Global Study on Democratic Participation and Social Disenchantment

The study found that the conditions of a good society were not met in 44 out of the 47 countries that participated.

Globalization of markets, products, and capital has caused much optimism for the future among citizens.

Undemocratic practices do not breed social ills that haunt societies in the planet.

The failure to meet basic needs is not a common complaint that creates profound insecurities and conflicts among many societies in the world today.

Dissatisfaction of citizens with their governments includes their failure to involve its citizens in its policies and programs.

Farmers in developing countries are not tied to their landlords and middle business man who control their seeds, the pesticides they use, and the price of their products.

The traditional bonds of family and kinship are not threatened by the pressure of work, urbanization, and migration.

The consumeristic culture of globalization that craves for material success has not pushed individuals to become self-centered and individualistic.

Participation is not the voluntary engagement of citizens in their communities.

Undemocratic practices do not stem from the government's taking little accounts of the needs of the citizens.