The launch of the Protecting Politics Research Papers on Deterring the influence of organized crime.
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The nexus between organized crime and politics is a growing global concern that affects new as well as established democracies, as it erodes the very principles of democratic governance such as rule of law, equal exercise of citizenship rights, responsiveness and transparency. Political corruption is the preferred tool for illicit networks to advance their businesses.
International IDEA and the Clingendael Institute jointly host the public launch of two Protecting Politics Research Papers.
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The nexus between organised crime and politics is a growing global concern that affects new as well as established democracies, as it erodes the very principles of democratic governance such as rule of law, equal exercise of citizenship rights, responsiveness and transparency. Political corruption is a valuable tool for illicit networks to advance their businesses.
The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, together with International IDEA, launches two joint research reports in a series on “Protecting Politics: Deterring the Influence of Organized Crime on Public Service Delivery”.
STOCKHOLM—The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance is hosting a panel discussion on the crisis of political representation as it relates to political parties.
The panel features speakers from different regions, who can speak to the different experiences of political disconnect in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and how political parties in those regions can reconnect with citizens to improve the quality of representative democracy.
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 theSindicatura General de la Nación in Buenos Aires, Argentina.