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The paradox of poverty amidst Africa’s abundant natural resource endowment
Apr
04
2016
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International IDEA have been working to support the Parliament of Bhutan since 2013. To continue our assistance in building the institutional capacity of the Parliament, International IDEA have...
Apr
01
2016
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MEPA is an online Master Programme providing advanced learning on electoral processes for current and aspiring election professionals. It targets mid/upper level professionals who want to acquire the...
Apr
01
2016
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On 25 March International IDEA and Les Petits Matins launched the French edition of Democratic Transitions: Conversations with World Leaders at an event at the residence of the Belgian Ambassador in...
Apr
01
2016
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On 21-22 March 2016, the Mongolian Government hosted a seminar on “Democratic Transitions in Asia: Lessons Learned from Transitional Elections”. The seminar hosted participants from 10 Asian...
Mar
31
2016
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Bhutan’s transition to democracy is in many ways unique. While in most cases, countries begin their transition in response to political, social or economic calamity, the political transformation of...
Mar
23
2016
23
2016
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Nine primers on constitution building in Arabic have been added to the website.
The primers are intended to assist in-country constitution-building or reform processes by helping stakeholders such...
Mar
21
2016
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2016
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On 16 March, International IDEA and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The MOU...
Mar
17
2016
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2016
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STOCKHOLM—The announcement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a push toward a global change process and regional organizations are...
Mar
16
2016
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The position of women in Tunisia is largely credited for being among the most advanced and liberated in the West Asia and North Africa region. Despite many decades of gains however, women are still...
Mar
08
2016
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2016
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In 1954 Doria Shafik, an Egyptian woman and feminist, staged a hunger strike to protest the creation of a new constitutional committee with no women in it. Eight days later she ended her strike after...
Mar
03
2016
03
2016
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The 8 November elections in Myanmar were historical for its higher levels of credibility and transparency. The Union Election Commission (UEC) overcame large technical and logistical challenges in...
Mar
03
2016
03
2016
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On February 29, the book The Cost of Democracy: Essays on Political Finance in Latin America was launched at the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington DC as part of an event on regulating campaign...
Mar
02
2016
02
2016
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Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare initiated a process of studying the potential options for a better electoral system in early 2015. The cabinet is currently deciding which options to bring forward at...
Feb
24
2016
24
2016
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There are still many details to work out when it comes to the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN General Assembly in September last year. Over the next couple of months suggested...
Feb
22
2016
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Leading up to the November 2015 elections Myanmar’s Union Election Commission (UEC) used the electoral risk management tool (ERMTool) and approach developed by International IDEA to monitor and...
Feb
19
2016
19
2016
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In a joint statement released earlier this week, Prime Ministers Stefan Löfven, of Sweden, and Narendra Modi, of India, highlighted the cooperation between the two countries in the protection of...
Feb
19
2016
19
2016
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Many of the world’s constitutions today include non-discrimination clauses and provisions for gender equality. In the last 20 years, an increasing number of new constitutions also include gender-...
Feb
19
2016
19
2016
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Snap election was held in the Republic of Vanuatu on 22 January, following the dissolution of the legislature on 24 November 2015. A total of 265 candidates, including eight women, contested 52 seats...
Feb
12
2016
12
2016
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One third of the Tunisian parliament is made up of women but political parties are still struggling to include more women in their ranks. In order to ensure that the equality and the involvement of...