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El año 2025 marca dos décadas desde que los gobiernos y la sociedad civil se reunieron por primera vez en Ginebra para imaginar una "sociedad de la información centrada en las personas", una idea que culminaría en la Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información (CMSI).

The year 2025 marks two decades since governments and civil society first gathered in Geneva to envision a "people-centered information society," an idea that would culminate in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).

The prospect of EU membership continues to drive democratic reforms in Albania, Moldova, North Macedonia and Ukraine. This report—Part 2 of a broader analysis—focuses on electoral processes and the impact of digitalization in these four candidate countries. It assesses progress in aligning with the EU acquis, particularly in areas such as data protection, cybersecurity and digital governance, while identifying persistent gaps in oversight and institutional capacity.

This report analyses the European digital regulation and its impact on electoral integrity. Through a comprehensive approach, it examines how the EU digital playbook will play a role in regulating the main challenges of our (digital) democracies: data protection threats, cybersecurity attacks, content moderation, online gender-based violence, the use of AI in electoral management, online electoral campaigns, and the use of AI-generated content during elections. 

Desde su primera publicación en 2013, la Revista Anual sobre la Construcción Constitucional se ha convertido en una referencia global de confianza sobre la evolución de las constituciones y lo que esta evolución revela sobre la democracia, la gobernanza y el Estado de derecho en todo el mundo.

Since its first publication in 2013, the Annual Review of Constitution-Building has become a trusted global reference on how constitutions evolve, and what that evolution reveals about democracy, governance, and the rule of law around the world.

IDEA Internacional celebra la decisión del Comité del Premio Nobel de la Paz de otorgar el Premio Nobel de la Paz 2025 a María Corina Machado, defensora de la democracia venezolana. Su liderazgo inclusivo, en pos de una alternativa pacífica y democrática a la vil autocracia venezolana, es una inspiración para personas de América Latina y del mundo.

International IDEA celebrates the decision of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to award the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan democracy champion Maria Corina Machado. Her inclusive leadership of a peaceful and democratic alternative to Venezuela’s vile autocracy is an inspiration to people across Latin America and globally.

Foreign manipulation of information and electoral interference were the key topics of the event hosted in Dakar on 2 October by AfricTivistes and International IDEA.

When men outnumber women in a room on gender equality, it challenges the norm. Too often, these discussions are left to women alone. Men's active involvement shows shared responsibility, while women contribute authenticity and life experiences. Together, they strengthen the dialogue and help #DebunkSocialNorms.

The International IDEA Annual Review of Constitution-Building examines global constitutional reform efforts around the world. The 2024 review covers cases from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Europe, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities facing democratic constitutionalism today.

En una época en que los valores democráticos están cada vez más bajo tensión, el discurso de odio ha surgido como una de las amenazas más acuciantes para las sociedades democráticas de todo el mundo.

In a time when democratic values are increasingly under strain, hate speech has emerged as one of the most pressing threats to democratic societies around the world.

Electoral integrity is increasingly challenged in both transitional and well-established democracies. Challenges combine complex environments in which elections take place and the ever-present complexities of election preparation.

In an era defined by radical uncertainty, the Global State of Democracy 2025 reveals the depth and breadth of the challenges facing democratic governance worldwide. Drawing on the latest data from the Global State of Democracy Indices, the report documents a troubling trend: more than half of all countries assessed have declined in at least one key aspect of democratic performance over the past five years.

Democracies worldwide are increasingly vulnerable to mis/disinformation, online manipulation, and influencing practices that threaten public trust in electoral processes. As part of the Protecting Electoral Processes in the Information Environment project, International IDEA convened a two-day implementation workshop in Bogotá to support Colombian electoral stakeholders in addressing such challenges.

Las democracias de todo el mundo son cada vez más vulnerables a la desinformación, la manipulación en línea y las prácticas de influencia que amenazan la confianza pública en los procesos electorales. Como parte del proyecto "Protección de los Procesos Electorales en el Entorno de la Información", IDEA Internacional organizó un taller de implementación de dos días en Bogotá para apoyar a los actores electorales colombianos a abordar estos desafíos.

This primer guides the design of constitutional provisions relating to the roles, rights and regulation of political parties in a democracy. It covers the prohibition of anti-democratic parties, internal party democracy, party funding, registration, organization of caucuses and enforcement of party discipline through ‘anti-defection’ provisions.

El 26 de agosto de 2025, IDEA Internacional, en colaboración con el Tribunal Electoral de Panamá, organizó un evento de apoyo técnico y asesoramiento de un día en la Ciudad de Panamá, como parte del proyecto Protección de Elecciones, financiado por el Gobierno de Canadá. Este evento, el tercero bajo el paraguas de Protección de Elecciones en Panamá, reunió a más de 30 participantes, entre ellos representantes del Tribunal, la Fiscalía General de la República, otros organismos estatales clave, la academia y organizaciones de la sociedad civil. Los debates se centraron en la identificación y mitigación de los riesgos de fraude y corrupción, con especial atención al financiamiento político y de campañas.