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GSoD IN FOCUS:  Key findings and new data 

The Global State of Democracy (GSoD)

This GSoD In Focus presents the main findings from the new GSoD Indices data, which now covers a total of 158 countries for the period 1975–2017. More detailed analyses of regional findings will be included in the second edition of The Global State of Democracy, which will be published in November 2019.  

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What's New

Nov
07
2018
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Image credit: A-WEB

International IDEA contributes to A-WEB Election Management Capacity-Building Programme for Election Officials in Incheon, South Korea
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Nov
07
2018
Ethiopia's first female Supreme Court President Meaza Ashenafi. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

Ethiopia's first female Supreme Court President Meaza Ashenafi. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

Establishing confidence in the judiciary: Why Meaza Ashenafi should lead a process of judicial vetting
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Nov
06
2018
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Image credit: Tomas Spragg Nilsson

Effective political finance regimes as the keys to successful anti-corruption efforts
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Oct
31
2018
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Danske Bank: a warning signal for the unusual suspects
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Upcoming Events

15 - 16 November 2018
Stockholm
The 10th German Nordic Baltic Forum 2018
The focus for this year's German Nordict Baltic Forum is "EU 4.0: New Momentum for Europe". Over two days, the Forum is organized by Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) and Utrikespolitiska Institutet (UI). The Forum covers topics such as EU cybersecurity and defence, European security after Brexit, the EU's Multi-Annual Financial Framework (2021-2027),...
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Image credit: Coimbra University

16 November 2018
Coimbra, Portugal
Electoral Processes: Through the Lenses of International Electoral Assistance
Organized by the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal on 16 Novermber 2018, this session will provide insights into the evolution of electoral assistance institutions and methods. It introduces the Electoral Cycle Approach and lessons learned between 2006-2018, pointing to the contemporary risks to electoral processes and presenting key conclusions....
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Image credit: Council of Europe

19 November 2018
Strasbourg, France
World Forum for Democracy Panel Time for Facts: The state of public opinion towards gender equality and democracy worldwide
The World Forum for Democracy is an annual event in Strasbourg, France. For 2018, the Forum focus is gender equality. At the "Time for Facts" panel, Annika Silva-Leander, Head of the Democracy Assessment and Political Analysis unit, will present data and anaylsis from the Global State of Democracy indices on the state of gender equality and the political...
 
 
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21 September 2018

Democracy and Peace – symbiotic and mutually reinforcing

The relationship between democracy and peace is perhaps one of the more researched topics in political science. Is democracy good for peace? Or is it peace that leads to democracy? 

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