Puolueiden Kansainvälinen Demokratiayhteistyö Demo ry - DEMO Finland
Puolueiden kansainvälinen demokratiayhteistyö Demo ry
Partiernas internationella demokratisamarbete Demo rf
Political Parties of Finland for Democracy, Demo Finland
Puolueiden kansainvälinen demokratiayhteistyö Demo ry
Partiernas internationella demokratisamarbete Demo rf
Political Parties of Finland for Democracy, Demo Finland
Political Parties of Finland for Democracy, Demo Finland, functions as a co-operative organisation for Finnish parliamentary parties. It seeks to enhance democracy by carrying out and facilitating collaborative projects between Finnish political parties and political movements in the developing countries. The purpose of these collaborative projects is to promote dialogue and mutual learning on different forms of democracy, and the problems and possibilities thereof.
European commission is launching a new program to promote political and democratic reform in Northern Africa. The program, in its first phase, will take place in Morocco and Tunisia and aims at supporting independence and efficiency of the judiciary.
UN's development program UNDP organised a three day training for the leaders of the Joint Youth and Student's platform in co-operation with Demo Finland. The training, that took place in mid-December, aimed at developing leadership skills, that value co-operation, fair and equal governance, discussion and justice as tools for good management.
Supporting good governance and democracy demands continuous scrutiny of tools and methods used by the aid providers. Development aid that supports political systems is delicate and heavily bound to areal and cultural contexts. The new report by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace examines the development of perspectives used in governance and democracy support.
The Arab Spring's positive and eager atmosphere for democracy has been the most evident democracy news of the year. Unfortunately, human rights and democracy activists are not given a level playground all over the world – for example in Russia and Belarus their actions are often suppressed by brutal means. Meanwhile North African countries are voting in their first democratic elections, Russia and Belarus are sinking deeper into authoritarian regimes.
More than half of Ghanaians are women but currently women hold only 19 seats in the country's parliament, representing less than 10 % of all member. Recently, this issue has risen to the public debate. Within this framework, the Ministry of Women's and Children's Affairs has started planning an affirmative action bill that aims to improve women's participation in politics.
Two recent papers by FRIDE, a think tank for global action, discuss the potential break of democracy in Northern Africa and the Middle East. The authors call for more active and strategically coherent stand by EU to support desired development towards democracy in these areas.
Read the publications online:
The EU and the Arab spring: from munificence to geo-strategy
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 25.1.2012
Al Arabiya 24.1.2012
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 24.1.2012
Democracy Digest 23.1.2012
EU Oserver 19.1.2012
Democracy Digest 19.1.2012
Democracy Digest 19.1.2012
The Guardian 14.1.2012
International Idea 12.1.2012
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 12.1.2012
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 12.1.2012
Democracy Digest 11.1.2012
The New York Times 9.1.2012
Democracy Digest 6.1.2012
Democracy Digest 5.1.2012
