democratisation
Spreading political participation
Democratisation is the process of making something more democratic—extending participation, access, or control to a broader group.
Countries undergo democratisation when they transition from authoritarian rule to representative government.
The term applies beyond politics: the democratisation of education, technology, or fashion means ordinary people gain access to what was once exclusive.
British spelling; Americans write democratization.
Act of taking part
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- agencyPower to act
- voiceSound from throat
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
activism · advocacy · representation · self-determination · decentralization · stakeholder · mobilization · inclusion
Official enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- transformationThorough change in form
transparency · accountability · anti-corruption · oversight · devolution · liberalization · transition · glasnost
Coexistence of differing views
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- republicanismGovernment by elected officials
- constitutionalismGovernance bound by fundamental laws
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
secularism · populism · parliamentary · majoritarianism · egalitarianism · self-governance
participation
Act of taking part
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- agencyPower to act
- voiceSound from throat
grassroots · activism · advocacy · representation · self-determination · decentralization · stakeholder · mobilization · inclusion · bottom-up
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- governanceHow authority is exercised
transformation · transparency · accountability · anti-corruption · oversight · devolution · liberalization · transition · glasnost · perestroika
pluralism
Coexistence of differing views
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- republicanismGovernment by elected officials
- constitutionalismGovernance bound by fundamental laws
federalism · secularism · populism · parliamentary · majoritarianism · egalitarianism · self-governance
globalization
Worldwide economic and cultural integration
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- waveOscillating motion through medium
export · promotion · intervention · decolonization · nation-building
democratisationcentralisation
Concentrating control in one place
power consolidation · despotism · authoritarianism · autocracy · one-party rule
democratisationdisenfranchisement
Removal of voting rights
voter suppression · censorship · silencing · depoliticisation · political repression
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