This website might be of interest to some of you.
It is not without it's biases, coming from the National Endowment for Democracy, but they offer this digest with a range of articles. Their receht issue includes:
Inside most recent Issue:
NGO related news
Screws tighten on Russia’s NGOs
Enough says enough - time for regime change in Zimbabwe
Next step for Iraq’s fledgling democracy
Defend civil society, urges eminent persons group
Ethiopia’s NGO law - disabling by design
Eurasian autocrats turn against free media
Somali journalist, NED associate, killed
Zimbabwe: jailed activists prompt concern, solidarity
Resources
and:
“An Ethical Framework for ‘Strategically Vital” Democracy Assistance?
“Egypt’s Bloggers and Labor Activists Make Common Cause
Turkish Democracy Triumphs - Narrowly - Over Judicial Coup?
Islamist Parties: Bona Fide Democrats?
Democracy Deficit Fails to Benefit Arab Democrats
China’s ‘Bifurcated Authoritarianism‘ a Challenge to Freedom Agenda
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai’s Leadership Questioned
Venezuela: Chavistas ‘Losing momentum’
See also this short article on 'civil society' causing backlash in Asia.
Friday, January 23, 2009
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