The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) are pleased to invite you to the Asia/Pacific launch of their new online publication:
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Join us on 26 November for a seminar on Election Assistance!
International IDEA’s “The Global State of Democracy: Building resilience in a pandemic era” report aims to influence the global debate and analyses current trends and challenges to democracy, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. It offers specific policy recommendations to spark new and innovative thinking for policymakers, governments and civil society organizations supporting democracy.
The Election Commission of India (ECI), the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), in association with IFES and International IDEA organized an online technical workshop on "Electoral Training: Content Development, Andragody and Training Methods". The workshop will be held on 16th-17th November 2021, from 5:30-08:00 PM [Indian Standard Time] (Indian Standard Time).
Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General of International IDEA, has been invited to the 23rd KPI Congress 2021: Democracy in a new landscape. The Congress will be held online and coordinated from Thailand, 5-7 November 2021, and it will have the participation of prestigious leaders and regional experts.
International IDEA and the Constitution Transformation Network at Melbourne Law School will jointly organize The Melbourne Forum on Constitution-Building in Asia and the Pacific—an annual event that brings together practitioners and scholars from to explore constitution-building themes of global importance from a regional perspective.
Stockholm International Democracy Talks will take place in a digital format on 28-29 October. It is arranged as part of Sweden’s Drive for Democracy, launched in 2019 in an effort to provide a counter-narrative to the democratic backsliding we see in many parts of the world.
The seventh webinar under the Democratic Development in Melanesia Webinar series 2021 will be launching the Report on Political Finance Assessment of Fiji.
In the run-up to the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, International IDEA is hosting a webinar to launch its discussion paper on Democracy and the Challenges of Climate Change to zoom in on what innovations, policies and actions are available to democracies to successfully tackle climate change.
Twenty representatives from 11 indigenous tribes in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) selected as IP Champions, are attending a weeklong training on International IDEA’s Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Constitutions Assessment Tool (IPCAT). The 20 IP Champions were selected to participate in this project that promotes the rights of indigenous peopl
The sixth webinar under the Democratic Development in Melanesia Webinar series 2021 will look into challenges faced by Women in the path of Politics in Fiji.
The fall of Kabul four weeks ago has highlighted the failure of nearly 20 years of nation-building and raises questions about the effectiveness of democracy support.
Political party finance is still a serious problem for many countries in Southeast Asia.
Twenty representatives from six indigenous tribes in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), selected as IP Champions, are attending a weeklong training workshop on International IDEA’s Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Constitutions Assessment Tool (IPCAT).
In February 2021, Perludem and Djokosoetono Research Center (DRC) of Universitas Indonesia, launched their flagship journal, the Asia Pacific Journal of Elections and Democracy (APJED) under The Asia-Pacific Regional Support for Elections and Political Transitions (RESPECT) program conducted by Perludem. APJED serves as a forum that records various research related to elections and democracy in the Asia-Pacific region.
This side event at the 14th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) will serve as a brief introduction to International IDEA's publication, “Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Constitutions Assessment Tool” published in August 2020.
International IDEA and the Institute for Autonomy and Governance will launch the EU-funded project IP Champions: Advancing Indigenous Peoples Rights in the Philippines on 8 July 2021.
A strong civil society is recognized as an important contributor to both launching and sustaining a transition to democratic governance. The role of civil society in elections often takes the form of support for the institutional processes of a democratic election as well as the more substantive empowerment of a democratic electorate. Civil society does, however, have a role to play in reducing election-related conflict dynamics and promoting a peaceful electoral environment.
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), the Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand Electoral Administrators Network (PIANZEA), with International IDEA, are cooperating in a 4-day workshop based on the ‘Strategic Planning for Effective Electoral Management’ Module of the ‘Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections’ (BRIDGE) Training curriculum.
Online violence against women
Discussion on the report : How are female politicians of Fiji treated on Facebook.
Women are under-represented in Fijian politics. Reasons for low number of women in politics relate to political and cultural factors. Once elected, women continue to encounter challenges and obstacles to work effectively. Increasingly, political violence against women is featuring on social medial platforms too.