For decades, the Middle East has experienced persistent violence and protracted conflict.
Since the beginning of the Arab Awakening in 2010—widely referred to in the coverage of developments in the region as the Arab Spring or the Arab Uprisings—the Arab world has gone through massive change.
The influence of money in politics is a significant threat to democracy, affecting established and emerging democracies alike.
Inadequately controlled flows of money undermine the credibility of elections and the integrity of democratic institutions and processes around the world. Well-designed political finance regulations that are enforceable and anchored in their country’s context play a vital role in ensuring that money is a positive force in politics.
On the occasion of the 24th World Congress of Political Science, which will take place on 23-27 July 2016 at Poznan, Poland, International IDEA is set to lead discussions on key democracy issues and topics. Organized by the International Political Science Association (IPSA), the biennial is considered a key environment to advance and develop the field of political science with the relevant contributions of experts, scholars, and policymakers at all levels.
El 12 y 13 de julio se realizó el Foro Chileno-Alemán, titulado ‘Desafíos para la Democracia’, en el marco de la visita del Presidente de Alemania, Joachim Gauck, a Chile. El foro fue organizado por el Ministerio Secretaria General de la Presidencia (Segpres), las fundaciones alemanas Konrad Adenauer, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Friedrich Ebert, Hans Seidel, Rosa Luxemburg y Freidrich Naumann.
The influence of money in politics is a significant threat to democracy, affecting established and emerging democracies alike.
Since the general elections in Tonga on 27 November 2014, two Peoples’ Representatives in the 26-seat Parliament, comprising of 17 Peoples’ Representatives and 9 Nobles Representatives, have been dismissed. These Representatives were disqualified for breaches of the Electoral Act 1989. Mr Mateni Tapueluelu, (Peoples’ Representative for Tongatapu 4) was disqualified by the Supreme Court on 15 December 2015 for outstanding debts.
A Chilean-German Forum, entitled “Challenges for Democracy”, was held in the context of a visit to Chile by German President Joachim Gauck on 12-13 July. The forum was jointly organised by the Ministry General Secretariat of Government, and German Foundations Konrad Adenauer, Heinrich Böll, Friedrich Ebert, Hans Seidel, Rosa Luxemburg, and Freidrich Naumann.
A total of 67 candidates, including four women, as well as incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) Charmaine Scotty, who is also a government Minister, stood for the 19-seat Parliament in the elections in Nauru on 9 July 2016. These 19 seats are distributed amongst 8 multi-member constituencies. Ubenide and Meneng has 4 and 3 seats, respectively, while the rest are 2-member seats. Both Ubenide and Meneng attracted the highest number of candidates at 16 and 11 candidates respectively.
United Nations, July 14 2016 – A coalition of international organizations today launched an online initiative to chart progress on one of the most challenging of the UN’s new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the commitment to “promote peaceful and inclusive societies” in all parts of the world, with measurable objectives in specific target areas.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets out an unprecedented and ambitious global action plan. Through the endorsement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16, the international community acknowledged the central role of effective, inclusive and accountable institutions in enabling sustainable development.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets out an unprecedented and ambitious global action plan. Through the endorsement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16, the international community acknowledged the central role of effective, inclusive and accountable institutions in enabling sustainable development.
In recent years the African continent, and the West African subregion, have made significant progress in the area of democratization.
The most recent example of this progress is Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation and largest economy, which recently underwent a peaceful democratic transition of power following the March 2015 general elections.
The influence of money in politics is a significant threat to democracy, affecting established and emerging democracies alike.
Inadequately controlled flows of money undermine the credibility of elections and the integrity of democratic institutions and processes around the world. Well-designed political finance regulations that are enforceable and anchored in their country’s context play a vital role in ensuring that money is a positive force in politics.
The influence of money in politics is a significant threat to democracy, affecting established and emerging democracies alike.
Gender equality is a cornerstone of a democratic and just society, and International IDEA is committed to supporting democratic processes that empower women.
The constitution-building process provides an extraordinary opportunity for women and gender equality advocates to participate in the framing of democratic institutions.
At the European Council of 28-29 June 2016, the European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, presented a Global Strategy for the EU’s Foreign and Security Policy – Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe (EUGS).
Representatives from 15 Fijian government agencies, state-owned enterprises and civil society organizations in Suva came together to assess democratic accountability in service delivery.
Financing of political parties and electoral campaigns as part of larger political reform was the main topic of a seminar held on 28 July at the Sindicatura General de la Nación in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
As part of Mongolia’s continued efforts to create a more bottom-up approach to further deepen democracy and improve service delivery at the local level, it will focus on using assessments designed to gather input from service users and to inform relevant local political reform and development agendas.
