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Why Democracy
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Why Democracy? is the biggest factual media broadcast in the history of the world. In October 2007, over 30 broadcasters aired 10 documentary films, showing 10 filmmakers' experience of democracy.

Why Democracy House is an interactive online space where you can share your perspective on democracy, through various media: visual arts, music, films and print.

Contribute your work or join the discussions in our forums. What does democracy mean to you? What do you want it to mean? Write to us, talk to us, share your experiences.
Be part of the Why Democracy? experience by emailing us the links you find interesting to house@whydemocracy.net

We look forward to watching your submissions.

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Check out what the Why Democracy? project is all about and take a peek into the Democracy House to see how seven young people from around the world stimulate a global debate about democracy!
Why Democracy? Film Snapshots
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An assortment of clips from the 10 documentaries that are involved in the Why Democracy? project. Feel free to share and embed these excellent clips in your own video collections.
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What do Vivienne Westwood, Lars Ulrich and Pele know about democracy? Watch how they and many other celebrities, athletes, politicians and renowned experts answered our 10 questions about democracy.
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Channel Comments (7)
bankainojustu (6 months ago)
i was born in kenya and moved to america
Zhyper666 (6 months ago)
Hey, whats up. Check out my video "Six Reasons Why Democracy Sucks" Hope to hear from you soon!
JohnKratosZaidi1 (1 year ago)
Good documentaries...

Try to regulate your uploaded videos for abusive language..

Thanks!
freemoren (1 year ago)
What an excellent series of documentaries!
I've been thinking about this over and over, what we do after democracy? Especially for China. I'm going to share this with all my chinese friends. Hope to start a discussion on China's future.
robben9 (1 year ago)
can someone please help me attain online the superb documentary on the class of 8-year-olds in Wuhan, China. Great job with the documentaries by the way
syedmasroorh (1 year ago)
Please upload the rest of the Musharraf's dinner discussion on democracy.
belda67 (1 year ago)
Long as humans walk on the face of the earth there will always be a battlefield, Mainly because we HUMANS forget pain & injustice . Only way to have peace is if the next generations all around the world use propoganda tools regurlarly condeming hatred.Showing and telling them the mistakes present and past civilisations have made and the innocent lives that it has cost.PEACE...
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