Plato On Democracy
Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID)
A non-profit think tank dedicated to studying the relationship between Islam and democracy.
www.islam-democracy.org
Plato, Karin
Official site of Vancouver, Canada jazz vocalist Plato includes her biography, tour dates, press reviews, guestbook and information on her new cd.
karinplato.com
Democracy In The Third World--Destructive Egalitarian Myth
Argues against democracy in states without a dominant middle class and that egalitarian policies stifle human progress.
pages.prodigy.net
Democracy & Nature
The international journal of Inclusive Democracy. Edited by Takis Fotopoulos
www.democracynature.org
Direct Democracy Campaign (DDC)
Campaigning for government by referendum in the UK and elsewhere in the world. Provides proposals, opinion articles, and news on the status of direct democracy.
www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk
Committee for Democracy in Burma - Sydney, Australia.
Promoting human rights and democracy for Burma.
members.tripod.com
Plato and Platonism
(Catholic Encyclopedia)
www.newadvent.org
Democracy and Nature
A journal for discussion of direct political, social, ecological, and "inclusive" democracy. Includes aims and scope, full back issues, selected texts, forthcoming themes, contribution guidelines, links, and subscription information.
www.democracynature.org
On Plato's Criticism of Democracy
Essay accepting Plato's observations of the weaknesses of democracy, but recognizing that the weaknesses can be minimized.
web.singnet.com.sg
Reclaim Democracy .org
Non-profit organization with information and tools for action on corporate accountability, revitalizing democracy, political reform, and defending civil rights.
www.reclaimdemocracy.org
Celestial Democracy
Scientologist site on democracy and political philosophy.
www.homestead.com
Democracy 2.0
Site advocating direct democracy and principles at local and state levels of government in the United States. Links to supporting historical and current documents. Also includes a discussion board.
www.democracy2.org
QUALIA V: The Quantum Physics and Sociology of Participatory Democracy.
Father Jerome talks about spirituality and consciousness and relates Einsteinian principles to participatory democracy.
www.angelfire.com
Improving Democracy
Essays on the functioning of different forms of democracy and suggestions for improvement.
thoughts.editthispage.com
International Action Center Watch
A pro democracy, civil society, non violence concern created to inform the public about the need for democracy and human rights in Cuba; as well as to expose non Cuban individuals and entities that support the communist dictatorship of Fidel Castro.
www.geocities.com
Center for the Study of Democracy
Interdisciplinary public policy institute dedicated to the values of democracy and market economy.
www.csd.bg
Plato Masonic Lodge No. 469 - Plato
Meets on the 1st Monday, 7:00 PM. History, officers, events and map.
www.mofreemason.com
Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID)
A membership-based non-profit think tank dedicated to studying the relationship between Islam and democracy. Includes information on conferences and events, and news analysis.
www.islam-democracy.org
Demos: Classical Athenian Democracy
A digital encyclopedia of classical Athenian democracy offering biographies, images, history, and arguments. Most content in PDF format.
www.stoa.org
Deliberative Democracy Project
Provides information why traditional democracy isn't working, plus solutions.
darkwing.uoregon.edu
National Initiative For Democracy
Political reform group. Proposes amending the Constitution to include a national referendum process. FAQ, text of proposed amendment and law, historical background and documents, benefits of direct democracy, and action plan.
ni4d.us
Karin Plato
Official site of Vancouver jazz vocalist and Juno Award nominee, Karin Plato.
karinplato.com
Time to Reengineer Democracy?
An invitation to a broad discussion to explore a reengineering of democracy for the better of all people on earth.
www.reengineerdemocracy.com
Plato and His Dialogues
Extensive site about Plato and his work, with biographical information, interpretation, indexes, and maps of the ancient world. By Bernard Suzanne.
plato-dialogues.org
Campaign for Conservative Democracy
Aims to promote and defend greater democracy in European and UK elections, and in relation to internal Conservative Party matters.
www.copov.org.uk
The Nature of Pure Democracy
The nature and significance of the appearance of democracy in a civilization.
www.ourcivilisation.com
Apolyton CS Forums - Civ2-Democracy Game
Civ II democracy game discussion group. Elections, polls, debates and other chatter.
apolyton.net
Socratic Ignorance in Democracy, the Free Market, and Science
Article taking the philosopher's views as starting points to examine democracy, caitalism, and science.
www.friesian.com
Bartleby.com: Plato
Articles on Plato from Columbia Encyclopedia and The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
www.bartleby.com
Ratifiers for Democracy
A democratic model that harmonizes representative and direct democracy, to ensure that legislation is citizen-mandated, and to be a loophole-free way to clean up the control that money and special interests now have in politics.
www.ratifiersfordemocracy.org
A Proposal for Direct Democracy
Essay by Robert Paul Wolff on direct democracy. Excerpted from his 1970 article 'In Defense of Anarchism'.
www.ne-plus-ultra.org
Apolyton CS Forums - Civ3-PtW Democracy Game
Discussion forum of the ACS Civ III PtW democracy game. Elections, polls, discussions and other activities.
apolyton.net
Plato - Gnostic Society Library
A complete list of the works of Plato on the Web, many available in Greek and in several English translations
www.gnosis.org
Plato for the Young Inquirer
Portland State University Greek Civilization class about Plato for kids.
www-adm.pdx.edu
Civilization Fanatics' Forums - Civ3 - Game of Democracy II
Discussion forums for CFC's second Civ III democracy game. Subforums for more specific issues.
forums.civfanatics.com
Conservativism and Christian Democracy
Text of a speech by David Willetts, Conservative MP for Havant (UK), tracing the history of the conservative and Christian Democracy movements and contrasting their origins, aims, and directions, particularly in regard to public services.
www.davidwilletts.org.uk
Direct Access Democracy
Advocates the superimposition of direct democracy onto the representative system via internet/telephony technologies.
www.etches.net
Democracy in Ancient India
A study on Democracy in ancient India by Muhlberger, associate Professor of History, Nipissing University.
www.nipissingu.ca
Apolyton CS Forums - CtP2-Democracy Game
CtP2 democracy game discussion group. Elections, polls, debates and other chatter.
apolyton.net
Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA)
An independent non-profit public interest organisation promoting democracy in South Africa.
www.idasa.org.za
International Women's Democracy Center (IWDC)
It was established to strengthen women's global leadership in all facets of democracy, to ensure women's full participation in citizenship and governance.
www.iwdc.org
World Audit of Democracy and Human Rights
Focus is on democracy, human rights, press freedom, corruption and the rule of law. Daily news on democracy and human rights, links and e-commerce facilities for human rights publications.
www.worldaudit.org
Zimbabwe Democracy Trust
Aimed at promoting democracy in Zimbabwe, based in London, UK. Current news and articles about the Mugabe regime.
www.zimbabwedemocracytrust.org
Evolutionist Order
A proposed system featuring a career "politician class" and popular party, influenced by Plato, Marx, democracy, and other philosophies.
www.evolutionistorder.com
Edward Carpenter
Established himself as a poet of democracy and socialism with books like Towards Democracy, and England's Ideal. He also wrote socialist songs and hymns such as England Arise! that were used by the Labour Church movement in the 1890s. (1844-1929)
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk
Serendipity: Liberty and Democracy
John Stuart Mill's essay On Liberty,other articles deaing with liberty, freedom and democracy.
www.serendipity.li
Direct Access Democracy
Proposes a form of direct democracy in which voting is done in small groups, the results of which are binding upon elected representatives. Site also provides an overview of strengths and weaknesses of representative and direct democracy and an illustration of DAD.
directaccessdemocracy.org
Democracy Watch Campaigns
A listing of Democracy Watch campaigns to mobilize public opinion on ethically questionnable activities by the government.
www.dwatch.ca
The tragedy of democracy
Samuel Gregg's essay examining the problems of the democracy discovered by Alexis de Tocqueville. PDF file.
www.cis.org.au
Hierarchic Democracy and the Necessity of Mass Civil Disobedience
The true nature of liberal democracy as unequal and the resulting need for civil disobedience instead of elections.
www.ucl.ac.uk
Slice of Philosophy: Plato
Short biography and a list of the works of Plato.
www.findlink.dk
Dana Plato @ FANSITES.COM
Directory of Dana Plato sites.
www.fansites.com
International Resource Center for Democracy (IRCD)
An independent endeavor to make scholarly ideas and information on democracy more accessible, housed at Indiana University. Links to political and activist resources as well as constitutions, elections, human rights, and regionally oriented sites.
www.polsci.indiana.edu
Abuse of Israeli Democracy
Examines the author's opinion of the state of Israeli democracy.
www.geocities.com
Youth Movement for Peace and Democracy
Offers information on the political views of the organisation, articles and commentary on the situation in the country and the monthly publication "Peace and Democracy". Includes a chat, guestbook and links.
www.ympd.0catch.com
Democracy Lab
Vermont-based group which provides services, information and consultation for the purpose of enhancing participatory democracy.
www.democracylab.com
loveunit.com - dynamic democracy
loveunit.com - dynamic democracy: play your part. Graphic Design focussed forums and resources.
www.loveunit.com
'Democracy Now!' Archive
Archive of broadcasts of the national Pacifica program 'Democracy Now!'. From 1997 to mid-2003.
www.webactive.com
Power Democracy
Argues for so-called pyramid democracy as a means to avoiding the manipulation of direct elections.
political-girl.tripod.com
USAID - Democracy
Statement of USAID interest in democracy and the Rule of Law in connection with development.
www.info.usaid.gov
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Objective to promote and advance sustainable democracy and to improve and consolidate electoral processes world-wide.
www.idea.int
Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID)
A think tank dedicated to studying the relationship between Islam and democracy.
www.islam-democracy.org
Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID)
CSID is a membership-based non-profit and non-private (501-c-3) think tank dedicated to studying the relationship between Islam and democracy.
www.islam-democracy.org
Vladimir Solovyov: Plato
The 1935 Richard Gill translation of Vladimir Solovyov's Essay on Plato. Presented on a single page.
www.geocities.com
Liberty Haven: Freedom and Democracy
A philosophical study of the uses and abuses of democracy in the modern United States.
www.libertyhaven.com
Catholic Encyclopedia: Christian Democracy
Article from 1908 representing Christian democracy as the ensemble of Catholic doctrine, organization, and action in the field of popular social questions.
www.newadvent.org
Race, Democracy and Culture
Rooted in and growing out of former president Bill Clinton's Initiative on Race, the Renewing Democracy Through Interracial/Multicultural Community Building project.
www.race-democracy.org
The World Wide Democracy Network
Aims to link people wishing to contribute to the development of a new paradigm of democracy based on soft-systems thinking and complexity theory.
www.wwdemocracy.org
A New Democracy
Author's personal views on how the current American capitalist society needs a major change, suggesting that it is now time to flip the views of US Democracy and politics 180 degrees.
www.machianews.blogspot.com
Libertocracy: The Tyranny of Democracy
Essay which compares democracy to mob rule, and argues that democratic republics are their most corrupt incarnation. Includes a selection of quotations.
www.libertocracy.com
Minnesota E-Democracy
A nonpartisan citizen-based project, whose mission is to improve participation in democracy in Minnesota through the use of information networks.
www.e-democracy.org
World Movement for Democracy
Nongovernmental effort to strengthen democracy where it is weak, to reform and invigorate democracy even where it is longstanding, and to bolster pro-democracy groups in countries that have not yet entered into a process of democratic transition.
www.wmd.org
Democracy Network of Iran
A site to promote democracy and Human Rights in Iran
www.d-n-i.org
Renewal of Democracy
Reasons for deficiencies in political and macro-economic performance - Prerequisites of an efficient democracy; Proposals for renewing the democratic process in European countries. Body German.
users.skynet.be
Putnam and Cavell on the Ethics of Democracy
A paper by Richard Shusterman considering these two thinkers' ethical interpretations of democracy.
www.temple.edu
Illuminatrix democracy
Illuminatrix develops an understanding of the new world order and democracy. Art and beauty defy the darkness of the bush administration destroying the illuminati.
www.illuminatrix.net
Direct Democracy - Wikipedia
Encyclopedia-style description of the term "direct democracy" with links for further research.
en.wikipedia.org
I want my Democracy Now!
Laura Flanders on WorkingForChange.com in support of Amy Goodman and Democracy Now!, broadcast from WBAI in New York. The article details harassment by Pacifica and U. Leid Interim General Manager of WBAI..
www.workingforchange.com
Celestial Democracy
Scientologist site on democracy and political philosophy.
www.homestead.com
Operation Uphold Democracy: Military Support for Democracy in Haiti
A summary by the National Defense University of the reasons for the success of the US-led intervention in Haiti.
www.stormingmedia.us
Plato Area Map
Shows where Plato is in relation to Glencoe, Hutchinson, and Minneapolis.
tiger.census.gov
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
Key documents that define the American democracy, divided by governmental branch.
www.gpoaccess.gov
Foundation in Support of Local Democracy
Disseminates the idea of local self-governance as the basic form of democracy.
www.frdl.org.pl
Democracy for Ocala
Local volunteer group in support of Democracy for America, Howard Dean's organization to promote progressive candidates.
democracyforocala.com
Democracy in America
Hypertext of Alexis DeTocqueville's DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA with a gallery of related projects describing America ca. 1820-1840.
xroads.virginia.edu
The Peoples Democracy
Quotes from the USA founding fathers on democratic and constitutional principles and a set of positive and plainly stated proposals to reform American political infrastructure providing better democracy and government.
www.thepeoplesdemocracy.org
Congress of International Direct Democracy
Participants from 14 nations around the world. Many participated as individual citizens of their countries while others represented a variety of universities or institutions devoted to improving democracy in their lands or across national boundaries.
www.auburn.edu
Free Burma Coalition
An umbrella group of organizations around the world working for freedom and democracy in Burma. Supports the National League for Democracy (NLD).
www.freeburmacoalition.org
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