And while September's parliamentary elections were marred by fraud, this time it was primarily Afghans who held other Afghans accountable in the aftermath — demonstrating some fledgling aspects of a working democratic system.
My heart aches as a dedicated public servant over the seeming inability of the ruling party to rally the nation around policies and legislation that truly reflects the very best aspects of a free democratic society.
One of the most confusing aspects of this Democratic primary race has been the arrays of tallies of elected delegates and superdelegates maintained by the news media and the campaigns.
Northern popular rage against the P.D.P. establishment, which is widely seen as corrupt and responsible for Nigeria's poor governance, recalls aspects of the "democratic wave" in parts of the Middle East, though it does not appear to have been as coherent or well organized.
Transformative aspects of more democratic knowledge creation have already been mentioned in the paragraphs above, especially in connection with improved health literacy.
Stewart also covered one of the two aspects of the Democratic Convention that I think worth further discussion.
There is much to be done to improve civic education, local news media and other aspects of our democratic culture.
In a statement released on November 29, the day after the election began, ECI recommended that the "core aspects of the democratic process, which require transparency and openness, (must be) adhered to by election officials".
Citizens for Tax Justice has raised similar critiques in a report that deals with the tax aspects of the current Democratic and Republican stimulus proposals.
Work on democratic delegation needs coherent and integrated recording of parties, elections and cabinets to study aspects of democratic representation such as electoral dynamics, cabinet formation and policy making.
