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Supporting Democracy Worldwide

The Renewal of Representation: A Proposed Global Agenda

This Global Agenda is designed to focus attention on the constructive and concrete steps that different actors can take to respond to populism by strengthening democracy, in both established democracies and countries where democracy is less deeply entrenched.

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Sep
21
2018
Chapter 8 of the Global State of Democracy (First Edition)

Chapter 8 of the Global State of Democracy (First Edition)

Inclusive peace – or no peace at all
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Sep
21
2018
Desert Flower, Image credit: Wikimedia Commons

Desert Flower, Image credit: Wikimedia Commons

Planting elections in barren soil? Timing and sequencing of elections after violent conflict
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Sep
21
2018
Flag of Haiti, Image: Ayiti Drapo

Flag of Haiti, Image: Ayiti Drapo

Enhancing the peacebuilding role of political parties and parliament in Haiti
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Sep
21
2018
UN Peacekeeper Helmets Image: UN Photo

UN Peacekeeper Helmets Image: UN Photo

Helmets are not enough: What West Africa today tells us about the realities of conflict prevention
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Upcoming Events

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Image credit: Urban Isthmus@flickr

24 September 2018
Stockholm, Sweden
Swedish Aid in the Era of Shrinking Civic Space
The Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA, Expertgruppen För Biståndsanalysis), is a Swedish Government committee with a mandate to evaluate and analyse Sweden’s international development assistance. The EBA collaborates with researchers and other experts to improve Swedish aid in the long-term.
Image credit: Sharaf Vallappuzha@GoogleMaps

Image credit: Sharaf Vallappuzha@GoogleMaps

25 - 27 September 2018
Banjul, The Gambia
Training on Conflict Sensitive Media Coverage in Transitional Justice Process to the Gambia
The Africa and West Asia Programme Office of International IDEA, in partnership with the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission, the Ministry of Justice and the Executive Secretariat of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission of the Gambia, will hold the Training on Conflict Sensitive Media Coverage in Transitional...
2 October 2018
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Facebook Live Q&A on Corruption, Organized Crime & Conflict Prevention
Join us for a live chat on International IDEA's Facebook page – as we sit down to discuss organized crime and conflict prevention with Catalina Uribe Burcher. Ever wanted to know more about how curbing the corruptive influence of organized crime over critical areas of democratic governance, like political parties, elections and public service delivery, is a...
 
 
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17 July 2018

After a shared economy, a shared democracy

Some will remember with nostalgia, the time when democracy was about casting your vote for elections every four to five years. When becoming a politician was a career choice and when party membership defined your political alignment. Those times may soon be over.

Politics seems too important to be confined to the hands of politicians alone. Today, people power can be a click or like away. Participation and representation are catching up with the times. Are our traditional political intermediaries keeping up?

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