Papers on philosophical aspects of democracy

by Dr. Hans Koechler, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Innsbruck (Austria)

	Das Prinzip Demokratie: Realität und Möglichkeit
	Demokratietheorien im Schnittpunkt von Verfassung und politischer Wirklichkeit
	A Theoretical Examination of the Dichotomy between Democratic Constitutions and Political Reality
	Decision-making Procedures of the European Institutions and Democratic Legitimacy

Papers on democracy in the age of globalization

The New Totalitarianism: Cyber Hegemony and the Global System by William Dan Perdue, Professor of Sociology at Eastern Washington University, USA

	Etats-Unis et société internationale: La démocratie en danger  by Malik Boumediene, Research Assistant at the Faculty of Law, University of Nice, France
	The American "Model" and Multilateralism by Türkkaya Ataöv, Professor em. of International Relations, University of Ankara, Turkey

Papers on democracy in Africa -- Democratic transition in Congo-Kinshasa

by Dr. Mayamba Thierry Nlandu, Professor of English Literature at the University of Kinshasa (Congo)

	Democratic Transition in Congo-Kinshasa: A Puppet Theater in Three Tableaux
	Kinshasa: Beyond Dichotomies
	Kinshasa: When Illiterate and Literate Move Beyond Political Democracy