Democracy

transparency’s level between the European member states: Until which level will the member states be transparent? (i.e.: security concern, high industry technology,etc.). Another question appears: how to ensure an European transparency in an union where true democracy is still a myth? Government Should be participatory To ensure government’s effectiveness and improvement of decisions quality public engagement is needed. In other words knowledge is widely dispersed in the society and its rational use brings

or work without permission from their husbands. In the wake of 68, many laws are passed, concerning the legalization of abortion (1975), but also the reform of divorce, the sharing of parental authority, the majority at 18. In the world of work, democracy is entering the business with the recognition of union rights. Economically the annual rate of increase in productivity "grew" during the three years following May 68. Even if May 1968 is a part of the French History May 68 was a great accelerator

represents a certain number of citizens who vote for them. So by passing a motion with a two thirds majority, the alienation of large minorities will be avoided. This is the fairest method to use and is seen as the legitimate method to use in a democracy. It was effective since there was no time to build a consensus. The agenda was a key element in allowing an efficient meeting. It was crowded but the less relevant items were already discussed prior to the meeting. The agenda topics were effectively

nombreux travaux ont été menés sur cette question et ont donné lieu à des publications comparatives d'assez grande ampleur. Par exemple : Sonia Alvarez, Arturo Escobar (eds.), The Making of Social Movements in Latin America. Identity, Strategy and Democracy, Boulder, Westview Press, 1992. Des travaux publiés hors d'Amérique latine ont adopté des approches assez comparables, notamment dirigés par David Slater, dans New Social Movements and the State in Latin America, Amsterdam, CEDLA, 1985, puis dans

The development of political liberalism As part of the Glorious Revolution, Parliament drew up the Bill of Rights of 1689, which established the sovereignty of Parliament and made Britain the 1st European country to establish a parliamentary democracy. Already in the 13th century, the ruling class had managed to limit the arbitrary powers of the tyrannical Plantagenet King John with the enactment (la promulgation) of the Magna Carta (la grande charte) of 1215. This declaration was the 1st step

fin à la Première Guerre mondiale et reconstruire l'Europe dans un discours retentissant du 8 janvier 1918 devant le congrès des États-Unis, où il donne la liste des 14 points nécessaires à l’obtention de la paix. « The world must be made safe for democracy » (La paix dans le monde pour l'établissement de la démocratie) réclame notamment la création d'une « League of Nations » (SDN)). Les autres points serviront de base au traité de Versailles de 1919. La première partie du traité de Versailles crée

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case from the perspective of democracy theory, the issue at stake certainly had the potential to feed worries about the influence of corporate interests through powerful organisations on the decision-making process. And indeed, OCIMF appears to have been influential. However, the influence that was actually exerted only touched upon technical questions. It did not change the core of the legislative acts and would, on that basis, not pose an issue of importance to democracy theory. Opt in / Opt out

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