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The Impact of Improvement in Modern Global Situation on Democratic Reform in the 21st Century
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Abstract
Democracy is widely considered as a better form of regime in terms of others, such as monarchies and totalitarilism, since the freedom, human rights and equality of people in democracy regimes can be safeguarded. Meanwhile, a democratic government is under supervision of different sectors, thus preventing from abusing of power and corruption. The purpose of this article is to analyse the potential for democratic reform based on the previous studies, in order to have an implication on the factors and the future trends of democratic reform in the 21st century. This paper finds out that the process of democratic reform is getting faster as the technology and globalization progress, and the existence of social media and internet allows the faster spread of the idea of democracy, meanwhile causing a pressure to the stability of authoritarian regimes. Globalization allows countries worldwide to become more interdependent, and promotes economic activities that can further support the spread of democracy. Authoritarian regime countries who do not participate in globolization would face a problem of falling behind in econmic development and hence become less stable.
Keywords
democratization, authoritarian, globalization
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Deng,W. (2025). The Impact of Improvement in Modern Global Situation on Democratic Reform in the 21st Century . Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,79,11-16.
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