Publications on the topic of “Democracy needs Participation” - Security – Innovation – Democracy
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Publications on the topic of “Democracy needs Participation”
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Handbook on 2024 Presidential Elections in the Republic of North Macedonia
First edition
Traditionally, since 2013, every election year, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Office in Skopje (KAS) and the Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” from Skopje (IDSCS) prepare handbooks for the electoral processes in the country.
April 19, 2024
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DemocrAIcy
Gesellschaftliche Chancen und Risiken Künstlicher Intelligenz im politischen Prozess
Eine dreiteilige Vorlesungsreihe an der Technischen Universität Darmstadt.
Felix Kraft
April 15, 2024
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Enhancing Pacific Ecosystems for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Roundtable Policy Dialogue
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Australia) was pleased to support the Griffith Asia Institute’s Roundtable Policy Dialogue on “Enhancing Pacific Ecosystems for Entrepreneurship and Innovation” held on 26/27 March 2024 in Brisbane.
Eva Wagner
March 28, 2024
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75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Map of the Month 12/2023
Probably the most important document of the century turns 75: December 10, 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Initially drafted by Eleanor Roosevelt (USA) and Dr. Peng-chun Chang (China), representatives of 9 states came to encompass the Drafting Committee who worked on the 30 articles of the declaration which was ultimately voted upon in the UN General Assembly in 1948. The drafting states included: the Soviet Union (USSR), Australia, Chile, Lebanon, France, the United Kingdom and Canada. 48 states voted in favor of the text, 8 abstained (Soviet Union, Belarusian and Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia, Saudi Arabia, Union of South Africa) and 2 states did not vote. Important human rights mechanisms, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights or the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights were adopted in the following years. Currently, 9 international human rights treaties exist whose implementation is monitored by committees of independent experts. In 1993, the UDHR was again reaffirmed by a total of 171 state representatives as part of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action (VDPA). The UN General Assembly with its 184 Member States endorsed the VDPA again on 20 December 1993, thereby reaffirming their support for the Universal Declaration. They also decided to establish the post of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Although human rights constituite one of the three pillars of the UN system alongside peace, security and development, 75 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) only receives a tiny part of the UN regular budget, only 4.3% and thus remains severely underfunded.
Sarah Ultes
December 10, 2023
Map of the Month
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo before the election
The Democratic Republic of Congo with its 100 million inhabitants votes in December - an opportunity and a challenge
On 20 December 2023, the people of Africa's second largest country, which has been ravaged by crises, mismanagement and war, will be called upon to take part in a mega-event: they will simultaneously elect the President of the Republic, the 500 members of the National Assembly, the representatives of the 26 provincial parliaments and, for the first time, the members of the municipal councils (city councils). President Félix Tshisekedi, the country's former beacon of hope, is standing for re-election.
The presidential candidates all come from the well-known political class. However, the opposition candidates are primarily criticising the current government and the election process. Political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are rarely guided by traditional ideological or democratic principles; they are often linked to tangible economic interests. In the past, there have been repeated cases of unrest after elections - in a country the size of Western Europe.
Jakob Kerstan
November 29, 2023
Country Reports
Premier
Tadeusz Mazowiecki. Pisma i dokumenty 1989-1990
W 10 rocznicę śmierci Premiera Tadeusza Mazowieckiego ukazała się przy wsparciu Fundacji Konrada Adenauera publikacja zawierająca pisma i zapisy rozmów oraz ważnych wystąpień i wywiadów z czasów jego urzędowania w dobie przełomu.
October 28, 2023
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Trends im [Nicht-]Vertrauen 2023
Bericht über den Stand des Misstrauens in der Slowakei. Eine Studie von DEKK Institut.
Vertrauen ist kein abstraktes Konzept, sondern wirkt sich auf unser tägliches Leben und dessen Qualität aus. Geringes Vertrauen hat negative Auswirkungen auf die Wirtschaft und den Zustand unseres Geldbeutels, auf die Sicherheit auf den Straßen, auf Korruption und Vetternwirtschaft, auf die subjektive Lebenszufriedenheit, auf den Zusammenhalt der Gemeinschaft und nicht zuletzt auf unsere Fähigkeit, wirksam auf Krisen zu reagieren.
October 2, 2023
Facts and Findings
Army seizes power in Gabon
A military coup as a warrant of democracy and the rule of law?
Francophone West and Central Africa are in further turmoil. After five military coups in the last three years (Mali, Chad, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger), the military also took power in Gabon at the end of August 2023. Is this military coup in Gabon also a result of recent anti-democratic developments in sub-saharan Africa, or can it be seen in a different light?
September 19, 2023
Country Reports
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The Jordanian Paradox
Participation and control
Jordan wants to enable more political participation and strengthen parliamentarism. The legal course has been set. At the same time, the scope for critical expression of opinion is narrowing, most recently as a result of a new law to combat cybercrime. But the country's modernization can only succeed if the state has confidence in its citizens.
Dr. Edmund Ratka
August 30, 2023
Country Reports
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“You don’t know what the future holds …”
Results of two representative trend surveys
The study shows changes in the political attitudes of the population between December 2022 and June 2023. How did satisfaction with democracy and trust in institutions develop? How optimistic are citizens about the future? How do attitudes differ between East and West Germany and between the various party supporters? How are party sympathies changing? The study explores these questions with the help of two representative surveys conducted six months apart.