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Global documentary series exploring democracy
Why Democracy? is a documentary film series produced by The Why Foundation, previously named Steps International. The series consists of 10 films depicting
Why_Democracy?
Government system where political power lies with the people
Democracy is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. Under a minimalist definition of democracy
Democracy
1991 Australian viral video
"Democracy Manifest" (also known by "Succulent Chinese Meal" and other names) is an Australian viral video and internet meme. It was recorded in 1991
Democracy_Manifest
Zambian-born economist (born February 1969)
for Resources and What It Means for the World (2012), Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth – and How to Fix It (2018), and
Dambisa_Moyo,_Baroness_Moyo
Types of democracy refers to the various governance structures that embody the principles of democracy ("rule by the people") in some way. Democracy is frequently
Types_of_democracy
Political ideology within the socialist movement
Social democracy is a broad, centre-left social, economic, and political ideology within the wider socialist movement that supports political and economic
Social_democracy
Debate over democracy in China has existed in Chinese politics since the 19th century. The People's Republic of China (PRC) is not a democracy, being an
Democracy_in_China
US quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization or according to others a government-organized non-governmental
National Endowment for Democracy
National_Endowment_for_Democracy
2007 book by Bryan Caplan
The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies is a 2007 book by the economist Bryan Caplan, in which the author challenges the idea
The Myth of the Rational Voter
The_Myth_of_the_Rational_Voter
2007 Chinese film
for Me did not make it to the final five. The film is part of the "Why Democracy?" series. It was aired in no less than 35 countries, including the BBC
Please_Vote_for_Me
Chinese venture capitalist (born 1968)
China Morning Post, Nov 1, 2017 Watching American Democracy in China, Foreign Affairs, Apr 19, 2016 Why China’s Political Model Is Superior, The New York
Eric_X._Li
1998 book by Spencer R. Weart
Never at War: Why Democracies Will Not Fight One Another is a book by the historian and physicist Spencer R. Weart published by Yale University Press
Never_at_War
Canadian politician and filmmaker (born 1967)
Congratulations to Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis on the birth of their son – Democracy Now! "The political siren finally blares for Avi Lewis". TVO. May 21,
Avi_Lewis
Form of government
Liberal democracy, also called Western-style democracy, is a form of government that combines the organization of a democracy with ideas of liberal political
Liberal_democracy
2015 American TV series or program
in Syria, Saudi Arabia foreign minister Abdallah al-Mouallimi about why democracy is good for Syria but not Saudi Arabia, Noam Chomsky, philosopher Slavoj
UpFront
2007 documentary film by Alex Gibney
black site at Bagram air base. It was part of the Why Democracy? documentary film series produced by The Why Foundation. The series consisted of ten documentary
Taxi_to_the_Dark_Side
Anniversary of establishment of the Fourth Nigerian Republic
symbol of democracy and why e dey important to di Yoruba pipo". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2024-06-16. "Letter to MKO Abiola on Democracy Day". TheCable
Democracy_Day_(Nigeria)
The relationship between Buddhism and democracy has a long history with some scholars claiming the very foundations of Buddhist society were democratic
Buddhism_and_democracy
Range of views in political science and philosophy
Epistemic democracy refers to a range of views in political science and philosophy which see the value of democracy as based, at least in part, on its
Epistemic_democracy
American legal scholar
American World (2003). He is also the author of Two Cheers for Politics: Why Democracy Is Flawed, Frightening ― and Our Best Hope (2022), This Land Is Our
Jedediah_Purdy
American behavioral economist and author (born 1971)
from Princeton University in 1997. The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies, published in 2007, further develops the "rational
Bryan_Caplan
Social Media Hurts Democracy". NPR. February 20, 2017. Hull, Gordon (November 6, 2017). "Why social media may not be so good for democracy". The Conversation
Democratic backsliding in the United States
Democratic_backsliding_in_the_United_States
System of governance
addressed why elections, institutions commonly associated with liberalism and freedom, have led to such negative outcomes in illiberal democracies. Hybrid
Illiberal_democracy
2012 book by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson
still exists. The quality of democracy is very poor and thus the political institutions are flawed in India, which explains why economic institutions are
Why_Nations_Fail
Danish nonprofit organization
including BBC and BBC World News. The Why Foundation has produced the following documentary series: Why Democracy? Bloody Cartoons (2007) For God, the
The_Why_Foundation
Austrian nonprofit research organization
2016. Retrieved November 28, 2018. "Complex Systems Theorists Explain Why Democracy Is Dying". VICE (Motherboard). Nov 27, 2018. Retrieved Nov 30, 2018
Complexity_Science_Hub
American sociologist and professor
Press, 1998), The Sociology of News (W. W. Norton, 2003, 2011), and Why Democracies Need an Unlovable Press (Polity Press, 2008); all have been published
Michael_Schudson
2013 book by Ilya Somin
Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government Is Smarter is a 2013 book from Stanford University Press by George Mason University law professor
Democracy and Political Ignorance
Democracy_and_Political_Ignorance
of perspectives on the relationship between the religion of Islam and democracy (the form of government in which political power is vested in the people
Islam_and_democracy
Overview of democracy measures
Democracy indices / rankings are quantitative and comparative measurements of the state of democracy for different countries according to various definitions
Democracy_indices
South African television news reader and voice artist
to stay "Don't Shoot" – a documentary about Riaan Cruywagen in the Why Democracy? 2007 series TVSA Actor Profile Snaparazzi Gallery Riaan Cruywagen's
Riaan_Cruywagen
Socialism emphasising democracy
supports political democracy and some form of a socially owned economy, with a particular emphasis on economic democracy, workplace democracy, and workers'
Democratic_socialism
President of Chile from 1970 to 1973
Class 9 Social Science (Political Science) Chapter 1: What is Democracy? Why Democracy?. N.C.E.R.T. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved
Salvador_Allende
Form of democracy
Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which the electorate directly decides on policy initiatives, without elected representatives
Direct_democracy
Overview of and topical guide to democracy
following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to democracy. Democracy – form of government which allows people to participate equally—either
Outline_of_democracy
2008 studio album by Guns N' Roses
Chinese Democracy is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released on November 23, 2008, through Geffen Records and Black
Chinese_Democracy
International relations theory
electoral and republican forms of democracy are hesitant to engage in armed conflict with other identified democracies. Different advocates of this theory
Democratic_peace_theory
American ethicist, political philosopher, and public intellectual (1941–2013)
Chicago Divinity School, which issued the report A Call to Civil Society: Why Democracy Needs Moral Truths. She was a member of the American Academy of Arts
Jean_Bethke_Elshtain
Israeli professor (b. 1959)
University Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0199236633. Victorious and Vulnerable: Why Democracy Won in the 20th Century and How it is Still Imperiled. Rowman & Littlefield
Azar_Gat
Form of democracy focusing on deliberation and informed decision-making
Deliberative democracy or discursive democracy is a form of democracy in which deliberation is central to decision-making. Deliberative democracy seeks quality
Deliberative_democracy
American rock band
February 10, 2016. Harvilla, Rob (November 26, 2008). "Guns N' Roses: Why Chinese Democracy's Fine Print Is Way More Fun Than the Record". LA Weekly. Archived
Guns_N'_Roses
Indifference towards politics
is a lack of interest among voters in the elections of representative democracies. Political apathy or lack of interest is often cited as a cause of low
Political_apathy
Press. ISBN 9780195305319. Nussbaum, Martha (2010). Not For Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691140643
Martha_Nussbaum_bibliography
Form of governance in ancient Greek city-states
Kurt A. (2014). "Why Greek Democracy? Its Emergence and Nature in Context". In Hammer, Dean (ed.). A Companion to Greek Democracy and the Roman Republic
Greek_democracy
American historian (1910–1977)
of democracy. Democracy tends to emerge only when the best weapons available are easy for individuals to buy and use. This explains why democracy occurs
Carroll_Quigley
American historian (born 1960)
(2004). Other books he has authored include Who Speaks for America? Why Democracy Matters in Foreign Policy (1998) and the second edition of Sound & Fury
Eric_Alterman
British political scientist and economist (born 1960)
several books, including The Narrow Corridor, Why Nations Fail, and Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy. In 2024, Robinson, Acemoglu, and Simon Johnson
James_A._Robinson
India is considered to be the world's most populous democracy. Elections in the country started with the 1951–52 Indian general election. India was among
Democracy_in_India
Maoist political conception of democracy
New Democracy, or the New Democratic Revolution, is a type of democracy in Marxism, based on Mao Zedong's Bloc of Four Social Classes theory in post-revolutionary
New_Democracy
Unreleased Indian film by H. Vinoth
announcement of the film, which featured the tagline "torch bearer of democracy", made some media question the film's genre. A muhurat puja was held on
Jana_Nayagan
Losing candidate publicly acknowledging they lost an election
divisive and polarizing election campaign. The celebration of democracy: a reflection on why democracy and the participation of millions of voters in the electoral
Concession_(politics)
Government regime in ancient Athens
Athenian democracy developed around the 6th century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding
Athenian_democracy
1833 text by Alexis de Tocqueville
industrialization.[citation needed] This explains why Tocqueville does not unambiguously define democracy and even ignores the intents of the Founding Fathers
Democracy_in_America
American legal scholar
Structure of Liberty," Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, 2004. Why Democracy Needs the Rich. Encounter Books. February 24, 2026. ISBN 9781641774635
John_McGinnis
Drift towards authoritarianism
Adjodah, Dhaval; Rahnama, Hossein; Pentland, Alex (2023). "Why voters who value democracy participate in democratic backsliding". Nature Human Behaviour
Democratic_backsliding
19th-century American political ideology
Jacksonian democracy (or Jacksonianism) was a 19th-century American political ideology centered on expanding the political power of the “common man,”
Jacksonian_democracy
Elected leader illegally maintaining or increasing power
2025. Brownlee, Jason; Miao, Kenny (October 2022). "Why Democracies Survive". Journal of Democracy. 33 (4): 133–149. doi:10.1353/jod.2022.0052. "URUGUAY
Self-coup
American journalist (born c. 1982)
September 4, 2024. Halpern, Sue (July 30, 2024). "If You Want To Understand Why Democracy Is Under Attack, Read This Book". The New York Times. Retrieved September
Elle_Reeve
Fund-raising food during Australian elections
symbol of election day. Here's why". CNN. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019. "Sausage democracy sweeps Australian polls". Seven
Democracy_sausage
Society becoming more democratic
democratization. Some common democracy indices are Freedom House, Polity data series, V-Dem Democracy indices, and Democracy Index. Democracy indices can be quantitative
Democratization
2018 economics book
Moyo's Proposals for Saving Democracy". The New York Times. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019. Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic
Edge_of_Chaos_(book)
Economic system based on private ownership
Joseph; Weinstein, Michael; Halperin, Morton (1 September 2004). "Why Democracies Excel" (PDF). Foreign Affairs. 83 (5): 57. doi:10.2307/20034067. JSTOR 20034067
Capitalism
German-American anarcho-capitalist academic (born 1949)
anarcho-capitalism, right-wing libertarianism, paleolibertarianism, and opposition to democracy. From 1986 until 2008 he was professor of economics at the University
Hans-Hermann_Hoppe
Critiques of democratic political systems
Democracy as a concept and as a practical form of government has been the subject of critique throughout history. Some critics consider that democratic
Criticism_of_democracy
Form of government
Embedded democracy is a form of government in which democratic governance is secured by democratic partial regimes. The term "embedded democracy" was coined
Embedded_democracy
Australian political blogger and novelist
February 2024. Feng, Chongyi (23 July 2019). "Why 'Democracy peddler' Yang Hengjun has been detained in China and why he must be released". The Conversation
Yang_Hengjun
2008 book by Dana D. Nelson
Bad for Democracy: How the Presidency Undermines the Power of the People (2008) is a non-fiction book written by Vanderbilt professor Dana D. Nelson.
Bad_for_Democracy
Christian socioeconomic model
democracy is an ideology inspired by Christian social teaching to respond to the challenges of contemporary society and politics. Christian democracy
Christian_democracy
American political scientist, economist, and author (born 1952)
last book: "The Origins of Political Order" "Francis Fukuyama On Why Liberal Democracy Is In Trouble (interview conducted by Steve Inskeep)". npr.org.
Francis_Fukuyama
Bicameral legislature of the United States
2008). "Presidential Power to the People – Author Dana D. Nelson on why democracy demands that the next president be taken down a notch". Utne Reader
United_States_Congress
American YouTuber and influencer (born 2007)
first rose to prominence at the age of 12 as an activist for the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong through high-profile pranks at NBA games and at
Matan_Even
Media outlet covering American elections
litigation. In explaining why he founded the platform, Elias shared that "for years people would always ask me about the courts and democracy, but there was never
Democracy_Docket
American documentary filmmaker
International Film Festival and aired on over 50 broadcasters as part of the "Why Democracy" series and They Killed Sister Dorothy which won both the Grand Jury
Daniel_Junge
Chinese director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and producer
记录难以接受的现实". Retrieved 13 March 2018. "好死不如赖活着". Retrieved 16 March 2018. "Why Democracy". Retrieved 16 March 2018. "这部豆瓣9.4分的纪录片告诉我们:真正面对一切的,是女人". 新周刊. Retrieved
Weijun_Chen
Political party in the United States
and several democracy indices classifying the country as either having transitioned or being in a phase of transition from a liberal democracy to an illiberal
Republican Party (United States)
Republican_Party_(United_States)
Coalition of individuals to secure common interests
ISSN 1540-5907. Gartzke, Erik; Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede (2004-10-01). "Why Democracies May Actually Be Less Reliable Allies". American Journal of Political
Alliance
Palestinian physician and politician (born 1954)
unjust, that even the signatories couldn't make it stick....This is why democracy is so important in these cases: because it renders the negotiators accountable
Mustafa_Barghouti
Selection of decision-makers by random sample
principal characteristic of democracy. Sortition is often classified as a method for both direct democracy and deliberative democracy. Today, sortition is commonly
Sortition
documentary project Why Democracy? 10 long and 18 short films. He is Executive Producer on the STEPS International global documentary project Why Poverty? He
Don_Edkins
ISBN 0271046341. García Holgado, Benjamín; Mainwaring, Scott (2023). "Why Democracy Survives Presidential Encroachments: Argentina Since 1983". Comparative
Politics_of_Argentina
How voters decide how to vote
PMID 27769726. Caplan, B. (2007). The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies - New Edition (REV-Revised). Princeton University
Voting_behavior
1949 article by Albert Einstein
"Why Socialism?" is an article written by Albert Einstein in May 1949 that appeared in the first issue of the socialist journal Monthly Review. It addresses
Why_Socialism?
Economics concept
believes that the rational irrationality of voters is one of the reasons why democracies choose suboptimal economic policies, particularly in the area of free
Rational_irrationality
2018 book by Bryan Caplan
S2CID 11547865. Caplan, Bryan (2008). The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691138732
The_Case_Against_Education
Application of democratic principles to places of work
Workplace democracy is the application of democracy in various forms to the workplace, such as voting systems, consensus, debates, democratic structuring
Workplace_democracy
Centrist political position
democratic economic policies. The Third Way is a reconceptualisation of social democracy. It supports workfare instead of welfare, work training programs, educational
Third_Way
American political activist, author
Taylor, Stephanie (May 10, 2016). "Why 'Democracy Spring' Must Be About More Than the Presidential Race". Moyers on Democracy. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
Stephanie_Taylor_(activist)
2019 book by political scientist David Moscrop
Too Dumb for Democracy? Why We Make Bad Political Decisions and How We Can Make Better Ones is a 2019 book by political scientist David Moscrop. The book
Too_Dumb_for_Democracy?
2007 book by Robert Reich
relationship between contemporary capitalism and democracy. "Why has capitalism become so triumphant and democracy so enfeebled?", he asks. He explains how in
Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life
Supercapitalism:_The_Transformation_of_Business,_Democracy,_and_Everyday_Life
A democracy is a political system, or a system of decision-making within an institution, organization, or state, in which members have a share of power
History_of_democracy
Logical paradox in decision-making theory
freedom to act to limit the freedom of others. Plato argues that true democracy inevitably leads to tyranny, and suggests that the rule of an enlightened
Paradox_of_tolerance
Type of democratic political system
Future of the U.S. Multiracial Democracy. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-1101-8. Rugh, Jacob S. (2020). "Why Black and Latino Home Ownership
Multiracial_democracy
Student-led demonstrations in China
the Tiananmen Square massacre. The events are sometimes called the '89 Democracy Movement, the Tiananmen Square Incident, or the Tiananmen uprising. The
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre
Political system
central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law. Authoritarian
Authoritarianism
Political folk belief
John Hibbing Achen, Christopher H.; Bartels, Larry M. (2016). Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government. Princeton: Princeton
Folk_theory_of_democracy
Washington Post. Retrieved January 22, 2006. "US Dept of State - Democracy Dialogues: Why Democracy Matters to Business". Archived from the original on November
Foreign policy of the United States
Foreign_policy_of_the_United_States
Efforts to change electoral systems
Moyo, Dambisa (2018). "Chapter 7, Blueprint for a New Democracy". Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth-and How to Fix It
Electoral reform in the United States
Electoral_reform_in_the_United_States
2007 documentary film on Sirleaf'
2018-05-03 Probes, Richard. ""the Iron Ladies of Liberia" review". "Why Democracy - FILMS > 10 DOCUMENTARIES > Iron Ladies of Liberia". Archived from
Iron_Ladies_of_Liberia
Suppression of speech and information
Retrieved 2013-05-08. Bourne, Angela (2018). Democratic Dilemmas: Why democracies ban political parties. Taylor & Francis Group. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-138-89801-1
Censorship
Day for general elections in the USA
with pay, at the beginning or end of a shift. A federal holiday called Democracy Day, to coincide with Election Day, has been proposed, and some have proposed
Election_Day_(United_States)
WHY DEMOCRACY
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Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
One who Shows the Way
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Who Shows Way
Boy/Male
Muslim
One who shows the way
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Way.Dutch : variant of Wei.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sikh
One who Feels Shy
Boy/Male
Hebrew Greek
Life.
Girl/Female
Greek
Untamed.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Who upholds the right way
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly southern)
English (chiefly southern) : topographic name for someone who lived near a road or path, Old English weg (cognate with Old Norse vegr, Old High German weg), or a habitational name from some minor place named with this word, as for example any of the places called Way or Waye, in Devon.
Girl/Female
Indian
One who shows the way
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Hebrew
Form of Hyman; He who Lives in High Place; Life; Most Noble
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
One who Shows the Way
Girl/Female
Tamil
Who shows way
Girl/Female
Muslim
One who shows the way
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Indian, Muslim
One who Shows the Way
Boy/Male
Indian
One who shows the way
Girl/Female
Hindu
One who shows the way
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dharmaketu | தரà¯à®®à®•ேதà¯
Who upholds the right way
Dharmaketu | தரà¯à®®à®•ேதà¯
Girl/Female
Tamil
Reheila | ரேஹேஈலா
One who shows the way
Reheila | ரேஹேஈலா
Boy/Male
British, English
Variant of Wayland; From the Land by the Path
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Girl/Female
Indian
Noble, Respected
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Netherlands
Bitterness
Boy/Male
British, English
From Wine's Estate
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light of Good Sleep
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Unsurpassed
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant of Walworth.
Boy/Male
Irish
Dark stranger.
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish, German, Turkish
Hoarfrost; Dew; Dew Drop
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person who insisted on a strict code of social behavior.German : topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle High German stickel ‘hill’, ‘slope’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant; in the south an occupational name for someone who shapes and sets stakes in vineyards.
Girl/Female
Italian American Latin
From Rome.
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superl.
Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
object.
Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. See the Note under What, pron., 1. As interrogative pronouns, who and whom ask the question: What or which person or persons? Who and whom, as relative pronouns (in the sense of that), are properly used of persons (corresponding to which, as applied to things), but are sometimes, less properly and now rarely, used of animals, plants, etc. Who and whom, as compound relatives, are also used especially of persons, meaning the person that; the persons that; the one that; whosoever.
a.
Skillful in finding the way; well acquainted with the way or route; wise from having traveled.
n.
Way; road; path.
superl.
Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
n.
Progress; as, a ship has way.
a.
Going away; departing; of or pertaining to one who goes away.
adv.
For which; on account of which; -- used relatively.
n.
Manner; method; mode; fashion; style; as, the way of expressing one's ideas.
superl.
Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
n.
Right of way. See below.
adv.
The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; as, I know not why he left town so suddenly; -- used as a compound relative.
n.
Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct; as, to have one's way.
v. t.
To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.
n.
Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a long way.
adv.
For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1.
v. i.
To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
n.
A young heifer.
n.
That by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes; opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage; road, street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a way to the mine.
v. t.
To go or travel to; to go in, as a way or path.