Crossword clues for democratization
democratization
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1865; see democratize + -ation.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously. 2 The spread of democracy as a concept. 3 The making more democratic of a political system.
WordNet
n. the action of making something democratic [syn: democratisation]
Wikipedia
Democratization is the transition to a more democratic political regime. It may be the transition from an authoritarian regime to a full democracy, a transition from an authoritarian political system to a semi-democracy or transition from a semi-authoritarian political system to a democratic political system. The outcome may be consolidated (as it was for example in the United Kingdom) or democratization may face frequent reversals (as it has faced for example in Argentina). Different patterns of democratization are often used to explain other political phenomena, such as whether a country goes to a war or whether its economy grows. Democratization itself is influenced by various factors, including economic development, history, and civil society. The ideal result from democratization is to ensure that the people have the right to vote and have a voice in their political system.
Usage examples of "democratization".
To these stern but general terms, the other policy documents added several objectives that transformed the occupation from a moderate exercise in demilitarization and political reform into an unprecedented experiment in induced democratization.
Before a new constitution actually came into effect, an extensive range of reformist policies including land reform, woman suffrage, prolabor legislation, and economic democratization had been put into practice under the existing national charter.
They worked with their counterparts in the provincial government to help them do whatever it was that they were going to do in terms of trying to improve the democratization of the country, agriculture in the country, food, health, education, and so forth.
Still, they had hung on tenaciously, even after the reversal in 1947, hoping against hope that their combined influence could help stem the tide and return the new Japan to the beginnings of democratization.