This report was conceptualized and written by Seema Shah and Alexander Hudson, with inputs and guidance from Sead Alihodzic, Alberto Fernández Gibaja, Yukihiko Hamada, Therese Pearce Laanela and Alistair Scrutton, as well as from International IDEA staff members from several programmes—Africa and West Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, Democracy Assessment and Europe. The report was produced under the supervision of Kevin Casas-Zamora and Massimo Tommasoli. Emily Bloom, Beata Fylkner and Ida Hedkvist provided invaluable fact checking. We are indebted to Emuesiri Akpere, Emily Bloom, Daniela Domínguez, Beata Fylkner, Ida Hedkvist, Elin Huber and Heidi Park for their research and data collection assistance. Alexander Hudson produced all the graphs in the report. Lisa Hagman oversaw the publication production process.
Notwithstanding all the generous advice, help and comments received from partners, International IDEA takes sole responsibility for the content of the report.