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The Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), enacted in accordance with the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, function as a ‘state constitution’ for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. While the BOL covers all of the subject-matter that a constitution would be expected to cover, and institutions envisaged by the BOL are parliamentary or at least quasi-parliamentary, the BOL is not sufficient to provide the whole structure of a functioning autonomous region government.

International IDEA will launch a background paper on Out of Country Voting as part of a round table discussion in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Conference is co-hosted by Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat, the Fijian Elections Office and International IDEA. 

One of the activities for implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between International IDEA and the Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat (MSGS) is to help MSGS review and improve their election observation methodology.

Through this training, MSGS will get acquainted with the election observation methodologies employed by other international election observer groups and on how they could review their own methodology. 

The Melbourne Forum on Constitution Building is organized jointly by International IDEA and the Constitution Transformation Network at Melbourne Law School. The Melbourne Forum is an annual event that brings together practitioners and scholars from across the region to explore constitution-building themes of global importance from the perspective of states in the Asia Pacific.

International IDEA and the Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society (CBCS) are co-organizing a two-day workshop during the period 15-16 October 2019, on strategic planning on political party building for stakeholders in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Afghanistan remains a country with a significant recent history of electoral activity and insecurity still haunts the lives of ordinary Afghans. The upcoming presidential elections will be a litmus test for the country’s progress towards stabilization and security.

Since 2011, the City of Gwangju in South Korea has been hosting the annual World Human Rights Cities Forum to uphold the spirit of the 18 May Democratization Movement and declaration of the Asia Human Rights Charter 1998. The concept of “Human Rights City” highlights the role of cities in coping with socio-economic and political challenges through a human rights framework and a human rights-based approach.

As part of the initiative on the e-Parliament strategy, specialised consultants and stakeholders recommended the Parliament of Bhutan to build a series of focussed, high-impact services which will overtime led to an adaptive and evolving e-Parliament. The primary recommendation entails a significant investment in people and a local ICT capability.

The  workshop is designed to improve skills, knowledge and confidence of participants through an active-learning methodology on general principles of sound financial planning – in a general sense, and also specifically in relation to electoral events and the electoral cycle. 

A three-day workshop is organized to showcase the Youth Democracy Academy to 20 young men and women in Papua New Guinea.

The workshop aims to engage selected youth leaders into conversation on democracy-building, particularly in the areas of constitution building, elections, political parties and media in democracy, helping them understand their role by providing knowledge and skills necessary to participate in political processes.

The Department of Political and Social Change, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University is hosting an international conference on Entrenched Illiberalism in Mainland Southeast Asia to be held in Canberra, Australia on 8-9 April 2019.

As Myanmar is currently consolidating its democracy and transitioning towards a federal state, state and regional institutions will play an increasingly crucial role in terms of good governance, division of power, checks and balances, and resource sharing.

This round table aims to provide all stakeholders, especially members of parliament, a comprehensive understanding of the issues involving the reform of electoral system in Malaysia, best practices and experiences of other countries in improving electoral system and strengthening democracy and the exploration of possible solutions for electoral system of Ma

A four-day intensive course on constitutional issues titled: "The Media Training on Constitutional Issues and Debates" is aimed at Myanmar journalists. This course is demand driven and organized in response to journalist participants in the June 2018 International IDEA Constitution Academy, held in Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar.

The King Prajadhipok’s Institute (KPI) hosts its 20th Congress with the theme “Thai Democracy on the Move” on 8-10 November 2018. The KPI, as Thailand’s national research institution on politics and administration, recognizes the importance of exchange knowledge and information and learning from national and international experiences as Thailand steps into another period of democratic transition.

The Institute of Democracy, Election & Good Governance (a wing of State Election Commission Maharashtra) is organizing a Conference on Local Self Government Elections in Mumbai, India.

Over the past few decades, globalization and technological advancements have significantly boosted human mobility. As of 2017, UN DESA estimates that 258 million people—3.3 percent of the global population—are international migrants.

Globally, democracy is at a crossroads. International IDEA’s The Global State of Democracy publication assesses the state of democracy worldwide, with the aim of providing evidence-based analysis and actionable recommendations for current threats and challenges to democracy.

Globally, democracy is at a crossroads. International IDEA’s The Global State of Democracy publication assesses the state of democracy worldwide, with the aim of providing evidence-based analysis and actionable recommendations for current threats and challenges to democracy.