Transatlantic Democracy Network
The role of the Transatlantic Democracy Network was described as follows by the National Endowment for Democracy in 2004:
- The Transatlantic Democracy Network is a cooperative initiative bringing together Europeans and North Americans to help strengthen democracy in the Greater Middle East, the post-communist countries and elsewhere.[1]
A mission statement prepared for the Transatlantic Democracy Network Conference in Brussels in May 2005 elaborated on the background to the initiative:
- US commitment to democratization has made the headlines recently but Europe also enjoys a distinctive and honourable tradition, rooted in considerable experience predating the foundation of the leading US agencies. While there is a growing consensus on the imperative for democracy promotion, there is a need to focus on the most acceptable and effective means, an issue which lies at the core of transatlantic differences. We should also be aware of threat of "realist" and nationalist tendencies on both sides of the Atlantic that are always ready to appeal to populist and and parochial sentiments in their arguments for isolationism.[2]
The Network was funded by the Washington Office of the European Commission and convened by Freedom House, in cooperation with the National Endowment for Democracy, the World Movement for Democracy and the German Marshall Fund for the United States.[3]
According to the National Endowment for Democracy, the Transatlantic Democracy Network "was conceptualized on paper but never fully developed in practice.[4]
- The Transatlantic Democracy Network, aims to inform and convene democratic and civil society activists committed to promoting democracy. The Network is associated with the World Movement for Democracy and publishes Democracy Digest, covering democracy assistance and related issues.[5]
The Network
- World Movement for Democracy
- Aspen Institute Berlin
- Center for Study of Islam and Democracy
- Club of Madrid
- Council for a Community of Democracies
- Europe XXI Foundation (Ukraine)
- FAES Fundacion (Spain)
- Freedom House
- Helsinki Citizens' Assembly (Turkey)
- Institute for Political Studies at the Catholic University of Portugal
- Israel Democracy Institute
- No Peace Without Justice (Italy)
- People in Need Foundation (Czech Republic)
- Polish Helsinki Foundation on Human Rights
- Rights & Democracy (Canada)
References
- ↑ "004 NED Annual Report, p12, accessed 21 May 2008.
- ↑ Transatlantic Democracy Network Conference May 25-26, 2005, Brussels, Mission Statement, National Endowment for Democracy FOI response, 15 April 2009.
- ↑ Transatlantic Democracy Network Conference May 25-26, 2005, Brussels, Mission Statement, National Endowment for Democracy FOI response, 15 April 2009.
- ↑ National Endowment for Democracy, email correspondence with Tom Griffin, 15 April 2009.
- ↑ Democracy Digest, accessed 21 May 2008.
