So, the argument goes, Labour's natural support suffers from the decline in democratic participation.
"Business doesn't school you in dealing with democratic participation, " says Zuckerman.
But they will have to convince, among others, the spiritual leader of Iraq's Shia Muslim majority, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who has thus far insisted on full democratic participation.
In an article for Stanford Law Review, Daniel Kreiss, a journalism professor at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, explains how this can have negative long-term consequences for democratic participation.
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So again, recognizing that each country is different, each country has different circumstances, different populations, different traditions, the overall desire for greater democratic participation for their voices to be heard is absolutely a good thing and an understandable thing.
Interventions followed to illustrate the role of broadband in access to medical care in remote areas, for the transparency of democratic elections, participation in social life and access to banking services.
At least it could be said that their participation in democratic politics was progress of a sort.
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Under some democratic governments, civic participation means that citizens are required to serve on juries, or give mandatory military or civilian national service for a period of time.
Democrats like this shift in demographics because, according to The Voter Participation Center (VPC), a Democratic-leaning nonprofit focused on increasing the voting participation of unmarried women, 61 percent of unmarried women who voted in 2010 cast ballots for Democrats.
And today, those who advocate violent opposition are being increasingly isolated by Sunnis who choose peaceful participation in the democratic process.
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There was overwhelming participation in the Democratic primary in north DeKalb, a lot of which is strong Republican territory, and there was very little activity in the Republican primary.
According to Mr Mogra, these include - respect for other people and the rule of law, freedom of expression and religious practice, participation in the democratic system and valuing education.
Mr Shabecoff lists some of the dramatic gains that would be made possible by America's embrace of green politics, including cleaner air and water, checks on corporate abuses and a greater popular participation in the democratic process.
Well I wouldn't disagree with that basic principle, indeed the Downing Street Declaration enshrined those very principles that where there is a genuine renunciation of violence, a genuine commitment to democracy there there can be participation in the democratic process.
It can only be done through democracy, by establishing a free and democratic environment with people's participation.
Democratic ideals and concepts of popular participation are closely linked with principles of competition and the free-market economy.
Indeed, it should be noted that in the course of the current biennium (2012-13), UNESCO has provided (and will continue to do so in 2013) similar support to civil society organizations in Africa, working to promote peaceful and constructive participation in electoral politics and democratic governance - especially of youth.
But it is necessary to observe -- especially in light of all the changes that are happening in post-Arab Spring countries -- that female political participation in a country's democratic process cannot be the end of the story.
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In democratic societies, that means transparent governance and informed participation by citizens.
Case in point is her participation in Wednesday's anti-democratic Kadima primary, which will elect the party's new leader to replace Olmert, who of course is both a fraud and a crook.
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Ms. JUDY WOODRUFF (Moderator): As we thank Senator McCain very much for his participation, we want to welcome now the Democratic nominee for president of the United States, Senator Barack Obama.
He thinks that the future of governments around the world will be more secure and more prosperous -- of states and countries around the world -- if democratic principles are pursued, if pluralism is permitted, if participation is encouraged and allowed.
Strengthen democratic institutions at all levels, and provide transparency and accountability in governance, inclusive participation in decision making, and access to justice.
If democratic reform efforts in Muslim majority nations progress over the next five years, political participation probably would drive a wedge between intransigent extremists and groups willing to use the political process to achieve their local objectives.
Unlike India, which was born with a democratic constitution, China has not yet found a way to solve the problem of demands for political participation (if not democracy) that tend to accompany rising per capita income.
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