong province who has represented hundreds of villagers in rights-violation cases. In his most famous...
Remarks From 2008 Democracy Award
Remarks by Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Thank you, Congressmen, Carl (Gershman), and Vin (Weber), for those kind words, and for your service on the NED board. Having...
Prospects and Conditions for a Transition to Democracy in...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
The International Forum for Democratic Studies cosponsored with Stanford University’s Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) a small workshop on prospects and conditions for a transition to democracy in Zimbabwe.
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