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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.

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), together with the Community of Democracies and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will launch the Inter-Regional Report on Gender Equality and Political Empowerment of Women on 5 December 2017, in Brussels, Belgium.

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.

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.

International IDEA’s Electoral Processes Programme is holding a Workshop on "The Timing and Sequencing of Transitional Elections: Transitioning from War to Peace" in The Hague, on 30th November and 1st December 2017.

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.

View the launch presentations and discussions recorded by the International Peace Institute and the United Nations WebTV. 

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.

Annual Democracy Forum 2017: Corruption: A threat towards a democracy of quality

On 21–22 November 2017, International IDEA is convening senior practitioners and experts at its Headquarters in Stockholm to identify the key understandings and principles that will underpin its module on The Cost and Finances of Elections.

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.

This event will be live streamed on our Facebook page.

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.

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) in partnership with L'Association Béninoise de Droit Constitutionnel  and l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, will host a Regional Policy Dialogue with the theme, “Three Decades of Democratic Transition in Africa: What are the Dividends for the Citizens?” from 10-12 November 2017 in Cotonou, Benin.

Corruption scandals have affected countries in every region. These events have fuelled distrust in democracy and have undermined the integrity of the political systems.

The Election Commission of India, The Indian International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), with the support of International IDEA & The Australian Election Commission are organizing a Building Resouces in Democracy Governance and Elections (BRIDGE) implementation/showcase w

Join us for a live chat on International IDEA's Facebook page – as we sit down to discuss the interlinkages between democracy and technology with Peter Wolf. Ever wanted to know more about cyber security and elections, the use of biometrics or how technology can be used to improve the integrity of a vote? Then join the live chat – and pitch your questions to the expert.

International IDEA and the International Center for Local Democracy (ICLD), a Swedish organization dedicated to strengthening local democracy, will once again organize a one-day dialogue training for 26 women local government councilors from nine countries. Participants will be from Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Uganda and Tanzania, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The training will take place at IDEA Headquarters in Stockholm.

Background

Within the joint International IDEA-NIMD project “Respect for women’s political rights: fostering Political Environments for Equal Participation and Leadership of Women in Political Parties”, workshops were held with six Tunisian political parties, between July and September 2017, to assist them in developing national action plans to promote women political participation within their ranks.