World Movement for Democracy

World Movement for Democracy is an international network of organizations which share a common goal of promoting democracy. Its missions is to "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."

It was initiated in 1999 by the National Endowment for Democracy and two Indian nongovernmental organizations.

teering Committee

*Mahnaz Afkhami, Iran
*Urban Ahlin, Sweden
*Genaro Arriagada, Chile
*Zainab Bangura, Sierra Leone
*Francesca Bomboko, Democratic Republic of Congo
*Kavi Chongkittavorn, Thailand
*Ivan Doherty, Ireland
*Han Dongfang, China
*Yuri Dzhibladze, Russia
*Joao Carlos Espada, Portugal
*Abdou Filali-Ansary, Morocco
*David French, United Kingdom
*Carl Gershman, USA*
*Melinda Quintos de Jesus, Philippines
*Ivan Krastev, Bulgaria
*Riad Malki, Palestine
*Reginald Matchabe-Hove, Zimbabwe
*George Mathew, India
*Roel von Meijenfeldt, Netherlands
*Ghia Nodia, Georgia
*Ayo Obe, Nigeria, Chair
*Can Paker, Turkey,Treasurer
*Inna Pidluska, Ukraine
*Jacqueline Pitanguy, Brazil
*Krzysztof Stanowski, Poland, Vice Chair
*Elizabeth Ungar, Colombia, Secretary [http://www.wmd.org/about/steering.html Bios]

Network of Democracy Research Institutes

"The Network was established to facilitate contacts among democracy scholars and activists and to promote a greater awareness of the diversity and vitality of democracy studies today." [http://www.wmd.org/ndri/ndri.html#memberInstitutes]

Members"Africa"
*Afrobarometer
*Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) - Nigeria
*Centre for Policy Studies (South Africa) (CPS) - South Africa
*Democracy in Africa Research Unit (DARU) - South Africa
*Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-GHANA)
*Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa)

"Asia"
*Academy of Political Education - Mongolia
*Centre for Policy Alternatives - Sri Lanka
*Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI) - Australia
*Centre for Policy Research (CPR) - India
*Civic Exchange - Hong Kong
*East Asia Barometer - Taiwan
*East Asia Institute - South Korea
*Institute for National Policy Research (INPR) - Taiwan
*King Prajadhipok's Institute (KPI) - Thailand
*The Sejong Institute - South Korea

"Europe"
*Access to Information Programme (AIP) - Bulgaria
*Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM) - Montenegro
*Center for Liberal and Democratic Studies (CLDS) - Serbia
*Center for Policy Studies (CSP) - Hungary
*Center for the Study of Democracy and Culture (CDK) - Czech Republic
*Centre for Liberal Strategies (CLS) - Bulgaria
*Centre for the Study of Public Policy (CSPP) - United Kingdom
*Democratization and Rule of Law Program, FRIDE - Spain
*European Stability Initiative (ESI) - Germany
*Human Rights Centre, University of Essex - United Kingdom
*Institute for Contemporary Studies (Albania) - Albania
*Institute for Political Studies (IEP) - Portugal
*Institute for Public Affairs (IVO) - Slovakia
*Institute for Regional and International Studies - Bulgaria
*Institute of Public Affairs, Poland - Poland
*Interuniversity Research Centre on Southern Europe (CIRES) - Italy
*Romanian Academic Society (SAR)

"Former Soviet Union"
*Carnegie Moscow Center
*Caucasian Institute for Peace, Democracy, and Development (CIPDD) - Georgia
*Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights - Russia
*Democratic Initiatives Foundation - Ukraine
*Independent Institute of Socio-Economic Research (IISEPS) - Belarus
*International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS) - Ukraine
*St. Petersburg Center for Humanities and Political Studies (Strategy)
*Ural Foundation for Social Innovations (UFSI) - Russia

"Latin America"
*Center for the Opening and Development of Latin American (CADAL) - Argentina
*Congreso Visible (CV) - Colombia
*FUNDAR - Centro de Análisis e Investigación - Mexico
*Latinobarometer - Chile
*State of the Nation Program - Costa Rica

"Middle East"
*Al-Urdun Al-Jadid Research Center - Jordan
*Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) - United States
*Centre for the Research of Societal Problems (TOSAM) - Turkey
*Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies (ICDS) - Egypt
*Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) - Israel
*Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research - Palestine
*Rene Moawad Foundation - Lebanon
*Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) - Turkey

"United States and Canada"
*Center for Democracy and the Third Sector - United States
*Center for the Study of Democracy - United States
*Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) - United States
*Center on Democratic Performance (CDP) - United States
*International Forum for Democratic Studies - United States
*Rights & Democracy- International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (ICHRDD) - Canada

External links

* [http://www.wmd.org World Movement for Democracy official site]