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National Endowment for Democracy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The National Endowment for Democracy, or NED, is non-profit organization which claims to help train people in democracy and manages money grants to that effect, which was founded in 1983. NED also supports, provides training, and consults openly anti-American groups as far as they are committed to the norms and principles of democracy in countries like Indonesia and Ukraine. NED was created with a view to creating a broad base of political support for the organization. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Endowment_for_Democracy   (1266 words)

National Endowment for Democracy NED Honors Afghan Activists with 2005 Democracy Award - Three democratic activists from Afghanistan were chosen to receive the 2005 Democracy Award of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), which was presented July 13 at an event in the U.S. Congress. President Bush Spoke to the National Endowment for Democracy - President of the United States George W. Bush was the keynote speaker at an event sponsored by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on Thursday, October 6. NED President Honored with 2005 Light of Truth Award - His Holiness the Dalai Lama presented NED President Carl Gershman the 2005 Light of Truth Award on behalf of the International Campaign for Tibet. www.ned.org   (272 words)

Right Web Organizations National Endowment for Democracy NED and the democracy movement also constitute an attempt to revive the post-WWII international networks of congresses, publications, and intellectuals funded by the CIA, such as the Congress on Cultural Freedom, in which many neoconservative forerunners like Irving Kristol and Melvin Lasky were leading figures. Just as the citizens’ global anti-globalization movement often described itself as a “movement of movements,” NED describes the World Movement for Democracy as a “network of networks” that functions as an umbrella organization for an array of affiliated international networks of citizen groups, parliamentarians, research institutions, business groups, and foundations. Allen Weinstein, who was a member of the USAID-working group known as the Democracy Group that proposed the formation of a quasi-governmental group to channel U.S. political aid, served as NED’s acting president during its first year. rightweb.irc-online.org /org/ned.php   (3747 words)

Our Gang in Venezuela? The National Endowment for Democracy has been busy - and far from alone. Using an $84,000 grant from the Washington-based National Endowment for Democracy, a quasi-governmental foundation funded by Congress, Consorcio Justicia was supposed to bring together political parties, unions, business associations, religious groups and academicians to discuss "protecting fundamental political rights," as an NED document put it. Created by President Ronald Reagan and Congress in 1983, NED was designed to run a parallel foreign policy for the United States, backing and assisting entities that Washington might not be able to officially endorse-say, an opposition party challenging a government with which the United States maintained diplomatic relations. It shows, though, how democracy-promotion can slip, perhaps unintentionally, toward supporting the opposite-especially in a highly polarized political environment like the one in Venezuela. www.thirdworldtraveler.com /South_America/Our_Gang_Venezuela.html   (2401 words)

National Endowment for the Arts, Enclopedia of American Studies Founded by an act of Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), provides federal grants to support the arts. National Endowment for the Arts, Enclopedia of American Studies Third, the NEA debate renewed the debate about the meaning of art itself, with some arguing that taxpayers should not be offended by the art they fund, and others arguing that the role of art is not only to please and to beautify society, but to alarm and disturb the very people who sponsor it. spot.colorado.edu /~dylan/NEA.htm   (578 words)

National Endowment for Democracy trains journalists To bring this "fake-respectable democracy" to other parts of the world, the US uses, except the army, organizations like the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), which was started under the Reagan administration to do openly what the CIA had been doing covertly. The program, organized by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), aims to help fellows promote democracy in their home countries. Recently, the NED was found to be financing a group of individuals who are active opposition members against Chavez, which a sort of tells you all you need to know about the NED's real ideas about what democracy should be. www.ornstein.org /2004ned.html   (972 words)

WebWire® National Endowment for Democracy to Honor Afghan Activists With 2005 Democracy Award The National Endowment for Democracy is a private, nonprofit, bipartisan grant-making organization created in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions around the world. National Endowment for Democracy to Honor Afghan Activists With 2005 Democracy Award The three honorees are leaders of civil society organizations who have distinguished themselves in educating average citizens and local leaders about the basic values and principles of democracy, the rights of women and ethnic minorities, strategies for peace-building and conflict resolution and the importance of broad political participation. www.webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?aId=2785   (449 words)

Bush Aims To Raise Whose Budget? - The skinny on the National Endowment for Democracy. By Brendan I. Koerner The skinny on the National Endowment for Democracy. - The skinny on the National Endowment for Democracy. Though the NED is officially a private, nongovernmental organization, it gets the lion's share of its funding from the U.S. Treasury; last year, for example, the Congress appropriated $35 million for the endowment, as part of its budget allocation for the State Department's United States Information Agency. www.slate.com /id/2094293   (684 words)

National Endowment for Democracy: 2005 Democracy Award Presented to Afghans It is especially fitting that the National Endowment for Democracy has chosen to honor these three remarkable individuals, who have contributed so much to the development of Afghan civil society. National Endowment for Democracy: 2005 Democracy Award Presented to Afghans We are gathered here in the U.S. Congress, the symbol of American democracy, to celebrate and recognize those who have bravely devoted their lives to the furtherance of liberty and respect for basic human rights. www.state.gov /g/rls/rm/2005/49606.htm   (863 words)

Cover story: U.S. funds aid Chávez opposition A leader of a third group assisted by the National Endowment for Democracy and its subsidiary organizations, Leopoldo Martínez of the right-wing Primero Justicia party, was named finance minister by Carmona, she said. An investigation by the State Department’s inspector general two years ago into the United States’ possible role in the coup determined that the work of the National Endowment for Democracy broke no U.S. laws. Chris Sabatini, the endowment’s senior program officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, acknowledged the organization is handing out $922,000 this year, largely to groups opposed to Chávez, and gave out $1,046,323 last year. www.ncronline.org /NCR_Online/archives2/2004b/040204/040204a.php   (2174 words)

portland imc - 2004.12.02 - National Endowment For Democracy One such NED funding opportunity is the tellingly-named Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowship, named in honor of Ronald "Jonas Savimbi is the Abraham Lincoln of Angola" Reagan and the late Dante Fascell, a Congressman from south Florida who worked tirelessly for decades on behalf of the right-wing anti-Castro Cubans in Miami. The NED is an umbrella organization set by the Reagan-Bush administration twenty years ago to implement U.S. foreign policy through international intrigue and influence peddling. Boston Group, a coalition of pro-Chavez and opposition-linked National portland.indymedia.org /en/2004/12/305014.shtml   (1994 words)

The Journal Editorial Report . Transcript . December 3, 2004 PBS Few people know that better than Carl Gershman, president of a bipartisan organization called the national endowment for democracy which tries to spread democratic freedom around the world. U.S. national interest to try to worry about how foreign peoples elect their governments. PAUL GIGOT: James Wilson, the eminent political scientist, has argued that while democracy may be desirable, in some of these countries it may be a bridge too far, that the [UNINTEL] of candidates and free and fair elections might be hard to get, especially in the short term. www.pbs.org /wnet/journaleditorialreport/120304/transcript_oneonone.html   (1237 words)

U.S. Newswire : Releases : "President Bush Will Speak To National Endowment for Democracy" President of the United States George W. Bush will be the keynote speaker at an event sponsored by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 9:45 a.m. NED, through its grant-making program, supports the strengthening of political parties, free market reforms, worker rights, civic education, independent media, the rule of law, good governance and the other essential elements of democracy in over 80 countries. NED receives an annual appropriation from the US Congress and is governed by an independent board of directors that includes prominent members of Congress as well as major figures in the fields of international affairs, business, and politics. releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=54520   (351 words)

National Endowment for Democracy The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a private, nonprofit organization created in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through nongovernmental efforts. Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) The Endowment is guided by the belief that freedom is a universal human aspiration that can be realized through the development of democratic institutions, procedures, and values. www.apsanet.org /content_8664.cfm   (558 words)

World Movement for Democracy The World Movement for Democracy is a global network of democrats including activists, practitioners, academics, policy makers, and funders, who have come together to cooperate in the promotion of democracy. Youth Movement for Democracy Launches its Global Youth Democracy Campaign The tradition of democracy has been enriched by contributions from many cultures, and the development of democracy is open to people everywhere." [more... www.wmd.org   (220 words)

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY Visit the official National Endowment for Democracy site. Racism | National Endowment for Democracy | School of Americas The NED also publishes Democracy News, which is an electronic mailing list for sharing news, announcements, and information among democracy activists, scholars, and others working to promote democracy around the world. www.geocities.com /~virtualtruth/ned.htm   (1331 words)

U.S. Arrogance and Yugoslav Elections National Endowment for Democracy funds have also been used to bring talented young journalists from the FRY to the United States for professional internships. It was a stroke of luck for the US agents in Yugoslavia, working with their National Endowment for Democracy handlers, to maneuver Kostunica into the no-win situation of joining Djindjic and Djukanovic and numerous others under the umbrella of USA sponsorship. The NED report cited above is called "Statement by Paul B. McCarthy, National Endowment for Democracy to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe". emperors-clothes.com /engl.htm   (2898 words)

National Endowment for Democracy National Endowment for Democracy,seeks to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through nongovernmental efforts, giving hundreds of grants each year to support pro-democracy groups in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union. As one of the nations leading scholars on transitions to and consolidation of democracy, and political philosophy, Dr. Plattner is well-prepared to examine international programs related to education, especially those which might foster pluralistic civil societies, a respect for basic liberties, and democracy.) Former fellow at the National Humanities Center in North Carolina, adviser on economic and social affairs at the United States Mission to the United Nations, and program officer at the Twentieth Century Fund. www.state.gov /p/io/unesco/members/48804.htm   (233 words)

The USA National Endowmwnt for democracy To support democracy activists as they define their role in the new political system in Hong Kong that limits opportunities for public input into the policy-making process. NCUB-FAC will establish a research center in Bangkok dedicated to international affairs; organize meetings; maintain a database of foreign policy experts, journalists, and diplomats concerned with Burma; and establish and maintain a network of Asian NGOs, political parties, student groups, and regional associations that are interested in Burma. To conduct a diplomatic campaign in Asia that will build support for the Burmese democracy movement. www.saag.org /papers2/paper198.htm   (4383 words)

Research at the National Endowment for Democracy Neither the Democracy Resource Center (DRC) nor the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is responsible for the content or accuracy of the information listed, nor does our including these organizations imply our endorsement. International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (Rights & Democracy) The Democracy Resource Center compiled this Guide to be a resource for locating information on the funders listed. www.ned.org /research/funding/democracyfunding.html   (327 words)

National Endowment for Democracy Honors Three Afghan Activists- U.S. Department Of State Yacoobi, along with Mohammad Nasib and Sarwar Hussaini, received the annual Democracy Award from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on July 13. National Endowment for Democracy Honors Three Afghan Activists- U.S. Department Of State National Endowment for Democracy Honors Three Afghan Activists usinfo.state.gov /usinfo/Archive/2005/Jul/13-343592.html   (441 words)

IRI : About Us The Westminster speech led to the establishment of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) by Congress in 1983. The NED is a mechanism that channels congressional funds to the four institutes: The International Republican Institute (IRI), the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), and the American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS). IRI was founded after President Ronald Reagan's 1982 speech before the British Parliament in Westminster in which he proposed a broad objective of helping countries build the infrastructure of democracy. www.iri.org /history.asp   (318 words)

Democracy Now! Hugo Chavez Accuses U.S. of Spending Over $1 Million To Help Oust Him There's actually no way for The National Endowment for Democracy to deny that all the funds were given and distributed to groups that participated in the coup, in the oil industry sabotage, and in the continued destabilization campaign against President Chavez. Basically to date, we have received hundreds and hundreds of documents from The National Endowment for Democracy that evidence an intricate and meticulous pattern of financing to the Venezuelan opposition that basically is penetrating all sectors of Venezuelan society. In Venezuela, the National Endowment for Democracy tripled its funding from about $250,000 to nearly $900,000 between 2000 and 2001 as opposition to Chavez intensified. www.democracynow.org /article.pl?sid=04/03/04/1554235   (2088 words)

Foreign Policy Association - Homepage The Foreign Policy Association and The National Endowment for Democracy invite you to attend the third fall lecture of The New York Democracy Forum featuring Anwar Ibrahim, currently a visiting professor at Georgetown University. The National Opinion Ballot Report 2005 was prepared by the Foreign Policy Association, presenting the tabulation of ballots sent in by Great Decisions participants from around the country. Formerly the deputy prime minister of Malaysia and vice president of the United Malays National Organization. www.fpa.org   (402 words)

Guardian Unlimited The Guardian American navy 'helped Venezuelan coup' The funds were provided by the National Endowment for Democracy, a nonprofit agency created and financed by the US Congress. Mr Shapiro admitted meeting Mr Carmona the day after the coup, but said he urged him to restore the national assembly, which had been dissolved. In the past year, the United States has channeled hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to US and Venezuelan groups opposed to Mr Chavez, including the labour group whose protests sparked off the coup. www.guardian.co.uk /international/story/0,3604,706802,00.html   (672 words)

t r u t h o u t - U.S. Polling Firm in Hot Water over False Venezuela Results Abdul said Sumate which has received a $53,400 grant from the National Endowment for Democracy, which in turn receives funds from the U.S. Congress did not use any of those funds to pay for the surveys. Chris Sabatini, senior program officer for the National Endowment for Democracy, defended Sumate as "independent and impartial." The issue is potentially explosive because even before the referendum, Chavez himself cited Washington's funding of Sumate as evidence that the Bush administration was financing efforts to oust him an allegation U.S. officials deny. www.truthout.org /docs_04/082004W.shtml   (840 words)

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In Ukraine, Homegrown Freedom (washingtonpost.com) The writer is director, Europe and Eurasia, at the National Endowment for Democracy, a congressionally funded foundation that has supported nongovernmental democracy-building efforts in Ukraine since 1988. There's nothing new or Western-inspired about the desire for freedom, and now at last it appears that Ukrainians finally stand on the brink of achieving their age-old dream. washingtonpost.com > Nation > Search the States > Georgia www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A34008-2004Dec3.html   (660 words)

Journal of Democracy Books Islam and Democracy in the Middle East (2003) Democracy in Developing Countries: Latin America, Second Edition (1999) The Self-Restraining State: Power and Accountability in New Democracies (1999) www.journalofdemocracy.org /books.htm   (148 words)

An Opening For Arab Democrats (washingtonpost.com) "A voice is beginning to emerge that wasn't there before," says Carl Gershman, the president of the National Endowment for Democracy, who attended a meeting of Western and Middle Eastern civil society groups alongside the recent foreign ministers' gathering. Drowned out by the bombings in Iraq, and the debate over whether the staging of elections there is an achievable goal or a mirage, the Bush administration's democracy initiative for the rest of the Middle East creeps quietly forward. But just as the Cold War-era Helsinki process encouraged independent democracy and human rights groups to spring up under the cover of intergovernmental talks, the Forum for the Future has given Arab democrats a crucial opportunity. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A23012-2004Oct10.html   (868 words)

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