Getting to Arab democracy: Lebanon springs forward

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The voters of Lebanon turned out for four consecutive Sundays beginning 29th May 2005 for choosing a new parliament in elections that capped an extraordinary passage in the history of their country as well as that of the broader Middle East. One of the world's most hard-bitten dictatorships found itself overmatched by, among other forces, crowds of Lebanese citizens armed with nothing more dangerous than wry slogans and red-and-white placards bearing their country's green cedar-tree emblem.

Lebanon, Parliamentary government

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The challenge for democracy

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The various constraints that are involved in democracy of the European Union, making its work more challenging and difficult are discussed. Efforts are made to reduce the democratic deficit of organization and to tackle a new problem for democracy.

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Sociologists, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Excerpt, Dahrendorf, Ralf

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Democracy, dictatorship, and infant mortality

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Issues concerning the high number of child deaths recorded by countries ruled by a dictatorship are discussed and the link between social and political well-being.

Health aspects, Patient outcomes, Mortality, Infants, Infant mortality, Dictators, Infant health services

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