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Worries about the future cloud views of democracy. Public opinion and democratic quality in Eastern Europe

Trust is crucial for the legitimacy of elections and, therefore, for democracy. Join us for an evening event on "How to restore trust in elections".

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.

The overall objective of the Inter-Regional Roundtable is to explore the interlinked dimensions of gender and political financing that influence the equal participation and representation of people in elective positions of power and decision making at all levels.

INTER PARES | Parliaments in Partnership – EU Global Project to Strengthen the Capacity of Parliaments  is organising a Workshop on Gender Strategies for Parliamentary Development Programmes. 

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.

International IDEA, together with the Community of Democracies, the Organization of American States and the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), will hold the 8th High-Level Meeting of the Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy (IRDD), at the Art Museum of the Americas of the Organziation of American States in Washington, D.C., USA, on 19 September 2019.

International IDEA's Office in Brussels is co-organising a Conference on 'No Democracy without Accountability' on Tuesday, 17 September 2019, from 09.30 to 17.30 at the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels.

A great deal has happened on the international scene and in countries around the world since the UN first observed the International Day of Democracy on 15 September 2008. While people everywhere continue to aspire to democracy as a fundamental value of political and economic life, supported by representative, transparent and accountable institutions, the actual practice of democracy – in government and in society at large – is a cause of frustration and even resentment.

International IDEA will organize an Interactive Panel Discussion on Timing and Sequencing of Transitional Elections on Thursday, 12 September 2019, at the Press Club Brussels Europe.

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. 

International IDEA and the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries (ECF-SADC) will organize the annual New Commissioners' Orientation program hosted by the Electoral Commission of South Africa from 19-23 August 2019. 

IDEA Internacional participará en Mujeres de Cambio, un proyecto de Radio Programas del Perú para "presentar experiencias que aporten al bienestar común y, analizar los retos y desafíos que enfrentan las mujeres peruanas en el ámbito económico, social y político".

Myanmar Constitution Academy is a nine-day intensive course which provides participants an introduction to the key principles and core approaches on processes of constitutional design. November 2019 Constitution Academy will be the third Academy offered by the MyConstitution Programme.

in partnership with the Department of Political Affairs of African Union Commission and with the Support of Norway Cooperation, the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the Africa and West Asia Programme of International IDEA (AWA) are organizing a Needs Assessment Workshop for PAP MPs on a Curriculum on New Developmental Approach to Natural Resource Governance in Africa.

Since the conclusion of the 2017 general elections, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has been working to further enhance its capacity in risk management. It has developed a Risk Management Framework for an enterprise-wide risk management strategy that would enable the Commission to comply with the Government of Kenya requirements, but also incorporate election-specific risks into a comprehensive framework.