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The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated these threats through the imposition of states of emergency, the spread of disinformation, and crackdowns on independent media and freedom of expression. The Global State of Democracy 2021 shows that more countries than ever are suffering from ‘democratic erosion’ (decline in democratic quality ...
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) extended their longstanding partnership and collaboration by signing an extension of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at UNDP HQ in New York today.
Nov 29, 1985 · practitioners in the field. They are also of interest to academia, the democracy assistance community and other bodies. International IDEA publications are independent of specific national or political interests. Views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the views of International IDEA, its Board or its Council members.
Sep 14, 2016 · Advantages of bicameralism. Legislatures with two chambers can (a) represent sub-national governments; (b) act as a body of expert scrutiny and review; (c) provide a further democratic check on the power of the lower house; and (d) provide representation for various socio-economic interests or ethno-cultural minorities.
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Jan 1, 2019 · Aims and Activities. International IDEA undertakes work through three activity areas: providing comparative knowledge derived from practical experience on democracy-building processes—elections and referendums, constitutions, political parties, women’s political empowerment and democracy self-assessments—from diverse contexts around the world; assisting political actors in reforming ...
Apr 11, 2023 · Methodology. The initial survey of external voting practices around the world was conducted for the Voting from abroad: The International IDEA Handbook published in 2007 by International IDEA. This was a joint publication produced in partnership with the Federal Electoral Institute of Mexico (Instituto Federal Electoral, IFE).
