INTERNATIONAL IDEA

SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY WORLDWIDE

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance is an intergovernmental organization.

Its programmes aim to:

  • Provide knowledge to democracy builders
  • Provide policy development and analysis
  • Support democratic reform

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Money in Politics: problems and solutions

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Prioritizing Justice: Electoral Justice in Conflict-Affected Countries and Countries in Political Transition

4 August, 2016

Prioritizing Justice: Electoral Justice in Conflict-Affected Countries and Countries in Political Transition

When a country begins a political transition away from violent conflict or non-democratic rule, there are many difficult steps that it must take. Developing an electoral justice system, which includes the means and mechanisms to ensure that electoral integrity is maintained or restored when an electoral process is damaged by repression, misconduct, or irregularities, may appear to decision-makers to be a secondary concern or even an afterthought.

This Policy Paper argues for the establishment of an electoral justice system at the outset of a transition, and before initial elections are held. It explains why doing so, despite the challenges, is so important, and offers recommendations on how to develop such systems, in an environment where an adequate legal framework and strong electoral justice institutions may not yet exist.

Politics Meets Policies: The Emergence of Programmatic Political Parties (Arabic)

20 July, 2016

Politics Meets Policies: The Emergence of Programmatic Political Parties (Arabic)

Politicians tied to a set of policies provide people with actual choices. They attract like-minded activists, campaign in more focused ways, and build an attractive party label. Last but not least, they are more likely to succeed in public office.

Political parties in many countries are struggling to shift from personality-based or clientelistic-focused approaches—to more programme-based strategies as they reach out to voters.

What features do successful programmatic parties exhibit that others lack? How is their success related to the quality of their leadership, the prosperity of the country, or the capacity of the state? What impact do economic or political crises exert on how politicians behave? Why must programmatic parties be considered together with citizens demanding better services?

This book is based on the work carried out by three teams of political scientists who examined what drives and strengthens programmatic politics, even under unlikely conditions. The authors draw lessons from Brazil, Bulgaria, the Dominican Republic, India, South Korea, Ukraine, Taiwan, Turkey, and Zambia, and uses the most up to date and comprehensive research on democratic accountability and citizen-politician linkages.

السياسيون الملتزمون بمجموعة من السياسات يوفرون للناس خيارات حقيقية. فهم يجتذبون النشطاء الذين يشاطرونهم أفكارهم، ينظمون حملاتهم بطرق أكثر تركيزاً، ويضعون شعارات حزبية أكثر جاذبية. أخيراً وليس آخراً، من المرجح أن يحقق مثل هؤلاء السياسيين نجاحاً أكبر في المناصب العامة.

تصارع الأحزاب السياسية في العديد من البلدان للتحول من المقاربات القائمة على شخصيات الزعماء والعلاقات الزبائنية الى استراتيجيات تستند بشكل أكبر إلى البرامج في تواصلها مع الناخبين.

ما هي الخصائص التي تتسم بها الأحزاب البرامجية والتي تفتقر إليها الأحزاب الأخرى؟ ما علاقة نجاحها بجودة قياداتها، أو رخاء البلاد، أو قدرات الدولة؟ ما هو الأثر الذي تحدثه الأزمات الاقتصادية أو السياسية على سلوك السياسيين؟ لماذا ينبغي دراسة العلاقة التي تربط الأحزاب البرامجية بالمواطنين المطالبين بخدمات أفضل؟

يستند هذا الكتاب إلى العمل الذي قامت به ثلاثة فرق من علماء السياسات درست العوامل التي تدفع وتعزز قوة السياسات البرامجية، حتى في الظروف غير المشجعة.يستخلص المؤلفون دروس من البرازيل، وبلغاريا، وجمهورية الدومينيكان، والهند، وكوريا الجنوبية، وأوكرانيا، وتايوان، وتركيا، وزامبيا، ويستخدمون أحدث الأبحاث المتعلقة بالمساءلة الديمقراطية والعلاقات بين المواطنين والسياسيين وأكثرها شمولية.

Constitution Assessment for Women's Equality

11 July, 2016

Constitution Assessment for Women's Equality

This Assessment helps users analyse a constitution or draft constitution from the perspective of the substantive equality of women. 

 

Judicial Review Systems in West Africa: A Comparative Analysis

1 July, 2016

Judicial Review Systems in West Africa: A Comparative Analysis

This book compares the variety of constitutional justice institutions in 16 West African states and how these institutions promote democratic development.

Atlas of Electoral Gender Quotas (Arabic)

30 June, 2016

Atlas of Electoral Gender Quotas (Arabic)

This is a unique collection of data on the use of gender quotas around the world. It presents an overview of trends and challenges in the implementation of quotas, and it includes profiles of 85 countries and territories with detailed description of quota systems used in them.

This report contains data collected up to December 2013. For more updated information and data regarding the different countries covered in this report, please visit the Global Database of Quotas for Women a joint database between the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Stockholm University and International IDEA.

هذه مجموعة فريدة من البيانات حول إستخدام حصص المقاعد الانتخابية للنوع الاجتماعي حول العالم. وهي تمثل نظرة عامة للتوجهات والتحديات في تنفيذ هذه الحصص، وتتضمن ملفات 85 دولة ومنطقة مع وصف مفصل لأنظمة حصص المقاعد الانتخابية المستخدمة فيها.

يتضمن هذا التقرير بيانات جرى جمعها لغاية كانون الأول/ديسمبر 2013. ولمزيد من المعلومات والبيانات الأحدث والمتعلقة بمختلف الدول التي يغطيها هذا التقرير، يرجى زيارة موقع قاعدة البيانات العالمية لحصص مقاعد النساء (www.quotaproject.org) وهي قاعدة بيانات مشتركة بين الإتحاد البرلماني الدولي وجامعة ستوكهولم والمؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والإنتخابات.

28 July, 2016

Political Implications of the draft Constitution of Thailand: A Conversation with Prof Tom Ginsburg and Mr Khem­thong Tonsakul­rungruang

In anticipation of Thailand’s referendum on its draft Constitution, I had a conversation with two constitutional experts, Prof Tom Ginsburg and Mr Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang, about its process and content, as well as the possible political consequences of the referendum. The referendum is set to take place on 7 August 2016.

19 July, 2016

Championing discourse on democracy and elections at 24th World Congress of Political Science

At the congress taking place on 23-27 July 2016 at Poznan, Poland, International IDEA is set to lead discussions on key democracy issues and topics.

18 July, 2016

Tonga by-election yields 5th Female Member of Parliament in its history

Four candidates, including one female, Akosita Lavulavu contested this seat. She is the wife of ‘Etuate Lavulavu, whose disqualification led to this by-election. ‘Etuate Lavulavu and Viliami Latu are from the same village of Leimatua which also has the largest number of registered voters in Vava’u 16 representing 30 percent of the voters. Akosita Lavulavu won the seat comfortably beating all three male candidates. She obtained 754 votes (See Graph 1). The margin between the runner up Viliami Latu and her is 218 votes, the latter obtaining 536 votes.

 

Spotlight on

7th Global Elections Organization Conference (GEO-7)

Join technical discussions of interest to election administrators on the use of data and technology to improve transparency and accountability. GEO-7 will take place immediately after the U.S. Election Program (USEP) in Washington, DC.

Register Now November 6-10, 2016

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