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The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, together with International IDEA, launches two joint research reports in a series on “Protecting Politics: Deterring the Influence of Organized Crime on  Public Service Delivery”.

Background
The nexus between organised 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 a valuable tool for illicit networks to advance their businesses.

The panel features speakers from different regions, who can speak to the different experiences of political disconnect in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and how political parties in those regions can reconnect with citizens to improve the quality of representative democracy.

STOCKHOLM—The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance is hosting a panel discussion on the crisis of political representation as it relates to political parties. 

Financing of political parties and electoral campaigns as part of larger political reform was the main topic of a seminar held on 28 July at theSindicatura General de la Nación in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

On the occasion of the 24th World Congress of Political Science, which will take place on 23-27 July 2016 at Poznan, Poland, International IDEA is set to lead discussions on key democracy issues and topics. Organized by the International Political Science Association (IPSA), the biennial is considered a key environment to advance and develop the field of political science with the relevant contributions of experts, scholars, and policymakers at all levels.

One of the major challenges related to money in politics is the considerable lack of transparency surrounding political party and election finance.