Jan Teorell on Next Generation Democracy #NGD
Channel: Club de Madrid
Date: 10/04/2015

Next Generation Democracy (nextgenerationdemocracy.org is a two-year, multi-stakeholder process under the coordination of the Club de Madrid. The overall aim of NGD is to better enable democracy to meet the expectations and needs of all citizens and preserve their freedom and dignity while securing a sustainable future for generations to come.

NGD facilitates a discussion on the state and future of democracy in order to formulate both regional agendas and a global agenda, to reverse disquieting trends and advance democracy worldwide. The project progressively offers a comprehensive analysis of regional dynamics in democratic governance, a projection of relevant trends, and a compilation of transformative practices and transformative ideas to be discussed in a series of policy dialogues as well as through on-line exchanges. This will help generate collective responses, rather than fragmented and independent actions, and shape consensus around shared, forward-looking, action-oriented agendas.

NGD brings together in a direct and interactive manner expert assessments with the experienced perspectives of leading social, economic and political actors, including more than 100 Member of CdM, all of them democratically elected former Presidents and Prime Ministers from more than 70 countries.

Jan Teorell, Principal Investigator, V-Dem Varieties of Democracy shares his views on democratic trends.