democratization
Spreading political participation
Democratization is the process of making something more democratic—either in the political sense of transitioning toward democratic governance, or in the broader sense of making something accessible to ordinary people.
A country undergoes democratization when it moves from authoritarian rule toward elections and civil liberties.
The democratization of technology or education means wider access to what was once restricted to elites: The internet enabled the democratization of information.
Reducing state economic controls
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- transitionChange from one state
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
regime change · elections · constitutionalism · multiparty · suffrage · civil society · accountability · rule of law
Soviet transparency reform
- perestroikaSoviet reform initiative
- de-StalinizationUndoing totalitarian cult worship
- privatizationState sells public assets
- color revolutionMass protest ousting authoritarian rule
lustration · Solidarity · dissidents · samizdat · Prague Spring · market reform · civil liberties · Gorbachev
Common people as political base
- agencyPower to act
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- inclusionBeing made part
enablement · voice · stakeholders · community organizing · bottom-up · participatory · mobilization · consciousness-raising
Ease of approach
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- popularizationMaking widely known
- mainstreamingIncluding in standard settings
- affordabilityState of being purchasable
open-source · decentralization · user-friendly · leveling · digital divide · universal access · open access · crowdsourcing
Philosophy of universal equality
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- non-discriminationEqual treatment regardless of difference
universal suffrage · equal representation · fair access · social mobility · meritocracy · anti-elitism · redistributive · broad-based
liberalization
Reducing state economic controls
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- transitionChange from one state
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
enfranchisement · regime change · elections · constitutionalism · multiparty · suffrage · civil society · accountability · rule of law · transparency
glasnost
Soviet transparency reform
- perestroikaSoviet reform initiative
- de-StalinizationUndoing totalitarian cult worship
- privatizationState sells public assets
color revolution · lustration · Solidarity · dissidents · samizdat · Prague Spring · market reform · civil liberties · Gorbachev · Yeltsin
grassroots
Common people as political base
- agencyPower to act
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- advocacyPleading for a cause
inclusion · enablement · voice · stakeholders · community organizing · bottom-up · participatory · mobilization · consciousness-raising · civic engagement
accessibility
Ease of approach
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- popularizationMaking widely known
- mainstreamingIncluding in standard settings
affordability · open-source · decentralization · user-friendly · leveling · digital divide · universal access · open access · crowdsourcing · DIY
egalitarianism
Philosophy of universal equality
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
non-discrimination · universal suffrage · equal representation · fair access · social mobility · meritocracy · anti-elitism · redistributive · broad-based · parity
- BrazilRio, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Amazon River
- Korean culturekimchi, hanbok, soju, K-pop, K-drama
- Korean historyJoseon dynasty, Three Kingdoms, DMZ, demilitarized zone, Korean DMZ
- political sciencepolitical science, political theory, political behavior, political economy, political institutions
- Arab HistoryArab Spring, Arab League, Nasser, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Baath Party
- Cold War EndBerlin Wall fall, Soviet collapse, German reunification, Gorbachev, perestroika
democratizationpower consolidation
Concentrating authority in one place
dictatorship · despotism · tyranny · absolutism · authoritarianism
democratizationexclusion
Being barred from participation
restriction · stratification · disenfranchisement · gatekeeping · privatization
democratizationcentralization
Unifying control in one place
monopolization · power consolidation · kleptocracy · corporatization · cartelization