Projects of the Council for a Community of Democracies |
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International Steering Committee of the Community of Democracies
CCD serves as the Secretariat for a network of 27 NGO leaders worldwide who represent the civil society component of the Community of Democracies.
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A Diplomat's Handbook for Democracy Development Support
The first comprehensive look at how diplomats of democratic countries can relate to civil society and support the development of democracy in their countries of assignment. |
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The Role of the Armed Forces in Democratic Transition
Under the leadership of Project Director Admiral (Ret.) Dennis Blair, CCD is focusing attention on how governments can make support for democracy a policy objective of military relations. |
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The Global Strategic Plan for Democracy Education
CCD's ongoing effort to promote democracy education enters a new phase as the Mongolian Chair of the Community of Democracies makes democracy education a priority theme. |
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Democracy Dialogue:
A CCD Blog |
Democracy Dialogue serves as a forum to reflect a diverse set of views on issues of democracy support/promotion, international cooperation on democracy issues, and US support for democracy as an important aspect of its foreign policy.
Click here to read the latest post:
"Regime Change, EU Style" by Charles Heck, CCD Board Member, and Dominik Tolksdorf, Center for Transatlantic Relations |
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CCD President Bob LaGamma speaks with Aung San Suu Kyi
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On April 27-29, the VII Ministerial of the Community of Democracies took place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Council for a Community of Democracies (CCD) organized a panel discussion on democracy education for the Civil Society Forum, participated on a democracy education panel with ministers of education, and served as the rapporteur for a meeting about the civil society recommendations for the Ulaanbaatar Declaration.
For more information about the conference, please click here. |
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Conference Participants
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CCD’s Democracy Education initiative was given a big lift with the conclusion of the March 11-12 Charlottesville Conference, “Creating a Culture of Democracy through Education: A Strategy for Policymakers,” that brought together 29 experts from 19 countries. It led to the adoption of a four page Charlottesville Declaration that CCD plans to introduce into the Community of Democracies Ulaanbaatar Ministerial Conference at the end of April.
For more information about the conference, please click here. |
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CCD Board member Pauline Baker, CCD President Robert LaGamma, and CCD Chairman Robert Hunter
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On November 29, government and civil society representatives gathered to discuss the CCD's open letter to US President Obama concerning democracy support in US foreign policy.
For more information about the discussion, please click here. |
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Participants at the CCD workshop in Lima |
The Council for a Community of Democracies (CCD), in partnership with the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD), organized a workshop on civic education at the World Movement for Democracy’s Lima Assembly on October 17, 2012.
For more information about the workshop, please click here. |
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CCD recently received a grant from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). The project, A Civil Society Strategy for Strengthening Democracy Education, was launched in July 2012.For more information about this initiative and the UNDEF grant, please click here.
For information about UNDEF funding and other projects, please click here.
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| Civil Society Recommendations for the VII CD Ministerial in Ulaanbaatar | April 29, 2013 |
| CCD Announces 2013 Palmer Prize Winners | April 29, 2013 |
| Report of the Charlottesville Conference on Democracy Education | April 17, 2013 |
| CD Press Release on Seventh Ministerial Meeting in Ulaanbaatar | April 10, 2013 |
| Declaration of the Charlottesville Conference | March 22, 2013 |
| ISC Statement on the Treatment of Civil Society in Azerbaijan | March 19, 2013 |
| CCD Press Release on UN Resolution on Education for Democracy | December 3, 2012 |
| ISC Statement on the Peace Agreement in the Philippines | October 12, 2012 |
| Minutes from the Fifth CD Governing Council Meeting | September 25, 2012 |
| Minutes from the Sixth CD Executive Committee Meeting | September 24, 2012 |
| ISC Statement on the Execution of Prisoners in The Gambia | August 30, 2012 |
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