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	Grassroots democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Grassroots democracy is the political processes which are driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organisations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interests in particular policies.
		Grassroots democracy is a guiding principle of green parties worldwide (it was one of the Four Pillars of the Green Party first formulated in Europe which eventually spread to the worldwide 'big G' Green parties).
		Critics of the idea of grassroots democracy argue that it is easy to manipulate public opinion through public relations and media campaigns and that attempting to produce grassroots democracy does not diffuse power but rather moves it into public relations companies and media organizations.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /g/gr/grassroots_democracy_1.html (501 words)

	Encyclopedia topic: Grassroots democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Grassroots democracy is the political processes which is driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organisations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interest (Groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit) s in particular policies.
		Grassroots democracy is a guiding principle of green parties worldwide (additional info and facts about green parties worldwide) (it was one of the Four Pillars of the Green Party (additional info and facts about Four Pillars of the Green Party) first formulated in Europe which eventually spread to the worldwide 'big G' Green parties).
		Critics of the idea of grassroots democracy argue that it is easy to manipulate public opinion through public relations (A promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution) and media campaigns and that attempting to produce grassroots democracy does not diffuse power but rather moves it into public relations companies and media organizations.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gr/grassroots_democracy.htm (572 words)

	Grassroots - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A grassroots political movement, inspired by the German word "Graswurzel", is a movement organized by a network of citizens.
		Faking a grassroots movement is known as astroturfing, after the name of a popular artificial lawn.
		Grassroots organizing is about networking people together to exercise their influence on the world around them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grassroots (240 words)

	Encyclopedia: Grassroots democracy
		Grassroots democracy is a tendency towards designing political processes where as much decision-making authority as is practical to the organization's lowest geographic level of organization.
		As such, grassroots organizations exist in contrast to so-called participatory systems, which tend to allow individuals equal access to decision-making irrespective of their standing in a local community, and, which particular community they reside.
		Grassroots democracy is a guiding principle of the Green Party in the US and green parties in other countries (it was one of the Four Pillars of the Green Party first formulated in Europe which eventually spread to the worldwide 'big G' Green parties).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Grassroots-democracy (554 words)

	Read about Grassroots democracy at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Grassroots democracy and learn about Grassroots ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Grassroots democracy is the political processes which is driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organisations or wealthy individuals with concentrated
		media campaigns and that attempting to produce grassroots democracy does not diffuse power but rather moves it into public relations companies and media organizations.
		astroturfing (a play on words from "fake grassroots"), which refers to a campaign that presents itself as a grassroots campaign, but is in fact co-ordinated and sponsored by a well-funded organization.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Grassroots (584 words)

	Grassroots democracy key to development
		By training officials at grassroots level and combining the statute with socio-economic development in every province and city, Manh said different sectors also play an important role in bringing the statute to life.
		Phong said the grassroots democracy statute has been implemented at 100 per cent of the nation’s communes, precincts and towns; 97 per cent of its administrative offices; and 88 per cent of State-owned enterprises.
		The report also identified some shortcomings in the implementation of the grassroots democracy statute, which was first initiated in 1998.
	vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn /2004-09/29/Stories/03.htm (307 words)

	Tostan News - Senegal - Grassroots Democracy In Action (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Staff resolved therefore to try out a training sequence that would use “democracy” as a cover term for the kind of social arrangements under which human rights could be effectively guaranteed and people of all groups and ages could play an active role in determining their own destiny.
		Democracy was interpreted and discussed as an arrangement affecting family life, local associations and village organization every bit as much as it did politics at the regional or national level.
		Participants in the Tostan democracy education program were quick to denounce the practice of allowing the beating of wives and children within the family.
	www.tostan.org /news-grassroots.htm (1447 words)

	Panchayati Raj Campaign: The Cycle of Malnutrition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Democracy at the village level is vital for ending hunger.
		Only when there is effective local democracy - when people have real voice in the decisions that affect their lives, when they can mobilise and control their own resources and manage the programmes to meet the basic needs of the community - will they bring their full responsibility and creativity these efforts.
		(3) They provide a forum for grassroots women to exercise and develop their leadership and (4) they provide leadership with the authority and influence for effective social mobilisation - that is, for mobilising the population for self-reliant action to meet local needs.
	www.thp.org /sai00/bangladesh/democracy.htm (497 words)

	GPCA )) Platform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Grassroots democracy, one of the Green Party's 10 Key Values, is a type of democracy in which we, as individuals and as communities, create our own futures, design our own lives, determine our own priorities and, thereby, exercise the fullness of our humanity.
		As in the case of the initiative and referendum, the recall process gives citizens a chance to practice grassroots democracy by removing elected officials who are disapproved of by a majority of voters.
		Democracy refers as much to a lively political culture as to a system of government.
	cagreens.org /platform/democrac.htm (3830 words)

	The Kathmandu Post (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Whatever the academic and erudite justification for fully elected local governments, these local bodies have become so finely woven into the people’s lives that their absence is felt all around and has inconvenienced the vast majority of the people.
		Democracy should not be allowed to be a fiefdom of select elites.
		The Maoist movement is the result of the failure of the thirteen years rule of the democratic form of government, to make democracy meaningful and bring social justice to the poor and deprived.
	www.kantipuronline.com /archive/kpost/2003-6-14/kp_editorial.htm (6033 words)

	Grassroots America Defends the Bill of Rights National Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Within the last year, this rapidly multiplying grassroots effort of communities declaring themselves "civil liberties safe zones" and passing resolutions has grown from a handful to over 225 cities, towns and counties and three entire states as of December, encompassing a total population of 28 million.
		These grassroots groups will then follow up with their congressional representatives back at home in their districts at the next congressional recess, bringing the power of grassroots democracy full circle.
		The rapidly growing national grassroots movement of community groups and local organizations defending constitutional rights demonstrates that there is broad agreement that the Bill of Rights should be protected.
	www.grassroots-america.org (1199 words)

	The Iranian Constitutional Revolution, 1906-1911: Grassroots Democracy, Social Democracy, and the Origin of Feminism
		The composition and efforts of the first parliament in social reform and of various urban councils in expanding grassroots democracy is examined in chapter three.
		The downside to this approach is that the usage of contemporary terms such as "democracy" and "feminism" for explaining events and individuals of a century ago runs the risk of reading too much into realities that may fall far short of their contemporary meanings.
		It is not far from the truth to speak of the political activities of the Iranian intellectuals and the activists for constitutionalism as a struggle for social justice, whatever social justice may have meant at that time.
	go.owu.edu /~aamahdi/Afary-rew.htm (625 words)

	Demokratizatsiya: Social capital and grassroots democracy in Russia's regions: Evidence from the 1999-2001 ...
		Continuing, I attempt to determine the strength of grassroots democracy in Russia and the factors that may contribute to its development by constructing a regional democratization index based on the results of the gubernatorial elections.
		Moreover, the existence of social capital does seem to contribute to the strengthening of grassroots democracy in Russia, although it appears to be only one of several factors involved in that process.
		One necessary component of democracy is of course the introduction of electoral competition for the many positions of political leadership in the republics, regions, and cities.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3996/is_200201/ai_n9061994 (1388 words)

	GPUSA National Green Program
		Grassroots Democracy is one of the "Four Pillars" of Green Politics.
		Grassroots democracy refers to the idea of a participatory democracy where we, the people, in a direct democracy of face-to-face assemblies in local communities, meet to debate and vote on the collective decisions that affect our lives.
		American government is commonly called a democracy, but that notion is propaganda spread by the corporate rulers, their media, and their other educational and cultural institutions.
	www.greenparty.org /program/grassdemoc.html (5822 words)

	Democracia Participativa de “Proximidad” ( o comunitária ) - community-based participatory democracy (Spanish to ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The term deliberative democracy is also often used to emphasize opportunities for deeper debate on issues of bodily importance to the community (bodies being the concern of politics as such).
		The term grassroots democracy is somewhat looser and is often used to imply a broad range of consensus-promoting measures, short of a full consensus democracy.
		The term 'grassroots democracy' is more neutral and has been employed by both 'the left' and 'the right' in the English-speaking world and its institutions.
	www.proz.com /h.php3?bs=1&id=524937 (1043 words)

	Gusmao urges grassroots democracy as E. Timor marks 100 days of freedom
		Participatory democracy means that the participation must come from all the citizens, it also means that it needs to come from the grassroots of our communities.
		Because of this, there is no mechanism of communication with the grassroots and therefore they are easily manipulated by third parties, who mark their presence periodically or permanently at the grassroots levels.
		Democracy is not only exercised in elections that took place and will take place to elect a Parliament or a President.
	www.etan.org /et2002c/august/25-31/30gusmmao.htm (6219 words)

	S/R 14: Individual Members: The Grassroots of Green Party Democracy
		there are grassroots units of the party in which members discuss and become informed on the issues facing the party and the candidates who want to represent them at the national level.
		There is no grassroots democracy in the Green Party without organization at the grassroots where members participate and become informed.
		If we are going to have grassroots democracy in the Green Party, we need grassroots members who meet the same basic standards: agreement with the party principles, active participation in a grassroots chapter, and financial contribution based on ability to pay.
	www.greens.org /s-r/14/14-02.html (1541 words)

	Grassroots Forum for Democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Grassroots Democracy is an organization composed of Democratic activists and others determined to revitalize the Democratic party.
		Grassroots Democracy believes Christine is the Progressive alternative to whoever the Republicans put up in the 6th Congressional District.
		On January 10,2005 this statement was adopted by the Steering Committee as the formal expression of the goals of Grassroots Democracy and the strategy which we intend to pursue in achieving those goals.
	grassrootsforum.org (312 words)

	Green Party of Seattle: About Us: Ten Key Values: Grassroots Democracy
		The American Revolution took democracy to a new level in human history, but it still took many years before people of color and women secured the right to vote.
		The basic premise of democracy -- that anyone impacted by a decision should have a voice in that decision -- is simple to articulate but difficult to implement.
		But strengthening democracy -- making it more "grassroots" -- means more than just reforming and participating in the electoral system, it also means expanding the realm of decision-making subject to democratic control.
	www.seattlegreens.org /about/grassroots_democracy.html (568 words)

	Democracy Now! \| Hugo Chavez: "If the Imperialist Government of the White House Dares to Invade Venezuela, the War of ...
		And also in relation to the middle class and the grassroots of that relationship, some of us have often seen how middle class professionals who are used to being in charge, instead of putting their skills at the service of the grassroots, cling to power and keep the grassroots out.
		In large networks of grassroots organizations, as you know, in the constitution that we have drafted, in the government we foster these grassroots movements.
		It is a participatory democracy and beyond that it is a fully and meaningful democracy.
	www.democracynow.org /article.pl?sid=05/09/19/1336214 (3625 words)

	Elections in Gujarat: A dismal record of grassroots democracy
		Without meaningful and effective democratic institutions at the grassroots, all institutions at the higher level will be form without content.
		When Modi made a mockery of local democracy by giving monetary Incentives from the exchequer to do away with the democratic contest, no BJP spokesperson in New Delhi questioned him.
		Any effort to create a culture of 'manufacturing consent' undermines the very roots of local democracy and tends to stunt the silent revolution under way in our villages with ordinary people taking control of their lives.
	www.pucl.org /Topics/Religion-communalism/2002/grassroots.htm (985 words)

	Hudson Institute > Publication Details
		But it was also a tribute by our nationâs leadership to the vision of grassroots mediating structures that Rob and his father have labored tirelessly to introduce into the nationâs public policy.
		The grassroots approach relies on the community of those who have been through the same trials and tribulations, who are linked in the heart, not just abstractions in someoneâs head.
		Most grassroots groups say that even with programs they design for themselves, even with a strong community behind them, some greater force is necessary, some power that transcends anything on this earth.
	www.hudson.org /index.cfm?fuseaction=publication_details&id=3220 (2126 words)

	Seeds for Thought: Grassroots Democracy: Towards a Natural Politics
		Since then, she has become a speaker on democracy in great demand, and usually addresses such issues as corporate control of media, campaign finance reform of course, the benefits of fair trade, and how individual people can contribute to making our whole system more democratic.
		I had a conversation recently with a woman who has been working in her personal life for years to learn how to listen to “the others,” as she calls them—the species of all kinds with whom we share this planet.
		Grassroots democracy implies that change toward a sustainable, humane, Earth-honoring society will happen from below upward, rather than from above downward.
	thoughtoffering.blogs.com /ice_seeds/grassroots_democracy_towards_a_natural_politics (3637 words)

	Sri Lanka GROW Project
		This was a very extensive process that involved grassroots women in the four Model Villages, local leaders of the four partner NGOs, national leaders of the four partner NGOS, and national level activists in the field of community development who had the experience of engaging in empowerment activities at the grassroots level.
		Enriched through collective action and reflections, as an outcome of the workshop, community leaders were able to implement a wide variety of activities related to strengthening women's participation in grassroots democracy in their Model Villages situated in the central region, southern region, south-eastern region, and the north-eastern region in Sri Lanka.
		An additional opportunity for NGO leaders to engage in a dialogue with other grassroots organizations regarding the democratic processes critical to women's participation in sustainable grassroots democracy was evidenced in visits to local and state organizations.
	www.niu.edu /srilankaproj/report4.html (8054 words)

	MI Green Platform 2000: Grassroots Democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		People must see that small-scale community economics can work; that the idea of workers owning (cooperatives) or holding a large share in (economic democracy) of locally owned businesses is workable; that citizens can peacefully apply the principles of democracy by both voting and participating in their own political space.
		Democracy, though far from perfect, is the most legitimate and effective form of government.
		For workplace democracy to be effective, workers must have freedom of speech and the right to associate with groups and unions of their choice.
	www.migreens.org /platform/1.html (805 words)

	Grass Roots Unity Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The new grassroots flag was designed to stimulate discussion about the values inherent in the national flag and to create a symbol identifying the movement for social justice.
		"The national initiative for democracy will codify by constitutional amendment the fact that in a democracy the ultimate authority is vested in the hands of the people," Ripley says.
		Along with stimulating discussion and raising money, the grassroots flag is intended to help identify the growing movement for grassroots democracy and social justice, just as the peace symbol represented the movement to end the Vietnam War.
	www.grassrootsunity.org /press.html (687 words)

	Africare – A leading nonprofit organization, specializing in aid to Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		By 1999, over 20 African countries had democratically elected governments and a dozen or so more were in transition to democracy -- a kind of "second wave" of independence and a part of the larger wave of freedom sweeping the globe.
		Project by project, village by village, the people of Benin know that democracy is not something only government leaders practice.
		By working together to meet the most pressing needs in their own communities, the Beninese are putting into practice the ideals of development and democracy -- at the grassroots -- that will ensure sustainable progress for this young nation.
	www.africare.org /at_work/democracy-ngo (863 words)

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