Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Democracy on the move

Democracy is on the move, but in which direction exactly?

The Maps of War website created the below dynamic map showing the history of democracy and where and when it has spread. Of course, it's a bit simplified and skips some smaller examples of democracy in the middle. Democracy, I guess, is in the eye of the beholder. The most interesting thing is what the map creators judge to be democracies in today's world. They take a pass on some countries.

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