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Plataforma Democrática is an initiative devoted to strengthening Latin American democratic institutions and culture by fostering pluralistic debate on the social and political transformations of the region and the world.

Plataforma Democrática provides a virtual infra-structure which permits access to a data bank on research institutions and their academic production. Plataforma develops research to identify the current state of knowledge on key areas, which is later transformed into extensively disseminated debate papers. Together with our associated institutions, we organize debate forums to increase communication among knowledge producers and social and political actors

We are engaged in the creation in each country of groups of young people and young politicians training networks, interested in debating the issues on how to consolidate and deepening democracy in Latin America.

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  Seminario Internacional Enfrentando la crisis: de los pactos entre elites al acuerdo social para el desarrollo - la experiencia de España y Latinoamerica - 20 de mayo 2009 - Hotel Camino Real, zona 10, Guatemala
  Call for 2009 Forums: please find here the Terms of Reference for the Fórums that will receve support from Plataforma Democratica in 2009.
  Plataforma Democrática (Brazil) and INGEP (Guatemala) will hold together a videoconference and forum on "The Latin American Challenge: social cohesion and democracy". Please find here the program.
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 Drugs and Democracy
Declaration of the Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, with the participation of former presidents César Gavíria (Colombia), Ernesto Zedillo (México) y Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Brasil).
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 Virtual Library
Library with more than 6,000 texts available for free download, on the issue of democracy in Latin America, with friendly search systems, organized by title, authors, institutions and language.
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 Social Cohesion and New Agenda
These are two projects focusing on the social transformations ocurring in Latin America and the challenges they present to the democratic institutions.
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 Data Bank and National Reports on Latin American Democracy
More than 450 research centers and 380 researchers in Latin America that work on issues of democracy plus the national reports and general synthesis...
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