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"Checks on executive authorities are viewed as a positive attribute of liberal democracies," Moore said. "Unfortunately, they are also associated with the continuation of the status quo. So this ...
Cynicism threatens democracy, says a London School of Economics research project behind a cynicism index
... but other animals can also show complex social patterns of despotism and democracy, and there may be much that we can learn and benefit from in understanding these natural patterns of leadership."
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Specialist advice can be invaluable in shaping policy, but, argues Colin Macilwain, democracies need to keep a careful eye on the powers acquired by an unelected elite.
... to find out what this development means and discovered that there is much more to building a multicultural democracy than electing Indian mayors and presidents. This is due to the enormous range of ...
... states in a more vulnerable position than dictatorships since the people living in democracies can hold the government accountable for upholding national security. By attacking the population that ...
... year's presidential elections have already exhibited a number of time-honored traditions in American democracy. Unfortunately, recent presidential elections have included a new ritual--questions and ...
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Interestingly, countries whose respondents reported high levels of happiness were much likelier to be democracies than were countries that rank lower in terms of their citizens' happiness.
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... in the management of forests, particularly in the forests of West Africa.
"We face a 'deficit of democracy' plagued by violent conflict and human rights abuses," Opoku said. "We must address ...
Devoted Guns N' Roses fans awaiting the long-postponed album Chinese Democracy could finally be seeing it in the near future, after a new song from the band was unveiled as part of the upcoming sequel ...
... an abortion. It should come as no surprise that young women are more in favour of domestic democracy than the young men, while also being more supportive of a woman's right to have an abortion," she ...
... strengthen the critical linkage between citizens and courts and enhance the quality of democracy," the authors conclude. These results are inconsistent with popular opinion that competitive and ...
... if they have at least one parent whose style combines warmth, a demanding nature and democracy -- the same combination that is best for young children.
Renk, the mother of a kindergartner and an ...
... , action research was first described by Kurt Lewin in 1946 and focused on issues of workplace democracy. Community action research began with Brazilian educator Paolo Freire, who used innovative ...
U.S. federal authorities have arrested a Los Angeles-area blogger accused of posting leaked tracks from the forthcoming Guns N' Roses album online.
