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Join us in The Hague on Thursday 30 November 2017, to learn about the future of politics, at Innovating Democracy. This public event at the Museon in The Hague is open to politicians, policymakers and anyone interested in how politics everywhere around us seems to be changing due to innovation.

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.

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.

Over the past decade, semi-presidential models of governance have become a popular choice for countries in Eastern Europe. Many countries that are attempting to move away from strong presidential systems to more pluralist, aim to introduce balanced models where governments are accountable to parliaments rather than being subordinated exclusively to presidents.

Money is one key factor in politics. Funding of election campaigns, political parties, lobbying groups or media on the one hand, the misuse of administrative resources on the other hand comes more and more under the focus of monitoring organizations and civil society, as in almost all countries politicians seem struggle to develop ways of financing political competition respecting democratic values.

On 13 -14 June 2017, International IDEA is hosting a round table discussion on Cybersecurity in Elections. The event, taking place in The Hague, will provide electoral management bodies (EMBs), cybersecurity agencies and experts from across Europe and the United States an opportunity to exchange experiences related to recent concerns about an increase in hacking attacks against elections.

The discussion will focus on, amongst other things:

Citizens create a democracy. Include the youth!

International IDEA will showcase its Youth Democracy Academy and Inter-generational Dialogue for Democracy initiatives at the European Development Days 2017 (EDD17), on 7 and 8 June 2017 in Tour & Taxis, Brussels.

“No citizens, no true democracy” is a widely held view in academic research and in democracy building processes.

Today, most citizens endorse democracy but expect much more than a periodic opportunity at the ballot box. These citizens have access to an expanding repertoire of mechanisms to express criticism and influence political processes. These mechanisms can be participatory, deliberative or direct. What does this mean for political parties?

The seminar allowed for a discussion about forward-looking answers to following pertinent questions of our time:

The Office of International IDEA to the European Union, with support of the Canadian Mission to the European Union and the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS), and in collaboration with the European Institute of Peace, is organizing a Roundtable,“Towards constructive citizenship through integration, civic education and intergenerational dialogue”[1], which is scheduled to take place in Brussels o

A meeting of Representatives of International IDEA Member States to the European Union took place in Brussels on 7 December 2016. 

The Mission of Switzerland to the European Union hosted the meeting. Urs Bucher, Ambassador of Switzerland to the European Union and Local Vice-Chair of the International IDEA Council of Member States, chaired the meeting on behalf of the Mongolian Chair of the International IDEA Council of Member States.

On 29 November 2016, the Office of International IDEA to the European Union (EU) convened in Brussels a meeting of representatives of EU institutions, EU Member States, academics and democracy support practitioners to discuss EU political dialogue and democracy. 

What will Ukrainian Democracy in a post-oligarch era look like?

International IDEA’s Sam van der Staak spoke about the Euromaidan revolution as panelist at the annual Ukrainian School of Political Studies conference in Kiev.

Within the framework of the Graduate ENLIGHTEN - GEM Summer School[1], the Office of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) to the European Union facilitated a satellite event, “Young People & Democracy: New Challenges of Democratic Functioning - What is at stake?”, in Brussels on 23 September 2016.