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Democracy, Citizenship and International Community. What is Democracy?

Democracy, Citizenship and International Community
                                    What is Democracy?

                                     by Diana Rogers 

 

                                       

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Table of Contents

1. Charismatic Leadership. The Political Leader emerged from the Crowd
2. What is Democracy?
3. Democracy in the World. Historical Glance
3.1. The struggle for Democracy in Europe
3.1.1. Theories on European Revolutions
3.1.2. Western Europe
3.1.3. Democracy in Eastern and Central Europe
3.1.4. Democracy in Eurasia
3.1.5. Democracy after the fall of the Berlin Wall
3.2. The struggle for Democracy in US
3.2.1. The birth of the US electoral democracy
3.2.2. The Birth of the United States of America
3.2.3. The extension of the suffrage base to women
3.2.4. A lesson in the history of Democracy and a living proof of the American Dream
3.2.4.1. Struggling for Freedom and achieving it
3.2.4.2. The Civil Rights Movement and its vocational messianic leader
3.2.4.3. Barrack Obama. The ultimate pacifier leader of the world
3.3. The South African Revolution towards Democracy
3.4. Latin America’s “wavering democracies”
3.5. The Arab Spring
3.6. Freedom in the World (2013)
4. Ideologies in the Post-modern Era. Was it the End of Time?
4.1. Contemporaneous Doctrines and Ideologies
4.2. Shaping the mainstream climate of opinion
4.3. Conclusions. Was it the End of Time?
5. Citizenship and Community
5.1. Building the “nation”. Constructing the national identity
5.2. Citizenship
5.3. Civic citizenship
5.4. Building transnational communities
5.4.1. EU and European citizenship
5.4.2. The International Community. UN and International citizenship
6. General References and Further Readings



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The Global Democratic Society Revised. My Further Theoretical Considerations

The Global Democratic Society Revised

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My Further Theoretical Considerations

I am presenting here, for the first time, my further theoretical considerations based on my book “The Global Democratic Society Revised”.

For writers and readers who are passionate about historical political leaders who made history by their visionary thinking, their attitudes and their actions towards challenging the mainstream opinions in the historical époque they lived in and their constant struggle towards achieving their dreams (goals, visions), the chapter referring to "Illustrations of Paradigm Shifts or Turning Points in the History of Mankind" is an excellent starting point.

The chapter regarding the illustrations of paradigm shifts contains turning points no matter of the connotations (positive or negative) that they were attributed in the given historical context or in our contemporary context.

The writer or reader is free to decide on his own the value of the given historical turning points.

In time, events that represent turning points in the history of mankind and are valued in a positive manner, being acknowledged as achievements, become symbols and turn into myths.

They become part of the conscious and subconscious mind of the people (the collective imaginative) as representing the given achievements.

The American Founding Fathers are the symbols of the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation.

The French Revolution (1789) is known under the slogan

“Liberty, equality and fraternity”.

The European Revolutions (1848) set the stage for: democracy, nationalism, liberalism and socialism.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill are the political leaders who envisioned the formation of the UN. (1949)
They are icons and symbols for The UN and for The Chart of Nations.

George Marshall is the Founder of NATO (1949) and for The Marshall Plan (1947). These were essential elements of his political visionary and his doctrine.

George Marshall is an icon or a symbol for NATO and for the doctrine bearing his name.

Robert Shuman, by The Shuman Plan he conceived, is a symbol for The European Union. (1950)

Martin Luther King Jr. is a symbol for the Civic Movement Rights by non-violent disobedience acts.

Nelson Mandela is a symbol for world peace and human rights.

The Fall of the Berlin Wall is a symbol for the end of The Cold War, the collapse of communism and the triumph of democracy.

The Arab Spring is the proof that people in The Arab World have the will and political desire to lead their nations on their pathways to democracy.

And the examples might go on depending on the focus of the achievements.

Happy readings and a wonderful day!

Diana Rogers

The Global Democratic Society Revised (ed 2)

 The Global Democratic Society Revised

                           Political Visionary

The Democratic Participative International Society


   From the Birth of the Idea to the Public Policy

 
                     Social Movements & Civic Engagement


                                     By  Diana Rogers

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Title: "The Global Democratic Society revised"

Subtitle: The Participative Democratic International Society

Table of Contents

1. The Visions and Visionaries of our Times
1.1. The Era of Globalization and its Future Development
2. Great Political Leaders as Visionaries of Their Times
2.1. Visionary Moments and Political Leaders in the History of Mankind
2.1.1. General Considerations on Historical Paradigm Shifts
2.1.2. The Rise and fall of Great Hegemonic Powers
2.1.3. The Theory of Paradigm Change exemplified in the field of Human Rights
2.2. Illustrations of Paradigm Shifts or Turning Points in the History of Mankind
3. The Need of Visionaries in the Globalization Era
4. Bridges of Communication and Civil Engagement
5. Conclusions
6. From the Birth to the Development of the Social Movement (synthesis)

Based on my initial book "The Global Democratic Society", I have added and updated the content on the Chapter 2 of the book, "Great Political Leaders as Visionaries of Their Times".

This chapter focuses on the historical perspectives regarding paradigm shifts or turning points.

I have emphasized the importance of the story teller's personal perspective on the manner the information about the historical event is presented and interpreted.

At the same time, the mainstream climate of opinion regarding the event is an important factor that shapes the perspective on the event.

If the event narrated belongs to a distant past, it is important to distinguish between the prevalent perspective that characterized the given historical époque and the contemporary perspective on the story.

The more the event is distanced in time, the more the subjectivity factor intervenes and the more there is room for personal interpretation.

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National Revolutions towards Democracy

    National Revolutions towards Democracy 
 
                       by Diana Rogers

     

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          Introduction


          My book covers the description of the general state of affairs in totalitarian regimes, the outburst of the democratic revolution and the transition phase from totalitarian regimes towards democracy.


          The reader should bear in mind that this is an opinion article of the author and should consider it a personal perspective on national revolutions and on the process of identifying tangible manners (means) of achieving democratic regime change within communities of people living in totalitarian regimes.


          Starting from the description of the totalitarian regimes (Chapter 3), the birth of the democratic revolutions (Chapter 4) answers this simple question:


          What motivates people so deeply as to overcome their fear and start a revolution?


          National revolutions towards democracy are like the eruption of a volcano.


          They are collective outbursts of freeing the nation by the oppression of the totalitarian regimes and achieving freedom.


          It is “starvation” for freedom.


          The chapter dedicated to the phases of the regime change towards democracy (Chapter 5) emphasizes the pathways towards democracy as a stadium process that includes stages (phases) of development.


          Therefore, democracy is a gradual process that has three phases: (a) The birth and manifestation of the revolution; (b) The transition from totalitarianism towards democracy; and (c) The establishment of the democratic regime. 


          The reader must bear in mind that the transition phase towards democracy may be prolonged few years after the establishment of the democratic regime (c). 


          The transitional phase corresponds to a nation “under construction” state of being.


          From my perspective, the transition is the period that ensures the success or lack of success for the revolution.


          The success of the revolution means the actual regime change to democracy.


          So, the civic and political events during the transition answer this key question:


          Did the revolution brought about democracy?


          My approach in Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 answers the question weather or not the national revolution succeeds in bringing about democratic regime change. 


          It is my conviction that the transitional phase from dictatorship towards democracy holds the key answer to the central question of my key question on Chapter 6 and Chapter 7. 


          My endeavor is both descriptive and prescriptive for the conditions needed to reach the democratic creed and achieve the establishment of the democratic regime.


          The reason why I focus on the transitional phase is that the sociopolitical events undergoing during this phase of the process gives us the measure of success in achieving the democratic goal or not.


          In this phase, one can tell if the revolution succeeded to bring about democratic regime change or if it failed in civil wars or military regimes.


          My political solution for ensuring that the nation is heading towards democracy (and not civil war or military regime) is revealed in Chapter 6 and Chapter 7.


          The political leaders and the sociopolitical movements that emerged from the national revolution should find the political wisdom to set aside political disputes and to understand the need of a peaceful transition towards democracy in order to ensure that the national revolution achieves its goal of bringing democratic regime change. 


          It means that the national interest of bringing democracy and peace to the nation is above all political disputes.


          These exceptional times call for a charismatic leader acknowledged by all the sociopolitical movements emerged from the national revolution that should have the political visionary to bring about civic reconciliation, on the grounds of national consensus and general political agreement that the nation’s pathway towards democracy needs to be a stable and peaceful process.

If a nation reaches democracy or not as a form of government and as a commitment to freedom among its citizens participating in the civic society and involving in the political process, are questions that are specific to the context of the particular nation on its pathway towards democracy. 

There is no panacea; there is no universal recipe for democracy.

My concluding chapter on promoting democracy in nowadays globalize society ensures the logical connection between this book and my other books of the series “The Global Democratic Society”.

My Book "National Revolutions towards Democracy"

             by Diana Rogers

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Synopsis
3. Totalitarian regimes as state coercion by force and violence
4. The birth of the democratic revolution
5. The phases of the regime change to democracy
6. The need of civic reconciliation after the democratic revolution
7. The need of charismatic leadership for the peaceful transition towards democracy
8. Conclusions

My Further Theoretical Reflections

Each Nation is heading towards Democracy in its own Pace

Promoting Democracy and the Starvation for Freedom

              Promoting Democracy, the Domino Effect and Social Contagion

     
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