The International Forum for Democratic Studies (IFDS) is an initiative of the

National Endowment for Democracy The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is an organization in the United States that was founded in 1983 for promoting democracy in other countries by promoting political and economic institutions such as political groups, trade unions, ...

(NED). Established in April 1994, its programs include the ''

Journal of Democracy The ''Journal of Democracy'' is a quarterly academic journal established in 1990 and an official publication of the National Endowment for Democracy's International Forum for Democratic Studies. It covers the study of democracy, democratic regim ...

'' (which has Spanish and Portuguese editions), the Network of Democracy Research Institutes, and fellowship programs such as the Reagan–Fascell Democracy Fellowship.IFDS
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Larry Diamond Larry Jay Diamond (born October 2, 1951) is an American political sociologist and leading contemporary scholar in the field of democracy studies. Diamond is a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, which is Stanf ...

was the Forum's founding co-director (1994-2009).stanford.edu
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International Forum for Democratic Studies
* Network of Democracy Research Institutes

* "International Forum for Democratic Studies Established by the National Endowment for Democracy", Marc F. Plattner and Larry Diamond, ''PS: Political Science and Politics'', Vol. 28, No. 1 (Mar., 1995), pp. 113-115 National Endowment for Democracy 1994 establishments in the United States