Publications
Annual Reports
February 9, 2023
Democracy in Asia and the Pacific Outlook 2023
On 5–6 December 2022, International IDEA gathered 30 leading experts on democracy, anti-corruption and human rights at the inaugural Democracy in Asia and the Pacific Outlook Forum. Representing 23 institutions and organizations from 12 countries, attendees discussed key trends in democracy in the Asia and the Pacific region over the course of seven topical sessions.
November 30, 2022
Global State of Democracy 2022: Forging Social Contracts in a Time of Discontent
February 10, 2023
El estado de la democracia en el mundo 2022
November 22, 2021
Global State of Democracy 2021: Building Resilience in a Pandemic Era
November 22, 2021
El Estado de la Democracia en las Américas 2021: Democracia en tiempos de crisis
November 22, 2021
The State of Democracy in the Americas 2021: Democracy in Times of Crisis
November 22, 2021
The State of Democracy in Europe 2021: Overcoming the Impact of the Pandemic
November 22, 2021
The State of Democracy in Africa and the Middle East 2021: Resilient Democratic Aspirations and Opportunities for Consolidation
November 22, 2021
The State of Democracy in Asia and the Pacific 2021: Old Resilience, New Challenges
November 19, 2019
Global State of Democracy 2019: Addressing the Ills, Reviving the Promise
November 8, 2017
Global State of Democracy 2017: Exploring Democracy's Resilience
In Focus Reports
October 24, 2022
Supporting Ukraine’s Democracy After the War: Key Issues, Comparative Experience and Best Practices: GSoD In Focus No. 14
The international community broadly accepts the necessity of providing significant financial and technical assistance for reconstruction in Ukraine, but equally vital is the provision of concomitant support for Ukraine’s work to preserve and reconstruct its democracy and democratic institutions on its own terms.
April 12, 2022
Taking Stock After Two Years of Covid-19: GSoD In Focus No. 13
March 14, 2022
The Ukraine War and the Struggle to Defend Democracy in Europe and Beyond: Rising stakes in the struggle for democracy
February 4, 2021
Taking Stock of Regional Democratic Trends in Europe Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: GSoD In Focus Special Brief
December 22, 2020
Taking Stock of Regional Democratic Trends in Asia and the Pacific Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: GSoD In Focus Special Brief
December 17, 2020
Balance de las tendencias democráticas en América Latina y el Caribe antes y durante la pandemia de la COVID-19: In Focus Informe especial
December 9, 2020
Taking Stock of Global Democratic Trends Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: GSoD In Focus Special Brief
November 18, 2020
Taking Stock of Regional Democratic Trends in Latin America and the Caribbean Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: GSoD In Focus Special Brief
September 17, 2020
Monitoring achievements on Sustainable Development Goal 16 2015-2019: Global State of Democracy Indices perspective: GSoD In Focus No. 11
March 6, 2020
Taking stock of progress on gender equality using the Global State of Democracy Indices
February 14, 2020
Democracy Notes & Commentary
Explainer: Advances in LGBTQIA+ rights across Asia and the Pacific
Two more coups in Africa: similarities, differences, and what comes next
Exclusión y descontento: elecciones Guatemala 2023
Explainer: What historic local elections mean for democracy in Somalia
Kosovo’s democracy has come a long way, but it needs support
Simple, reliable democracy data: Introducing Global State of Democracy Indices v7
Can Turkey have credible elections? What the data reveal
What can stop backsliding? Let’s start with the economy
Explainer: The Crucial Fight for Legal Gender Recognition
Votar no es elegir: el 26 de marzo en Cuba
Why restricting the right to strike can make governments less responsive
Map: Analysing progress and setbacks for gender equality in Europe
The Transformational Potential of Putting Gender Equality at the Centre of Democracy
Explicamos: El impacto del ‘Plan B’ en las elecciones mexicanas
Q&A: Olufunto Akinduro on Nigeria's 2023 Elections—and Democracy as the Future
Explainer: Inside Eswatini’s Struggle for Democracy
Sri Lanka's Long Road to Democratic Reform: A Conversation with Bhavani Fonseka
Elecciones 2023 en América Latina: ¿promesas de cambio?
Navigating the Waves of Democracy in Thailand's 2023 Election
Pakistan’s crisis shows that all politics are climate politics
The risk of “creating a monster”: An interview with Yaniv Roznai on judicial reform in Israel
Where do Western Balkan countries really stand on democratic performance?
Defining moments for democracy in Europe in 2022
The new model of coups d'état in Africa: Younger, less violent, more popular
New Report: Democracy in Asia and the Pacific Outlook 2023
Protecting Hungary from Itself: The Limitations of Forcing Compliance
Prove Putin wrong, listen to Tchaikovsky
The Global State of Democracy 2022: Forging Social Contracts in a time of Discontent
Why paying women for being women is good for everyone
Explainer: What is ‘sportswashing’, and how does it threaten democracy?
Explainer: Social Contracts
After a Mediocre Deal, COP27 Needs a Dose of Democracy
Women leading the struggle for democracy and a new social contract in Iran
Explainer: Populism - Left and Right, Progressive and Regressive
How young voters are revamping democracy in Malaysia
The EU is not a magic wand for democracy: Evidence from the Global State of Democracy Indices
Supporting Ukraine's social contract after the war
Explainer: What constitutes a clean or credible election, and how should the US mid-terms be evaluated?
How hurricanes threaten U.S. elections and why more flexible voting is needed
The liberation of art as a democratic act
New GSoD in Focus: Supporting Ukraine's Democracy after the War
Xi’s China
Supporting Myanmar’s Democratic Resistance Forces: Can the International Community Step Up?
Explainer: When do you call a seizure of power a coup, and why does it matter?
Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria Led to More Stalemate, not More Democracy
Brazil’s 2022 election: the missed story in the Congress
Explainer: Advances in LGBTQIA+ rights across Asia and the Pacific
Two more coups in Africa: similarities, differences, and what comes next
Exclusión y descontento: elecciones Guatemala 2023
Explainer: What historic local elections mean for democracy in Somalia
Kosovo’s democracy has come a long way, but it needs support
Simple, reliable democracy data: Introducing Global State of Democracy Indices v7
Can Turkey have credible elections? What the data reveal
What can stop backsliding? Let’s start with the economy
Explainer: The Crucial Fight for Legal Gender Recognition
Votar no es elegir: el 26 de marzo en Cuba
Why restricting the right to strike can make governments less responsive
Map: Analysing progress and setbacks for gender equality in Europe
The Transformational Potential of Putting Gender Equality at the Centre of Democracy
Explicamos: El impacto del ‘Plan B’ en las elecciones mexicanas
Q&A: Olufunto Akinduro on Nigeria's 2023 Elections—and Democracy as the Future
Explainer: Inside Eswatini’s Struggle for Democracy
Sri Lanka's Long Road to Democratic Reform: A Conversation with Bhavani Fonseka
Elecciones 2023 en América Latina: ¿promesas de cambio?
Navigating the Waves of Democracy in Thailand's 2023 Election
Pakistan’s crisis shows that all politics are climate politics
The risk of “creating a monster”: An interview with Yaniv Roznai on judicial reform in Israel
Where do Western Balkan countries really stand on democratic performance?
Defining moments for democracy in Europe in 2022
The new model of coups d'état in Africa: Younger, less violent, more popular
New Report: Democracy in Asia and the Pacific Outlook 2023
Protecting Hungary from Itself: The Limitations of Forcing Compliance
Prove Putin wrong, listen to Tchaikovsky
The Global State of Democracy 2022: Forging Social Contracts in a time of Discontent
Why paying women for being women is good for everyone
Explainer: What is ‘sportswashing’, and how does it threaten democracy?
Explainer: Social Contracts
After a Mediocre Deal, COP27 Needs a Dose of Democracy
Women leading the struggle for democracy and a new social contract in Iran
Explainer: Populism - Left and Right, Progressive and Regressive
How young voters are revamping democracy in Malaysia
The EU is not a magic wand for democracy: Evidence from the Global State of Democracy Indices
Supporting Ukraine's social contract after the war
Explainer: What constitutes a clean or credible election, and how should the US mid-terms be evaluated?
How hurricanes threaten U.S. elections and why more flexible voting is needed
The liberation of art as a democratic act
New GSoD in Focus: Supporting Ukraine's Democracy after the War
Xi’s China
Supporting Myanmar’s Democratic Resistance Forces: Can the International Community Step Up?
Explainer: When do you call a seizure of power a coup, and why does it matter?
Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria Led to More Stalemate, not More Democracy
Brazil’s 2022 election: the missed story in the Congress