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Can democracy keep pace with a world on the move? 

Electoral processes are conducted in increasingly challenging environments. The Stockholm Conference on Electoral Integrity will serve as an opportunity for policy dialogue between electoral management bodies (EMBs) and electoral stakeholders, emphasising EMB leadership and independence in complex regulatory questions.  

In collaboration with the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Foundation (AIPP), International IDEA’s Asia and the Pacific programme will host a workshop on Constitutional Assessment Tools for Indigenous Inclusion, Rights and Environmental Protection. The event will take place from Monday the 26^th of May to Tuesday the 27^th of May in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

International IDEA’s Asia and the Pacific program and the Applied Democracy Lab (ADL) at the University of Dhaka will implement the Youth Democracy Academy to selected Dhaka-based students through online learning and dialogues. This joint activity aims to enhance knowledge about democracy and provide space for students to discuss their country’s current political landscape.

International IDEA's Democracy Assessment Unit is hosting a discussion event on Thursday, 3 April 2025, aimed at exploring how strategic foresight can help shape democratic futures. 

Women are often marginalised from decision-making in conflict and transitional contexts. Despite evidence that women’s presence and participation lead to better and longer lasting outcomes for peace, they remain underrepresented in transitional governments and peacebuilding bodies.

International IDEA and UNDP invite all young people who are interested in becoming more politically engaged. This workshop is open to everyone, regardless of your current knowledge of youth political participation.

Temporary Special Measures (TSM) are policy tools designed to address disparities in representation and participation, particularly for underrepresented groups like women.

The Sekolah Reformasi Malaysia (School of Reform Malaysia) is a joint initiative between International IDEA and the Institute for Political Reform and Democracy (REFORM) Malaysia that aims to enhance the knowledge of the members of Dewan Waghih Siswa (Negeri Sembilan Student Council) on democratic principles, institutions and processes to enable them to engage further in their role as members of the youth and student councils of Negeri Sembilan Government t

Identity and ethnicity have long been central to Myanmar’s protracted political crisis and are key factors in the quest to build an inclusive federal democratic system.

Helping parliaments evaluate their performance and strengthen democratic governance through data-driven assessment tools will be in focus at the AGORA Community of Practice Workshop on "Measuring Parliaments’ Effectiveness within Democracy", held online on 23 October 2024, from 14:00 to 16:15 CEST.

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) invites you to an online panel event, Webinar 1: “Global State of Democracy Report”, on Monday, 14 October 2024, from 11:30 - 01:00 GMT +12.

Hosted by Human Rights Watch, this panel will explore how economic inequality fuels social unrest and the weakening of democratic institutions. Featuring former heads of state and civil society leaders, this event aims to identify actionable strategies to address economic injustices while promoting democratic governance. 

Please join International IDEA’s Asia Pacific Regional Programme on the 24^th of September 2024 for a panel event entitled, “What Happened in the Sri Lankan Presidential Elections?”   

This workshop, developed by UNDP, with the support of the International IDEA and UNICEF South Asia, is open for everyone (more suitable for youth under the age of 35), regardless of your current knowledge of YPP.

The Department of Pacific Affairs’ biennial State of the Pacific (SOTP) conference will take place on 4 and 5 September 2024 at the Australian National University

With the mutual goal of supporting inclusive p

International IDEA and UNDP welcome online atte