The site: The Club of Madrid
from the site:
"The Club of Madrid was launched following the Conference on Democratic Transition and Consolidation (CDTC), held in Madrid, Spain, in October 2001. At that unprecedented gathering, 35 heads of state and government from Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa met with more than 100 of the world's most respected scholars and policy experts to discuss the problems of building democracy from both a theoretical and practical point of view. "
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Mission Statement
The Club of Madrid is an independent organization whose purpose and priority is to contribute to strengthening democracy in the world. It stimulates, promotes and conducts initiatives and activities and participates in projects seeking this objective. The Club of Madrid acts as a consultative body for governments, democrat leaders, and institutions involved in processes of democratic transition. The personal and practical experience of its members - 44 former heads of state and government - in processes of democratic transition and consolidation is the Club of Madrid’s unique resource. Along with the experience and cooperation of other high level political practitioners and governance experts, this resource is a working tool to convert ideas into practical and feasible recommendations and action plans for implementation.
I thought this might be interesting for the politically-minded and active. I am wondering what people's opinions are on this type of organization. In some ways it seems like a better option for some countries to turn to democracy. However, is it possible the influence of a group like this is reinenforcing the model of a predeveloped democracy? And/Or: Could this be a possible precursor towards global political monoculture? Bad? Good? Indifferent? |
