ONLINE UNESCO DICTIONARY
DEMOCRACY
Human Development Report 2002:
Deepening democracy in a fragmented world
Politics
matter for human development. Reducing poverty depends as much on whether poor
people have political power as on their opportunities for economic progress.
Democracy has proven to be the system of governance most capable of mediating
and preventing conflict and of securing and sustaining well-being. By expanding
people's choices about how and by whom they are governed, democracy brings
principles of participation and accountability to the process of human
development.
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DEMOCRACY and
REEDUCATION (Germany)
Rare video footage of Jurgen Habermas discussing
some of his theories....Habermas Theory
Critical German Democracy Communication Public Sphere philosophy sociology
enlightenment
PERESTROIKA
Charlie Rose - An hour with Mikhail Gorbachev
The Interaction
between Democracy and Development
Perestroika Mikhail
Gorbachev (
From the outset, UNESCO has
played a key role in the promotion of democratic values and principles. Its
Constitution upholds the democratic ideals of justice, liberty, equality and
solidarity, and considers these principles as fundamental factors in the
building of peace. Indeed, the Preamble makes a direct link between "the
denial of the democratic principles of the dignity, equality and mutual respect
of men" and the "great and terrible war". The realization of the
democratic ideals is therefore at the core of UNESCO's actions.
After concentrating its work on the theoretical analysis of
the principles of democracy, UNESCO developed a strategy in 2002-2003 for an
international programme on democracy. This strategy
is coordinated by the International Centre for Human Sciences (ICHS)
at
The overall theme of the new democracy programme is
"democracy, culture and peace". It contains three main areas of
action: fostering comparative analytical research on democracy and its
relationship to culture; organizing international dialogues and prospective
analysis on the future of democracy; and supporting democracy in post-conflict
societies.