Mission Statement

Democracy Without Borders

• pursues as a key objective the establishment of a Parliamentary Assembly at the United Nations as a step towards the development of a global parliament, a world parliament, that is jointly elected by all world citizens.
• promotes a strong collaboration between all forces that support the establishment and strengthening of democratic principles at the national, regional, and international levels.
• supports free and general elections at the national and transnational levels and the strengthening of freedom rights in all states and intergovernmental bodies in the world.
• defends and supports democracy pioneers all over the world and speaks out against a restriction or refusal of democratic rights by national governments or other actors.
• advocates a strengthening of democracy in regional transnational integration processes in the world.
• works towards a democratization and reform of the United Nations and intergovernmental bodies in order to enable them to deal with transnational issues and threats successfully and on a legitimate basis.
• advocates an expansion of democracy-related research and a stronger discussion of democratic principles in the public.
• provides assistance relative to research, development, and implementation of democratic instruments and processes, among them for example innovative forms of citizen participation such as models of electronic, direct or “liquid” democracy.