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INTERNATIONAL IDEA

SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY WORLDWIDE

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance is an intergovernmental organization.
Its programmes aim to:

Provide knowledge to democracy builders
Provide policy development and analysis
Support democratic reform

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Areas of expertise Democracy and Development International IDEA aims to strengthen political institutions to deliver on development. Electoral Processes International IDEA provides support for making electoral administration more professional. Constitution Building Processes International IDEA supports inclusive and participatory constitution-building processes Political Parties, Participation and Representation Representative democracy cannot function properly without parties.	New releases 15 December, 2011 A Practical Guide to Constitution Building This Guide offers a wide range of world examples of how constitutions develop and how their development can establish and entrench democratic values. 5 December, 2011 Drug policy in the Andes. Seeking humane and effective alternatives (Spanish) A contribution to current discussions on drugs and organized crime in the Andean Region. 5 December, 2011 Drug policy in the Andes. Seeking humane and effective alternatives A contribution to current discussions on drugs and organized crime in the Andean Region. 1 December, 2011 Electoral Justice: An Overview of the International IDEA Handbook (Spanish) Highlights various appraoches to electoral justice that are more broadly presented in Electoral Justice: The International IDEA Handbook 1 December, 2011 State of Local Democracy in the Arab World Provides insight into the reality of local democracy in Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Yemen.	In focus 25 January, 2012 Egypt: Now is when it really starts Today, we congratulate the Egyptian people on the first anniversary of their revolution. A year after the enormous crowds gathered at Tahrir Square, much has happened and much remains to be done. 12 January, 2012 Tunisia: setting an example A year ago Tunisia set an example for the Arab World – and the world beyond – in demonstrating that no autocracy is ultimately immune to the popular demand for democracy. 15 December, 2011 The integrity of elections Holding elections is not rocket science. But upholding the integrity of elections is another matter.
Are you... Engaged in the process of building democracy? Involved in policy debate on democracy and development? Looking for data and statistics? Follow International IDEA... Facebook, Twitter Youtube RSS	Spotlight on GEPPAL - Gender and political parties in Latin America Provides comparative data on women and men in political parties in Latin America, based on a survey of 94 political parties from 18 countries. International Women's Day 2011 International IDEA commemorates International Women's Day on 8 March 2011 along with the rest of the world. This year marks the centenary of dedicating a day exclusively to the celebration of the world's women. شبكــة المعـرفـــة الانتـخابـــــية (ACE) شبكة أيس للمعرفة الانتخابية هي دليــــلك الى عالم الانتخابات . تعزز شبكة أيس مصداقية وشفافية العمليات الانتخابية. ACE Electoral Knowledge Network Your Portal to the World of Elections Quota Project Global Database of Quotas for Women Unified Database Community-supported democracy and election data State of Democracy Network Helps citizens to assess the quality of their democracy Voter Turnout A global collection of voter turnout statistics iKNOW Politics The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics More databases and networks	What's new Jan 25 2012 Egypt: Now is when it really starts Jan 16 2012 Vidar Helgesen speaks at the UN high-level meeting on reform and transitions to democracy Jan 12 2012 Tunisia: setting an example More IDEA in the News (Live feed) Newsletter: October-December 2011 Subscribe to IDEA's newsletter Job Opportunities and Tenders

Page last updated December 15, 2011