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On Tuesday, November 22, the colloquium on financing political parties and election campaigns, organized by the Senate of Uruguay, the Electoral Court, and International IDEA, was held in the Edificio Artigas, attached to the Legislative Palace in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Democracy needs the participation of all citizens. This inclusive participation calls for an inter-generational dialogue on democracy, which could contribute to addressing the many challenges of democracy in a sustained and innovative manner.

Globally, young people feel alienated from political processes due to various obstacles to meaningful participation and representation.

Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is working to promote the organization of credible and participatory elections in the Kingdom of Lesotho.

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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.

International IDEA invites you to join the discussion on the new report, Protecting Politics: Deterring the Influence of Organized Crime on Political Parties.

The University of the Philippines Visayas (Tacloban College) POLITIKON, in partnership with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), will hold a forum, "Lessons from Haiyan: Engaging the community to effect change in the accountable delivery of public services".

The 2016 World Forum for Democracy will focus on the relationship between education and democracy, and will examine whether these two concepts can reinforce each other and together address the risks of new social divides. This fits into the broader topic of equality and development, which are key components of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

International IDEA invites you to join the discussion on the new report, Protecting Politics: Deterring the Influence of Organized Crime on Elections.

International IDEA invites you to join the discussion on the new report, Protecting Politics: Deterring the Influence of Organized Crime on Local Democracy.

What is the relationship between organized crime and local democracy? What does this mean for local communities? 

International IDEA invites you to join the discussion on the new report, Protecting Politics: Deterring the Influence of Organized Crime on Local Democracy. 

Democracy – an interactive conference on the opportunities, limitations and future prospects of participatory democracy and active citizenship in Sweden, Europe and worldwide.

The launch of the Protecting Politics Research Papers on Deterring the influence of organized crime.

International IDEA invites you to join the discussion on the new report, Protecting Politics: Deterring the Influence of Organized Crime on Public Service Delivery.

What is the relationship between organized crime and public service delivery? What does this mean for democracy? 

International IDEA invites you to join the discussion on the new report, Protecting Politics: Deterring the Influence of Organized Crime on Public Service Delivery. 

Experts include: 

International IDEA and the Clingendael Institute jointly host the public launch of two Protecting Politics Research Papers.

The nexus between organized crime and politics is a growing global concern that affects new as well as established democracies, as it erodes the very principles of democratic governance such as rule of law, equal exercise of citizenship rights, responsiveness and transparency. Political corruption is the preferred tool for illicit networks to advance their businesses.