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NATIONAL ADAPTATION PROGRAMME OF ACTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE NATIONAL ADAPTATION PROGRAMME OF ACTION TO CLIMATE CHANGEMessage of His Excellency Asang LaolyDeputy Prime Minister of the Lao PDRChair of N. Presented by: Lao participants. In Lao PDR ‘registration’ is usually understood as registration in the ‘family book’ and not necessarily possession of a birth certificate. There are several different systems for registering citizens, but none of them can be considered as part of a common civil registration system. on economic. , political and social performance. Kristobal Miguel Meléndez . Aguilar. Introduction. In 1959, . by . calculating averages of some welfare variables, Lipset showed that, in all cases, . Democracy is both a sacred and a promiscuous word. We all love her but we see her differently. She is hard to pin down. Everyone claims her but no one can possess or even name her fully. To give any definition for a class to learn would not be particularly democratic. To have any open-ended discussion about possible meanings could be reasonably democratic. Perhaps like ‘. and civic and . political participation . in the . V4 . & Ukraine. Michael L. Smith, Ph.D.. Institute for Social and Economic Analyses, Prague. Values and behavior. Why do we care about democratic consciousness? One of the reasons is that political values can can drive political behavior.. Also . romanized. as . Laozi. . or Lao-tse. “Old Master”. Founder of Taoism. Wrote . Tao . Te. . Ching. . “Classic of the Way and Virtue”. Bamboo strips from 4. th. century BCE. History. Daily Dilemma #4: . Which is better, a government that is highly responsive to public opinion on all matters or one that responds to organized groups that argue their case effectively? . Introduction. Revision. Legitimacy. The acceptance of the legal right of a government to rule. Often based on the consensus of the people (in a democratic state) and the constitutional endorsement of its position.. Chapter 1-. Democracy in Perspective. Chapter 2-. Facing Controversial Issues. Chapter 3-. How We See Things. Chapter 1- Democracy in Perspective. The Meaning of Democracy. demos. (the people) . kratia. Starter:. What are the main principles of democracy in relation to democratic institutions?. Institutions . should be representative, . accountable and . responsive to the needs and demands of the people. . How the masses change public policy. Outline. C.B. Macpherson’s Models. Frances Fox . Piven’s. Disruptive Power. Macpherson’s Analysis. Main forces of change. Ethical concerns. Forces of Change. By David, Alex, and Emma. What is democratization?. Democratization is the transition to a more democratic political regime. Democracy, by definition, is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally in the proposal, development, and creation of laws.. Fourteenth Edition. Chapter 5. Regimes. Roskin. | Cord | Medeiros | Jones. Table . 5.1 . Main Regime . Types. Democratic. U.S., West Europe. Transitional. Egypt, Russia. Authoritarian. Iran, China. . DEMOCRATIC THEORIES AND PUBLIC OPINION. Mark Peffley. PS 473 Public Opinion . Lecture Outline I: DEMOCRATIC THEORIES AND PUBLIC OPINION . (posted with the syllabus!). I..    . Democratic reform as a 2,500 year-old debate:  Historical Examples of Democracy in Ancient Greece and Rome. Democracy: Rule by . the People. . Two Types:. A. Direct (pure): rule by the people . themselves.. B. Indirect (representative): rule . by elected representatives..