Giving the citizens the ability to assess their own democracy is a potent means of enlisting broad support for democratic reform. This is what the State of Democracy (SoD) assessment framework has encouraged in over 20 countries since its introduction ten years ago (2000).
International IDEA’s State of Democracy assessment methodology is intended for the use by citizens to assess the quality of their democracy, and define priority areas for policy and democratic reform. Read more
Presentation of the full methodology with all the assessment questions. Select the questions of interest for your assessment or use the full methodology.
A compilation of assessment reports from previous assessments in over 20 countries. Also learn about linking assessments to reform, as well as experiences and lessons learned.
