DEFICIENCY OF DEMOCRACY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: TO THE CONCEPT AND UNDERSTANDING OF PHENOMENOLOGY by Mykhaylo O. Baymuratov

“…The authors attribute the emergence of this issue to two factors: first, that against the background of a significant strengthening of the general trend towards deepening European integration, the content of which is the transformation of political systems of member states due to the desire to create a "stronger union" between peoples and the related phenomenon of supranationalism, there are relevant phenomena not so much destructive as improper functional in nature, which can be characterized for the EU as a "trap of democracy deficit"; secondly, the fact that a number of issues addressed by the EU, in turn, do not find a response from the citizens of this union - they are relevant and important only for EU member states, but not for the citizens of these states. …”
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What role can the Internet play in the development of democracy in Africa? by George Nyabuga

“…However, I argue that even though the Internet has had profound effects on people’s lives, contributing significantly to communication and information sharing, its real potential is yet to be realised in Africa. …”
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Measuring Islamic Modernity: Between Positive Alarms or Setbacks for Democracy in Indonesia by Imam Prayogo, Alin Fithor, Rosazman Hussin

“…Almost 90 percent of Indonesian people are Muslim. The concept of Indonesia in making policies on state issues has resulted in a deadlocked relationship between its people and the concept of a state that tends toward the Dutch colonial nation. …”
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AN ASSESSMENT OF STATE AND CRISIS OF LEGITIMACY IN DEMOCRACY: A FOCUS ON THE FOURTH REPUBLIC by Lambe Emmanuel Oyewole

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Dilemmas of democracy: challenges to parliamentary practices from the UK public and parliamentarians by Elizabeth Gibson-Morgan

“…Yet it could be an opportunity to rethink parliamentary practices while making them more accessible to the people, thus contributing to restoring trust between them without which there cannot be an effective democracy.…”
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Building the rule of law state as a guarantor of democracy in modern Vietnam by Tu Thi Thoa

“…Thoughts about the rule of law in Vietnam, related to the people’s desire to have an independent state that is organised and acts in accordance with the provisions of law, represents the will and aspirations of the people, protects human rights and citizens’ rights under law, have emerged since the early years of the 20th century. …”
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THE PRINCIPLES OF BUILDING A PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC STATE ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT HO CHI MINH DURING THE WAR OF RESISTANCE AGAINST FRENCH COLONIALISM (1945–1954) by Dinh Le Nguyen

Subjects: “…People’s democracy…”
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Developments in Religious Education During the Transition Period to Pluralist Democracy in Turkey by Ayşe Çalal

“…For the state abandoned the religious education of its formal education system, a need emerged by time for religious education but the absence of it raised the tension of the societyagainst the state.By the end of Second World War and the transition process to the pluralist democracy in Turkey provided the environment to the people to enunciate their desire for the state to take over the religious education and organize it under the formal education. …”
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Authoritarianism vs Democracy as a Key Contradiction in Approaching the Study of Political Leadership by Ilya E. Strelets

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CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY, POLITICAL DISTRUST AND AFRO-PESSIMISM IN NIGERIA POLITICS; THE FOURTH REPUBLIC IN FOCUS by Lambe Emmanuel Oyewole

“…Poor governance and "bad" politics in African countries as the personalized nature of rule, the failure of the state to advance and protect human rights, the tendency of individuals to withdraw from politics, and the extreme centralization of power in the hands of few people are the basis of the crisis of politics. The crisis in democracy has therefore expounded distrust, pessimism and skeptical relationship between the political elite and the citizenry. …”
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CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY, POLITICAL DISTRUST AND AFRO-PESSIMISM IN NIGERIA POLITICS; THE FOURTH REPUBLIC IN FOCUS by LAMBE EMMANUEL OYEWOLE

“…Poor governance and "bad" politics in African countries as the personalized nature of rule, the failure of the state to advance and protect human rights, the tendency of individuals to withdraw from politics, and the extreme centralization of power in the hands of few people are the basis of the crisis of politics. The crisis in democracy has therefore expounded distrust, pessimism and skeptical relationship between the political elite and the citizenry. …”
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South Africa after 30 years of democracy: Land claims and transitional justice in the spotlight by Pulane Adelaide Molomo, Bekithemba Dube

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Tweeting democracy: analyzing twitter's role in public participation during the Philippine election 2022 by Christine B. Tenorio, Yammie Palao Daud, Lalevie Casas Lubos

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Does Democracy Still Fall? A Bibliometric Analysis Two Decade 2004-2024 by Henky Fernando, Yuniar Galuh Larasati, Julia Magdalena Wuysang, Putri Rahmah Nur Hakim, Novita Cahyani

“…This study also recommends the importance of future studies to analyze the factors and implications of the failure of democracy in concept and practice on the welfare of the people in a country. …”
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HISTORICISING PARTY INTERNAL DEMOCRACY AND THE CHALLENGE OF DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC, 1999-2023 by ADESOTE SAMSON ADESOLA, AKANDE SUNDAY ADEKUNLE

“…This problem has resulted in making the citizens to become atrophied by cynicism and mistrust of government and people in government. The paper, therefore, argues that party internal democracy has constituted a major problem hindering democratic consolidation in Nigeria. …”
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IMPACTS OF INTERNAL PARTY DEMOCRACY ON PERFORMANCE OF ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS IN THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA by IBRAHIM NUAIMU DANBALA, CELESTINE OGECHUKWU OKAFOR

“…This paper argues that it is becoming worrisome that All Progressive Congress find it difficult to conduct free and fair primary elections and this has continued to increase internal party crisis and threatens the very survival of political party system and the relevance of practicing democracy in Nigeria. Findings reveal that the adoption of different modes of primary election by APC for selection of candidates in different states in Nigeria appears to be an attempt to subvert the will of the people. …”
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The Morris Intercultural Education Initiative: A Decade of Advancing Democracy Through Community-Engaged Learning in the Rural Midwest by Cristina Ortiz, Tammy Berberi, Thomas Genova, Windy G. Roberts

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Examining Fiqh Aspects of the People’s Role in the Government by Hamid Sajadi, Gholam Ali Soleimani

“…Modern political sphere in Islamic societies is based on a large body of fundamental issues such as freedom, democracy, and rule of law, all being ignored in the old political texts of Muslims. …”
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The Yugoslav National Front: Attempt(s) to unify the Yugointegralists extreme right 1935-1939 by Dragosavljević Vasilije

Subjects: “…yugoslav radical peasant democracy…”
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