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GLOBAL perspectives

                        on GLOBAL democracy

Discussing the meanings of global democracy should itself be a globally democratic process. Such a debate would include contributions from different world regions, different cultures, different walks of life, different ages, classes, genders and races. Many diverse people have something to say on the subject of global democracy.

Existing ideas

Literature on global democracy has so far tended to have a much narrower base of authors. Predominantly the ideas have come from the North Atlantic area, from Judeo-Christian western culture, and from limited circles of age, class, gender and race. This is not to say that existing writings on global democracy are uninteresting or unimportant. They often are. But the debate has so far been quite restricted.

Developing a global perspective

To broaden discussions of the nature and purpose of global democracy, the Building Global Democracy programme has developed a Conceptualising Global Democracy project. This work has involved contributors from ten world regions in equal measure. It has brought together views from Amazonian, Confucian, Hindu, Islamic, Melanesian and Western traditions. The project has involved a wide range of activists, officials and politicians as well as academics. The participation has also been gender balanced and covered ages from 20s to 80s.

Our findings shared

What do ideas of global democracy look like when they reflect this diversity of global humanity? The Conceptualising Global Democracy project has asked writers from ten world regions to set out their ideas of what democracy could mean when applied to global affairs. Here you can read short summaries of their views and get a taste of the rich insights that are available from a more fully global perspective on global democracy.

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