BGD Convenor Institutes

Civil Society Initiatives

Journals

Media Initiatives

Official Organisations

Parliaments & Political Parties

Research Programmes

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BGD Convenor Institutes

The Building Global Democracy (BGD) Programme is facilitated and coordinated through a convening group of ten persons based in ten world regions. Below are links to each of the Convenors Institutes. For further information read more about our convenors.

• Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Research (IBASE)
  Moema de Miranda - Latin America 
   
• Cairo University
  Heba Raouf Ezzat - Middle East & North Africa
   
• Centre for the Study of Globalisation & Regionalisation (CSGR)
  Jan Aart Scholte - Western Europe  
   
• East West Centre
  Sitiveni Halapua - Pacific   
   
• Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
  Alla Glinchikova - Eastern Europe  & Central Asia   
   
• Jawaharlal Nehru University
  Anand Kumar - South Asia  
   
• Pan African Development Center
  Alfred Nhema - Sub-Saharan Africa   
   
• Research Centre for Globalization and Cultural Studies, University of Manitoba
  Diana Brydon - North America   
   
• Tsinghua University
  Peng Zongchao - East Asia  
   
• University of the West Indies
  Jessica Byron - Caribbean    

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Civil Society Initiatives

• Action Aid International
   
• African Network on Debt and Development (Afrodad)
   
• Afro-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organization (AAPSO) 
   
• Alberta Council for Global Cooperation
   
• All-Russian Social Movement ‘Alternatives’
   
• Amnesty International (AI)
   
• ANND   
  Arab NGO Network for Development.
   
• Arab Reform Initiative 
   
• Ashoka
   
• Asia-Europe People’s Forum
   
• Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum-Asia) 
   
• Associação Brasileira de Organizações Não Governamentais (ABONG) 
   
• Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
   
• Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID)
   
• Association of World Citizens
  International peace organisation with branches in 50 countries.
   
• Associazione Ya Basta 
   
• ATTAC
  Association for the Taxation of Finacial Translations to Aid Citizens.
   
• AVAAZ.org
  A community of global citizens who take action on the major issues facing the world today.  
   
• Bank Information Center (BIC)
   
• Bien Public à l’Échelle Mondiale (BPEM) 
   
• Biothai 
   
• Bretton Woods Project (BWP) 
   
• Bridge Initiative International  
  Mediation for change in global governance.
   
• CACIM
  India Institute for Critical Action: Centre in Movement
   
• Campaign for Global Democracy
  A membership association which aims to research, promote and advocate for democratisation of global governance.
   
• Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC)
   
• Carbon Trade Watch (CTW)
   
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)
   
• Centro Latino Americano de Ecologia Social (CLAES)
   
• Check Your Head: The Youth Global Education Network
   
• CIDSE 
   
• Citizens for Global Solutions
  A membership organization educating Americans about our global interdependence
   
• CIVICUS  
  World Alliance for Citizen Participation 
   
• Civil Society for Poverty Reduction Zambia (CSPR)
   
• Climate Action Network (CAN) 
   
• Coalition des Alternatives Africaines Dette et Développement (CAD-Mali) 
   
• Coalition Dette Extérieure de la RDC (CDE-RDC)
   
• Coalition for Democractic World Government
  A coalition of organizations working in various ways towards a civilized system of world law.
   
• Commonwealth Foundation
   
• Commonwealth People's Forum (CPF)
   
• Conference on NGOs to the United Nations (CONGO)
   
• Consumers International (CI)
   
• Coordination Sud
   
• Council for a Community of Democracies
  Advancing global democracy through partnership between civil society and government.
   
• CUTS International
   
• Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (DHF)
   
• Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN)
   
• Development Network of Indigenous Voluntary Associations (DENIVA)
   
• Disabled Peoples International (DPI)
   
• e-Parliament 
  Trying to connect all lawmakers worldwide and also allowing civil society participation.
   
• echo
  An internet project that aims to establish a new form of particpatory democracy.
   
• ENDA Tiers Monde 
   
• European Alternatives
  An organisation devoted to exploring the potential for transnational politics and culture. 
   
• European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad) 
   
• FIM
  Forum International de Montréal: Démocratiser la gouvernance mondiale
  Montreal International Forum: Democratizing Global Governance
   
• Focus on the Global South
   
• Forum on Democracy and Trade
   
• Fourth International (FI) 
   
• FNWG - Forum for a New World Governance
  Foro por una nueva Governanza Mundial
  Forum pour une nouvelle Gouvernance Mondiale
   
• FPH  
  Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le Progrès de l'Homme
   
• Friends of the Earth International 
   
• Gender Action
   
• GlobalDemo.org 
   A community website for those who see the need for democracy at a global level.
   
• Global Action Network Net (GAN-Net)
   
• Global AIDS Alliance (GAA)
   
• Global Call to Action on Poverty (GCAP)
   
• Global Campaign for Education (GCE)
   
• Global Exchange
   
• Global Financial Integrity Program
   
• Global Marshall Plan
   
• Global Policy Forum
   
• Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI)
   
• Global Trade Watch, Public Citizen
   
• Global Transparency Initiative (GTI)  
   
• The Global Vote 
  An opportunity for citizens of the world to express opinions on global issues
   
• Gorbachev Foundation 
   
• Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
   
• Grassroots Organizations Operating Together in Sisterhood (GROOTS)
   
• Greenpeace International 
   
• Halifax Initiative
  A Canadian coalition of developmet, environment, faith-based, human rights and labour groups. 
   
• Hemispheric Social Alliance (HSA)
   
• Human Rights Watch
   
• Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP)
   
• ICANN Watch
   
• Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
   
• Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
   
• Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD)
   
• Instituto Políticas Alternativas para o Cone Sul (PACS)
   
• International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of Tropical Forests 
   
• International Alliance of Inhabitants
   
• International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
   
• International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF)
   
• International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) 
   
• International Simultaneous Policy Organisation (Simpol)  
  A powerful new way to use your vote to drive politicians around the world to implement global solutions.
   
• International Trade and Gender Network (ITGN)
   
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
   
• Internet Governance Caucus (IGC)
   
• Internet Society (ISOC)
   
• Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC) 
   
• Jubilee South
   
• Land Center for Human Rights
   
• MEJN  
  Malawi Economic Justice Network 
   
• Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l’Amitié entre les Peuples (MRAP)
   
• New Literacy Project
   
• New Rules for Global Finance
   
• Noncommercial Users Constituency of ICANN (NCUC)
   
• OECD Watch
   
• OneWorld.net
  Online coverage on human rights and sustainable development
   
• One World Action  
   
• One World Trust
  An independent think tank that conducts research, develops recommendations and advocates for reform in global governance.  
   
• Oxfam France Agir Ici
   
• Oxfam International
   
• Panos
   
• Public Services International (PSI)
   
• Rede Brasil sobre Instituições Financeiras Multilaterais (Rede Brasil)
   
• Rethinking Bretton Woods Project, Center of Concern
   
• Rights & Democracy
   
• Sapiens Movement
  International movement of people and organizations working to establish a democratically elected world governing authority
   
• Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI)
   
• Social Justice Committee (SJC)
   
• Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI)
   
• StreetNet International
   
• Structural Adjustment Participatory Review International Network (SAPRIN)
   
• Student World Assembly
  Promoting global democracy one student at a time!
   
• Tax Justice Network (TJN)
   
• Third World Network (TWN)
   
• Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC)
   
• Transnational Radical Party
   
• Transnational Republic
  A global grassroots movement to establish democratic participation within globalisation.
   
• Transparency International
  The global coalition against corruption
   
• UBUNTU
  World Forum of Civil Society Networks
   
• Uganda National NGO Forum
   
• Union of NGOs of the Islamic World (UNIW)
   
• United Nations Foundation (UNF)
   
• UNPA Campaign
  Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
  Campagne pour la création d'une Assemblée parlementaire des Nations Unies
  Campagña para el Establicimiento de una Asamblea Parlamentaria en las Naciones Unidas 
   
• Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO)
  An organisation of indigenous peoples, minorities, and unrecognised or occupied territories who have joined together to protect and promote their human and cultural rights. 
   
• Vote World Parliament
  Global online referendum on a democratic world parliament
   
• VoteGlobal
  Global Voting Resource where members can have their say on political issues and elections around the world.
   
• The Wave
  A network based grassroots campaign for global democracy.
   
• Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
   
• Women’s Economic Agenda Project (WEAP)
   
• Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
   
• World Development Movement (WDM)
   
• World Economy, Ecology & Development (WEED)
   
• World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO) 
   
• World Federalist Movement (WFM)
  Global movement promoting development of democratic international institutions and the global application of international law. 
   
• World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)
   
• World Government of World Citizens
   
• World Learning
   
• World March of Women 
   
• World Social Forum
  Open meeting space for social movements, networks, NGOs and other civil society organisations.
   
• World Vision International
   
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF) 
   

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Journals

• Alternatives Internationales
  A Paris-based quarterly that offers frequent critical examinations of globalisation.
   
• Ethics & Global Politics
  An open access, peer reviewed scholarly journal that looks to foster theoretical contributions to the study of global politics.
   
• Global Governance
  Showcases the expertise of leading scholars and practitioners concerned with the processes of international cooperation and multilateralism.
   
• Global Policy
  Interdisciplinary journal bring together academics and practictioners to analyse both public and private solutions to global problems and issues.
   
• Global Society
  Encourages innovative approaches to the study of global and international issues from a range of disciplines.
   
• Globalizations
  Publishes work which explores new meanings of globalization, brings fresh ideas to the concept, broadens its scope and contributes to shaping debates of the future.
   
• Journal of Critical Globalization Studies
  Fully peer-reviewed, open-access, academic journal that invites contributors to challenge dominant ideas of globalisation.
   
• Journal of Democracy
  Quarterly journal which focuses on analyzing democratic regimes and movements around the world. 

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 Media Initiatives

• CINE REBELE
  Independent media collective distributing films related to social movements
   
• Global Connections Television
  Videos centered on or around the activities of the United Nations Association of the USA
   
• Global Voices Online
  International community of bloggers who report on blogs and citizen media from around the world.
   
• New Internationalist
  Reports on issues of world poverty and inequality, and debates and campaigns for radical change. 
   
• openDemocracy Publishes news analysis, debate and blogs on the world and the way we govern ourselves.
   
• Why Democracy?
  Film project on democracy in the world: ten one-hour films and 17 short films. 
   
• World Vote Now
  Film clip for Joel Marsden's new film 'World Vote Now', which explores issues surrounding global democracy. 

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 Official Organisations

• Asia-Europe Foundation (AEF)
  Advancing mutual understanding and collaboration amoung the people of Asia and Europe.
   
• Intergovernmental Group of Twenty Four (G24)
  Concerts the position of developing countries on monetary and development finance issues.
   
• Global Fund Partnership Forum
  An integral part of the Global Funs governance structure that involves all fund stakeholders.
   
• ICANN At-Large
  A community of individual Internet users who participate in the policy development work of ICANN.
   
• Independent Evaluation Office of the International Monetary Fund
  Set up to conduct independent and objective evaluations of Fund policies and activities.
   
• South Centre
  An Intergovernmental Policy Think Tank of Developing Countries.
   
• United Nations Global Compact
  Strategic policy initiative for businesses committed to aligning their operations & strategies with 10 universally accepted principles in the area of human rights, labour, environment & anti-corruption.
   
• United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS)
  Strengthening UN-Civil Society Relations.
   
• United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
   
• United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
  Multidisciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development.
   
• United Nations Secretary-General’s Panel on Civil Society-UN Relations
  Cardoso Report, 'We the People' (2004), on relations between the United Nations.
   
• World Bank Inspection Panel
  Forum for people who believe that they may be adversely affected by Bank-financed operations. 

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 Parliaments & Political Parties

• Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF)
  Forum for debate and exchange of proposals and information on issues of common interest to its members. 
   
• Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)
  Deepening the Commonwealth's commitment to democractic governance.
   
• European Parliament
  The only directly-elected body of the European Union.
   
• Global Green Network (GGN)
  A network of representatives of national Green Parties from around the planet.
   
• Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE)
  A unique organisation that aims to support ambitious political leadership on environmental issues.
   
• Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAL)
   
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
  International organisation of Parliaments established in 1889. 
   
• International Democrat Union (IDU)
  An association of over 80 Conservative, Christian Democrat and like-minded political parties of the centre and centre right.
   
• Liberal International (LI)
  The world federation of liberal and democratic political parties.
   
• Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA)
  International network of over 1300 legislators in more than 100 elected parliaments around the globe.
   
• Parliamentary Network on the World Bank (PNoWB)
  A global action-oriented organization of parliamentarians advocating for transparency and accountability in international development.
   
• Socialist International (SI)
  The worldwide organisation of social democratic, socialist and labour parties.
   

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Research Programmes

• ACUNS  
  The Academic Council on the United Nations System
   
• Brookings Institution
   
• Centre for Basic Research (CBR)
  Uganda
   
• Centre for Citizenship and Democracy    
  University of Southampton  
   
• Center for Global Change and Governance (CGCG)
  Rutgers University
   
• Centre for Global Studies
  University of Victoria 
   
• Centre for International Goverenance Innovation (CIGI)
   
• Democracy Unbound 
  Swedish Research Project Looking at Global Democracy
   
• FLACSO Argentina
   
• G8 Research Group
   
• GARNET  
  Network of Excellence on Global Governance, Regionalisation and Regulation
   
• Global Policy Institute (GPI)
   
• Global Public Policy Institute  
  Promoting effective and accountable governance through research, consulting and debate  
   
• Globalism Institute
  RMIT
   
• Institute for Global Policy (IGP)
   
• Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition
  McMaster University
   
• Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)
   
• International Democracy Watch
  Involves researchers from all over the world studying the democractic state of various international organisations
   
• Internet Goverenance Project (IGP)
   
• IRG 
  Institut de Recherche et Débat sur la Gouvernance 
  Institute of Research and Debate on Governance
  Instituto de Investigación y Debate sobre la Gobernanza
   
• John F. Kennedy School of Government
  Harvard University
   
• Leuven Centre for Global Goverenance  
    
• NIGD  
  Network Institute for Global Democratization  
   
• North-South Institute (NSI)
   
• Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)
   
• Programa Democracia y Transformación Global
  Democracy and Global Transformation Programme
   
• REDTAC
  Réseau d’études des dynamiques transnationales et de l’action collective  
   
• Space of Democracy and the Democracy of Space
   
• S.T. Lee Project on Global Governance
  Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
   
• School of Global Studies (SGS)
  Gothenburg University
   
• Social Watch
   
• TATA Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
   
• Transdemos
  Democracy Beyond the Nation State? Transnational Actors and Global Governance
   
• Transnational Institute (TNI)
   
• UNU-CRIS  
  United Nations University Comparative Regional Integration Studies Programme
   
• Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
  Princeton University
   
• Yale Center for the Study of Globalization 
   

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