Political Database of the Americas

Political Database of the Americas (PDBA) Base de Datos Políticos de las Américas  (Spanish) La Base de Données Politiques des Amériques  (French) Banco de Dados Políticos das Américas  (Portuguese)
Headquarters		Washington, D.C.
Official languages		English Spanish French Portuguese
Leaders
•	Director	Valéria Buffo
Website pdba.georgetown.edu

The Political Database of the Americas (PDBA) is a non-governmental organization based at the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), an academic center of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. It was formed in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS) and FLACSO-Chile.

History

The Political Database of the Americas was formed at Georgetown University in 1995 as a result of the 1st Summit of the Americas in 1994 in Miami. This recognized democracy as the only legitimate form of government in the Western Hemisphere, and the OAS and Tinker Foundation funded the creation of the PDBA to promote this mission.

Objective

The objective of the database is to "contribute to the study, promotion and strengthening of democracy in the hemisphere". To achieve this objective, it collects, organises, exchanges and disseminates information, data, statistics on institutions from a political perspective, comparative studies; and other resources relevant to 35 American countries. The database provides comprehensive information about the political systems, institutions and governance of 35 countries in the region.^[1]

See also

• Georgetown University
• Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
• Center for Latin American Studies (Georgetown University)

References

1. About the PDBA

External links

• Political Database of the Americas
• Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University
• Photos of Agreement between Georgetown and the OAS