To date, the disagreement over definitions has seen some actors focus on supporting technical systems of democratic governance (elections, government structures and the like), while others take the bottom-up approach of promoting citizen participation and building strong civil and political society to prepare the ground on which systems of government can then be planted.
到目前为止，在定义上的分歧使一些行动者集中于支持民主施政的技术系统（选举、政府结构等），而另一些行动者则采取自下而上的办法，促进公民参与和建立强大的民间和政治社会，以便为政府制度的建立奠定基础。