Political Participation and Representation

The Direct Democracy Database is comprised of comprehensive global research with the goal of providing tools for strengthening citizens’ active participation in political decision making. ...

Competition and struggle are an inherent part of elections. Therefore, electoral processes can be subject to many types of misconduct, such as the rejection of qualified voters and candidates, electoral ...

This database focuses on the management of electoral processes by the electoral management bodies. ...

The Electoral Risk Management Tool (ERMTool) is designed to empower people to ensure peaceful and credible elections. Intended users are electoral management bodies, security sector agencies, civil society and other ...

The choice of electoral system is one of the most important institutional decisions in any democracy. Electoral systems define the rules of the political game; they help determine who is ...

The Global Database of Gender Quotas in parliaments worldwide is the result of a joint project of International IDEA, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Stockholm University. ...

Learn the global patterns of usage of ICTs in elections and the problems and challenges countries are facing today. ...

Our State of Democracy assessment methodology helps citizens assess the quality of their democracy and define priority areas for policy and democratic reform. ...

The UN and Democracy Hub, powered by International IDEA, is a user-friendly and intuitive digital library that provides a one-stop-shop for knowledge resources, data, and analysis on democracy-related topics in ...

The Voter Turnout Database is the best resource for a wide array of statistics on voter turnout from around the world. ...

The Voting from Abroad Database is comprised of comparative data on external voting practices from around the world. ...

YDA is designed to ensure that young people, too often marginalized from political processes, are equipped with knowledge and skills to participate. ...