The Spirit of Democracy

Feb 6, 2008

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

Larry Diamond talked about his book The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the World, published by Times Books. He talked about the spread of democracy around the world and discussed what needs to be done to facilitate the transition. Larry Diamond was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and is .. Read More
Larry Diamond talked about his book The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the World, published by Times Books. He talked about the spread of democracy around the world and discussed what needs to be done to facilitate the transition. Larry Diamond was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and is co-editor of the Journal of Democracy. Mr. Diamond served as a senior adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Iraq from January to April 2004. The event was part of a forum on the annual global survey entitled: Freedom in the World 2008: Freedom in Retreat. The Forum explored explored the latest developments in Burma, Kenya, Pakistan, Russia, and Venezuela in the spread of democratic institutions. Participants in the forum included Larry Diamond and Arch Puddington. Arch Puddington was the director for research at Freedom House. Panelists responded to questions from the audience. Jennifer L. Windsor, executive director of Freedom House, moderated the event.

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00:00:34 Unidentified Speaker GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM JOANNE MY EARS. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMS AT THE CARNEGIE COUNCIL...
00:02:54 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK THE CARNEGIE COUNCIL FOR HOSTING THIS EVENT. I AM DELIGHTED TO BE HERE...
00:07:58 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK AT FREEDOM HOUSE FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ...
00:10:54 Unidentified Speaker I CAN TELL YOU THEY ARE NOT DOING THEIR WORK FOR THE LEVEL OF SALARY OR COMPENSATION. SO TODAY WE...
00:11:21 Unidentified Speaker THE PRINCIPAL FINDING IS THAT FREEDOM IS IN FACT, AT LEAST IN 2007 IS IN RETREAT. WE ANALYZE, OUR...
00:14:30 Unidentified Speaker I JUST WANT TO MANAGE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT MARY DIAMOND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT KNOW...
00:15:23 Unidentified Speaker FIRST OF ALL BANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS AND THANK YOU TO 18 FREEBORN INTRODUCTION AND THANK YOU...
00:22:48 Unidentified Speaker I WANT TO RAISE AN ISSUE THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, IT ARCH THE BACKSLIDING IN THE MIDDLE EASTON THAT...
00:23:33 Unidentified Speaker NO. I WOULD NOT AGREE WITH THAT. FIRST, I WOULD SAY, IN EACH CASE YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE PARTICULAR...
00:25:36 Unidentified Speaker SO SPEAKING OF IRAQ, IF IT IS THE CENTERPIECE OF WHAT DEMOCRACY IS AND A BOOK AT THE REAL SETBACK...
00:26:00 Unidentified Speaker FORTUNATELY IRAQ IS NOT THE CENTERPIECE OF DEMOCRACY PROMOTION EFFORTS. I WOULD NOT EVEN SAY IN THE...
00:30:25 Unidentified Speaker ARCH YOU HAVE BEEN A FREEDOM HOUSE FOR 15 YEARS EVERYBODY SAYS FREEDOM HOUSE GIVES THE UNITED STATES...
00:34:02 Unidentified Speaker CAN I JUST A MAN AND SAY A COUPLE THINGS?
00:34:05 Unidentified Speaker FIRST OF ALL THE BOOK THAT FREEDOM HOUSE IS PRODUCING AT THE END OF MARCH IS A VERY HONEST I WOULD...
00:36:15 Unidentified Speaker BEFORE WE OPEN A QUESTION I KNOW IT ARCH WANTED TO SAY ONE THING BUT I WILL SET YOU UP BECAUSE I KNEW...
00:36:31 Unidentified Speaker WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY THIS DISCUSSION IS TAKING PLACE IN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT TRANSPIRED YESTERDAY....
00:37:29 Unidentified Speaker SO I AM ASKING EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE COME I HAVE COME UP WITH MY TOUGHEST QUESTIONS BUT I'M SURE...
00:38:00 Unidentified Speaker WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WHAT WE MIGHT CALL POLITICAL DEMOCRACY, THAT IS THE PROCESS THAT...
00:38:45 Unidentified Speaker IS FEED AND HOUSE IGNORING WHAT REALLY IS ON PEOPLE'S MINDS IN TERMS OF GETTING FOOD IN THEIR STOMACHS...
00:39:05 Unidentified Speaker SEVERAL POINTS. ONE IT IS OUR SURVEY DOES LOOK AT SHE WAS OF THE QUALITY. OUR SURVEY IS BASICALLY...
00:41:29 Unidentified Speaker JUST A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL POINTS, NUMBER ONE, THE RELATIONSHIP HOLDS UP THE TOP END OF THE DISTRIBUTION...
00:43:21 Unidentified Speaker WHEN YOU MEASURE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD AS FAR AS LEVEL OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY, I DO YOU ALSO...
00:43:54 Unidentified Speaker YOU COULD START WITH INDIA WE'VE RATE THAT IS A FREE COUNTRY WITH A VIBRANT DEMOCRACY, BRAZIL, THE...
00:45:14 Unidentified Speaker THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENCE, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT RUSSIA START IMITATING CHINA IN TERMS...
00:45:30 Unidentified Speaker PROBABLY AN EFFORT TO INSTITUTIONALIZE A DICTATORSHIP OF COURSE. I DON'T THINK RUSH OF WILL PROBABLY...
00:48:31 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS A LOT OF DEBATE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN CHINA AND FREEDOM HOUSE IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE ONE...
00:49:19 Unidentified Speaker DON'T WE MAKE A MISTAKE THINKING WE CAN ACTUALLY EXPORT DEMOCRACY? HAVING ELECTIONS AS YOU HAVE JUST...
00:50:04 Unidentified Speaker JENNIFER YOU WERE ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS OF DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION WHY DO...
00:50:21 Unidentified Speaker I KNOW THAT I COULD NOT RESIST.
00:50:25 Unidentified Speaker MY ANSWER TO THAT IS AND A SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRACY PROMOTION EFFORT IS BASED ON RESPONDING TO LOCAL NEEDS...
00:52:19 Unidentified Speaker LET ME ADD A COUPLE THINGS I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH JENNIFER I NEVER USE THE WORD EXPORTING DEMOCRACY...
00:54:13 Unidentified Speaker HOW WOULD YOU RELATE THAT TO THE IRAQ SITUATION?
00:54:18 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD SAY THAT IN MY VIEW, IT IS ONE I HAVE FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INVASION OF IRAQ WAS...
00:55:37 Unidentified Speaker BEFORE I GET TO THAT, ONE QUICK QUESTION OF CULTURE AND DEMOCRACY, AFTER WORLD WAR II, THE SOCIAL...
00:57:16 Unidentified Speaker 512 THANK YOU PETER, JENNIFER, LARRY AND IT ARCH FOR JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON FOR AN INTERESTING...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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