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Democracy IDEAs podcast
A conversation between International IDEA's Head of Communications and Knowledge Management, Alistair Scrutton and the authors of the recently published report "The Constitution and Laws of the...
Published: 01/06/2023
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Alison Anitawaru Cole, a lawyer in Aotearoa New Zealand, talks to International IDEA's Regional Communications Officer for the Asia and the Pacific, Billie Phillips, about the unique legal and...
Published: 03/05/2023
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Calls to enfranchise people as young as sixteen are growing around the world, with some countries already adjusting the vote to align with the national age of employment, taxation, and military...
Published: 28/03/2023
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Owen Gaffney talks to International IDEA's Head of Communications, Alistair Scrutton about climate change, sustainability and the future of our planet, joining a lot of dotted lines between...
Published: 21/02/2023
Democracy IDEAs podcast
The storming of Brazil’s Congress and Supreme Court as well as the deadly anti-government protests in Peru underline the challenges facing democracy in Latin America. Why are the legitimacy of...
Published: 24/01/2023
Democracy IDEAs podcast
In this episode of Peer-to-Peer, we speak with David Towriss and Atsuko Hirakawa to learn more about compounding crises, and the effect of a Richter Scale-7 earthquake on an already vulnerable...
Published: 10/01/2023
Democracy IDEAs podcast
In this episode of Peer-to-Peer, we speak to Miguel de Brito and Domingos de Rosaria about cyclones Idai and Kenneth and their impact on Mozambique’s 2019 Presidential, Legislative and Provincial...
Published: 22/12/2022
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Former Reuters environment correspondent and author of The Great Melt Alister Doyle talks about the role of the United Nations, especially the COP conferences, in dealing with the threat of...
Published: 19/12/2022
Democracy IDEAs podcast
International IDEA’s Global State of Democracy 2022 Report has been published. Report Editor and International IDEA's Head of Democracy Assessment, Seema Shah, provides an overview of the findings...
Published: 29/11/2022
Democracy IDEAs podcast
In our first episode of the new season of Peer-to-Peer, we speak with Sarah Birch and Jeff Fischer to learn more about the effect of wildfires on elections in California. The conversation is based...
Published: 22/11/2022
Democracy IDEAs podcast
This season, International IDEA will explore the effects of climate change in the form of extreme weather events, as well as other natural hazards, that cause both slow and rapid onset disasters,...
Published: 07/11/2022
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Across Africa, civil society is using the courts to protect the environment from governments and companies. It is part of a wider campaign for climate justice in the continent that has brought...
Published: 09/06/2022
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Against a background of deteriorating informational environments, falling trust in state institutions and growing electoral result disputation, electoral processes and those who administer them...
Published: 07/02/2022
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Against a background of deteriorating informational environments, falling trust in state institutions and growing electoral result disputation, electoral processes and those who administer them...
Published: 07/12/2021
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Against a background of deteriorating informational environments, falling trust in state institutions and growing electoral result disputation, electoral processes and those who administer them...
Published: 08/11/2021
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Against a background of deteriorating informational environments, falling trust in state institutions and growing electoral result disputation, electoral processes and those who administer them...
Published: 18/10/2021
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Against a background of deteriorating informational environments, falling trust in state institutions and growing electoral result disputation, electoral processes and those who administer them...
Published: 12/10/2021
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Gender inequalities and marginalisation of segments of societies remain a persistent challenge in democracy building across all regions of the world. ...
Published: 04/08/2021
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Climate change is the existential issue of our time. How will it affect how democracies function? Are democracies well placed to deal with the long term challenges presented by rising world...
Published: 15/03/2021
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Across the world, women face challenges to participate in politics, from confronting hate speech to internal party obstacles and lack of subsidized maternity leave. What are the best ways to...
Published: 03/03/2021
Guest podcast
GUEST PODCAST: The Votes and Ballots podcast interviewed Erik Asplund, International IDEA's Electoral Processes programmer officer about Elections and COVID-19. This external podcast is...
Published: 16/12/2020
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Similar to elections and other democratic processes, the global COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on international election observation. In this podcast we discuss the changing nature...
Published: 09/10/2020
Democracy IDEAs podcast
International IDEA's Country Director in Myanmar Mark McDowell asks Parvinder Singh, Senior Programme Manager - Elections at International IDEA Myanmar about his experience...
Published: 28/07/2020
Democracy IDEAs podcast
International IDEA’s Director for Asia and the Pacific Leena Rikkila Tamang spoke with lawyer Janet Pang about Hong Kong’s innovative protest methods in times of COVID-19 and about preparations...
Published: 23/07/2020
Democracy IDEAs podcast
International IDEA’s Director of Global Programs Laura Thornton talks to Justin Wein, chief of staff of U.S. Congressman David Price about ways in which their office has adapted in the COVID-...
Published: 10/07/2020
Democracy IDEAs podcast
Has the coronavirus, aside from having severe consequences for public health and the economy, also been detrimental for democracy? And if so, should we expect passing side effects or permanent...
Published: 10/07/2020