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Democratie

  • Democratie (op Rijksoverheid.nl)
    In een democratie kiezen burgers hun eigen volksvertegenwoordigers. Daarvoor is het belangrijk dat burgers weten wat er in de samenleving speelt. De overheid wil burgers meer bij politiek en samenleving betrekken. Bijvoorbeeld via ProDemos, Huis voor democratie en rechtsstaat.
  • Democracy Index (The Economist) (op Wikipedia)
    The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, that measures the state of democracy in most countries of the world.
  • State of Democracy
    The State of Democracy (SoD) assessment methodology empowers citizens to assess their own democracy and to identify policy steps needed to improve the quality of that democracy.
  • Democracy Web
    Democracy Web is composed of an interactive world map and an online study guide developed by the Albert Shanker Institute and Freedom House for use by teachers, professors, and their upper secondary- and lower college-level students. The study guide and map offer an overview of the basic architecture of democracy, give historical background information, and provide a framework for comparing the state of political rights and civil liberties in different countries around the world.
  • International Day of Democracy
    The UN General Assembly encourages Governments to strengthen national programmes devoted to the promotion and consolidation of democracy, and decided that 15 September of each year should be observed as the International Day of Democracy.
  • Omstreden democratie
    Het NWO-programma Omstreden democratie onderzocht de verandering en de kwetsbaarheid van democratie.
  • Aspecten van rechtsstaat & democratie
    De politieke geschiedenis van ons land vanaf het eind van de Republiek (1775) tot 2000 door Peter Faber op inzichtelijke wijze gepresenteerd.

Democratische stelstels

  • Different Systems of Democracy
    Onderdeel op website Democracy Building.
    How can the different systems of democracy be distinguished in everyday political life.

Kiesstelsels

  • Kiesstelsel
    Op Parlement.com.
  • Electoral Systems
    Onderdeel op website ACE Electoral Knowledge Network.
    The Electoral Systems topic area focuses on the design, mechanisms, and effects of different electoral systems on national, local and supranational levels.
  • Voting Systems (op Democracy Building)
    There are basically two systems in parliamentary elections,
    • the Majority Election System
    • the Proportional Representation System
  • Comparative Study
    Onderdeel op website Electoral Systems (CSES).
    CSES is a collaborative program of research among election study teams from around the world.