World Movement for Democracy

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World Movement for Democracy is an international network of organizations which share a common goal of promoting democracy. Its missions is to "to strengthen democracy where it is weak, to reform and invigorate democracy even where it is longstanding, and to bolster pro-democracy groups in countries that have not yet entered into a process of democratic transition."

It was initiated in 1999 by the National Endowment for Democracy and two Indian nongovernmental organizations.

[edit] Steering Committee

  • Mahnaz Afkhami, Iran
  • Urban Ahlin, Sweden
  • Genaro Arriagada, Chile
  • Zainab Bangura, Sierra Leone
  • Francesca Bomboko, Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Kavi Chongkittavorn, Thailand
  • Ivan Doherty, Ireland
  • Han Dongfang, China
  • Yuri Dzhibladze, Russia
  • Joao Carlos Espada, Portugal
  • Abdou Filali-Ansary, Morocco
  • David French, United Kingdom
  • Carl Gershman, USA*
  • Melinda Quintos de Jesus, Philippines
  • Ivan Krastev, Bulgaria
  • Riad Malki, Palestine
  • Reginald Matchabe-Hove, Zimbabwe
  • George Mathew, India
  • Roel von Meijenfeldt, Netherlands
  • Ghia Nodia, Georgia
  • Ayo Obe, Nigeria, Chair
  • Can Paker, Turkey,Treasurer
  • Inna Pidluska, Ukraine
  • Jacqueline Pitanguy, Brazil
  • Krzysztof Stanowski, Poland, Vice Chair
  • Elizabeth Ungar, Colombia, Secretary

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[edit] Network of Democracy Research Institutes

"The Network was established to facilitate contacts among democracy scholars and activists and to promote a greater awareness of the diversity and vitality of democracy studies today." [1]

Members Africa

  • Afrobarometer
  • Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) - Nigeria
  • Centre for Policy Studies (South Africa) (CPS) - South Africa
  • Democracy in Africa Research Unit (DARU) - South Africa
  • Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-GHANA)
  • Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa)

Asia

  • Academy of Political Education - Mongolia
  • Centre for Policy Alternatives - Sri Lanka
  • Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI) - Australia
  • Centre for Policy Research (CPR) - India
  • Civic Exchange - Hong Kong
  • East Asia Barometer - Taiwan
  • East Asia Institute - South Korea
  • Institute for National Policy Research (INPR) - Taiwan
  • King Prajadhipok's Institute (KPI) - Thailand
  • The Sejong Institute - South Korea

Europe

  • Access to Information Programme (AIP) - Bulgaria
  • Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM) - Montenegro
  • Center for Liberal and Democratic Studies (CLDS) - Serbia
  • Center for Policy Studies (CSP) - Hungary
  • Center for the Study of Democracy and Culture (CDK) - Czech Republic
  • Centre for Liberal Strategies (CLS) - Bulgaria
  • Centre for the Study of Public Policy (CSPP) - United Kingdom
  • Democratization and Rule of Law Program, FRIDE - Spain
  • European Stability Initiative (ESI) - Germany
  • Human Rights Centre, University of Essex - United Kingdom
  • Institute for Contemporary Studies (Albania) - Albania
  • Institute for Political Studies (IEP) - Portugal
  • Institute for Public Affairs (IVO) - Slovakia
  • Institute for Regional and International Studies - Bulgaria
  • Institute of Public Affairs, Poland - Poland
  • Interuniversity Research Centre on Southern Europe (CIRES) - Italy
  • Romanian Academic Society (SAR)

Former Soviet Union

  • Carnegie Moscow Center
  • Caucasian Institute for Peace, Democracy, and Development (CIPDD) - Georgia
  • Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights - Russia
  • Democratic Initiatives Foundation - Ukraine
  • Independent Institute of Socio-Economic Research (IISEPS) - Belarus
  • International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS) - Ukraine
  • St. Petersburg Center for Humanities and Political Studies (Strategy)
  • Ural Foundation for Social Innovations (UFSI) - Russia

Latin America

  • Center for the Opening and Development of Latin American (CADAL) - Argentina
  • Congreso Visible (CV) - Colombia
  • FUNDAR - Centro de Análisis e Investigación - Mexico
  • Latinobarometer - Chile
  • State of the Nation Program - Costa Rica

Middle East

  • Al-Urdun Al-Jadid Research Center - Jordan
  • Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) - United States
  • Centre for the Research of Societal Problems (TOSAM) - Turkey
  • Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies (ICDS) - Egypt
  • Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) - Israel
  • Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research - Palestine
  • Rene Moawad Foundation - Lebanon
  • Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) - Turkey

United States and Canada

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