December 07, 2020

NED Mourns the Passing of Sen. Paul Sarbanes

It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) learned of the passing of U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), a longtime supporter of NED and a member of the Endowment’s Board of Directors...

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November 30, 2020

NED RESPONDS TO THREAT OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT SANCTIONS

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) learned today that NED’s Senior Director for Asia John Knaus, along with colleagues from NED partner the National Democratic Institute,  was singled out...

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November 19, 2020

“The Social Requisites of Democracy Revisited” and “Steady...

Seymour Martin Lipset’s scholarship on such themes as the conditions for democracy, political parties, voting behavior, extremist movements, ideologies, and public opinion constitutes one of the most prolific,...

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Youth Participation Critical to Democratic Progress in Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire president Alassane Ouattara won a controversial third term in office—despite the two-term limit embedded in the constitution—during an election boycotted by the opposition on October 31,...

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