7th Annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Ivan Krastev gives the annual Seymour Martin Lipset lecture on democracy in the world.
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.
Evaluating the Evaluators: Media Freedom Indexes and What...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
John Burgess discussed his new CIMA report, Evaluating the Evaluators: Media Freedom Indexes and What They Measure, which examines the strengths and shortcomings of media freedom indexes-in particular IREX's Media Sustainability Index, Freedom House's Freedom of the Press, and Reporters Without Borders' Press Freedom Index- and offers recommendations to improve these and other studies.
Working to End Torture in Liberia
Liberia is moving beyond war atrocities, blood diamonds and drug trafficking as NED grantee Rescue Alternatives Liberia (RAL) helps shift the national focus towards a more democratic future. After lengthy preparation...
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