Democracy
Up one levelDemocracy is a form of government going back to ancient times that allows people direct voice in how their society is ruled. It has evolved differently in different countries, and has found various forms of expression in modern days. Democracy’s essential core is government with the informed consent of the people being governed. This section of the BurmaGuide.Net includes resource summaries on the theory and practice of democracy in Burma and many other parts of the world.
“Burma - The Military and its Constitution”
“Burma - The Military and its Constitution,” focuses on the monopoly of the military in the constitution drafting process. The constitution ...
Democracy and Governance - A Conceptual Framework
This publication describes the USAID Center for Democracy and Governance’s approach to democracy and governance assistance programs by presenting ...
Handbook of Democracy and Governance Program Indicators
This handbook was developed to enhance the ability to monitor progress in achieving planned results and use performance information to guide program ...
The Role of Media in Democracy - A Strategic Approach
This strategic approach is intended to help make informed decisions with regard to programming media development activities. It analyzes a history of ...
USAID Handbook on Legislative Strengthening
This handbook is intended to assist informed decisions with regard to legislative strengthening strategies. It outlines a framework for assessing the ...
Status Note on Development of UNDP Governance Indicators
UNDP seeks to develop a set of non-ranking governance indicators to be used by developing countries to be used to enhance governance capacity and ...
Institute for Popular Democracy
This site contains commentary on current political and social issues related to democracy and political reform in the Philippines. It also provides ...
AKBAYAN (Citizens Action Party)
This site features background information on Akbayan, the Citizens Action Party of the Philippines. The main page contains press releases and ...
IBON Foundation Inc.
This site contains media releases, analysis, research results, and activities of IBON as well as a listing of publications produced by the ...
Isis International Manila
This site contains a listing of different advocacy initiatives, campaigns, and publications of the organization. The site also contains an extensive ...
UN News Center