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Democracy

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.


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			Démocratie et gouvernance mondiale Ouvrage collectif This book is not available in English. More...


			Introducing Democracy : 80 Questions and Answers Beetham, David; Boyle, Kevin -with cartoons by Plantu What is Democracy ? Why should we value it ? What is the relation between democracy and individual rights ? What is the relation between nationalism and democracy, or democracy and a market economy ? How can democracy be maintained and improved ? More...


			Introducing Democracy. 80 Questions and Answers Beetham, David; Boyle, Kevin - with cartoons by Plantu What is democracy? What is the relation between democracy and individual rights? Is majority rule always democratic? How can democracy be maintained and improved? More...


			Peace and democracy: benchmarking Caillé, Alain Who would not support the establishment of peace and democracy everywhere in the world? This is the ideal that rightfully guides international organizations; and after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 it seemed destined to triumph quickly. Fifteen years later, it appears that we are far from this goal. Why? More...


			The Interaction between Democracy and Development Boutros-Ghali, Boutros This Report presents the debates of the International Panel on Democracy and Development, chaired by Mr Boutros Boutros-Ghali. More...


			The Interaction between democracy and development Boutros-Ghali, Boutros Executive summary More...


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			Interview with Boutros Boutros-Ghali: “Unless efforts are made to democratize globalization, globalization will vitiate the nature of national democracies.” UNESCO - Sector for Social and Human Sciences - 2003-04 in SHS Newsletter 01 More...


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			Democracy UNESCO Brochure on UNESCO and the promotion of democratic values and principles. More...


			Promoting democracy in post-conflict societies – a challenge for the Byblos Centre Blom, Jeanette How should democracy be encouraged in post-conflict societies? This was the subject of debate at a Conference held in April 2004 at UNESCO’s new Byblos Centre in Beirut, Lebanon. More...


			The Byblos Letters The Byblos Centre publishes on a regular basis the ”Byblos Letters" which contain selected articles and conference reports. More...

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			Introducing Democracy. 80 Questions and Answers More...

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