The Centre for the Study of Democracy at Queen's University

Is Democracy Promotion "Globaloney", or a Categorical Imperative?

Keynote Address to the Elections and Conflict Workshop of the North-South Institute
October 30, 2009, Ottawa, Thomas S. Axworthy

CSD proposes FIT Debates: Fair, Intelligent & Tantalizing

(draft paper and recommendations available for download)

The Centre for the Study of Democracy's Library of Political Leadership

In Roosevelt's Bright Shadow

Presented to President Obama,

in Ottawa, February 19, 2009.

click here for information on ordering your copy.

CSD recent releases

Read the reports:

Emergency Preparedness in Canada: Case Studies in Vulnerable Populations in Large-scale Crisies

sponsored by Public Safety Canada

Building Bridges: A Case Study on The Role of the Indian Diaspora in Canada

sponsored by the Walter Duncan Gordon Foundation

Creating an International Network of Democracy Builders

sponsored by International Development Research Canada

Volume 1: Republic of Costa Rica

Volume 2: Liberia

Volume 3: Palestine

A Democratic Manifesto for the Liberal Party

by Thomas Axworthy

Literature Review of Applied Research on Democratic Development

commissioned by the International Development Research Centre

George Perlin, with David Sulley, Valerie Ashford, Stephan Noakes, Nicolette O'Connor

In the recently released book Parliamentary Democracy In Crisis (U of Toronto Press, 2009), Graham White writes, "among the most cogent reform agendas in recent years is that put forward in Thomas Axworthy's extensive report Everything Old is New Again. It provides a range of possibilities for change, from parliamentary committees with better staff support and more stable membership to enhanced outreach facilities to foster better public understanding of Parliament.” (p 156)

CSD in the News

Democracy Abroad - our obligations and interests

Thomas Axworthy, Globe and Mail | November 16, 2009

Take Sakharov's Advice Ideas - National Post | November 6, 2009 ,

Axworthy: "Putin's party recently convened a special meeting with senior Chinese officials to explore how best to run a one-party government"

Confronting a great evil
Prime Minister should put issue on the agenda for next year's G8 summit

Thomas Axworthy, Toronto Star | October 31, 2009

Read the report by Joy Sumyi Lee that inspired the op-ed: 2009 Cambodia Mission Trip Field Report On Child Sex Trafficking in Cambodia

One man's mission: Free and fair elections in Afghanistan

CSD Fellow Grant Kippen is chair of Afghanistan's Electoral Complaints Commission | Globe and Mail, July 27, 2009

Transparency during public health emergencies: from rhetoric to reality,

CSD Fellow P. O’Malley, J. Rainford, and A. Thompson|Bulletin of the World Health Organization|March 2009

19th century advice for today's Liberals

Thomas Axworthy, Toronto Star | August 2, 2009

Priority In Immigrant Visa For "Aging Out" Children
CSD Fellow, Syed H. Imam, Esq. |Immigration Daily

Canada is going through a crisis of historical amnesia. Thomas S. Axworthy suggests an unlikely cure: video games

underscore democracy

CSD's annual newsletter

#1: March 07

#2: May 08

#3: April 09

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Self-government is one of our civilization's most precious achievements. The CSD is dedicated to studying how this achievement occurred, how it can be spread and strengthened.