¿Se deben condonar los impuestos de las empresas hasta que pase la crisis sanitaria? ¿Qué piensan los partidos políticos sobre el Federalismo, la comercialización libre de la marihuana o la legalización del matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo? ¿Coinciden ellos con nuestras opiniones?
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Interim governance arrangements are an institutional framework established to create a ‘bridge’ from a situation of governance that has been interrupted by political or violent crisis often situated in an authoritarian past, towards a more peaceful, inclusive and democratic government.
This Report provides an understanding of how temporary governance during major political transitions is structured and how it works in practice.
The inclusion and participation of combatants in constitution-building processes raises a number of distinctive issues.
Constitutional INSIGHTS No. 5 examines the rationales for including combatants in constitution-building, the challenges this presents and some of the mechanisms that might be used to support their participation in constitution-building processes.
Direct public participation is a feature of almost every exercise in constitution-building in the 21st century.
This issue of Constitutional INSIGHTS examines three different forms of direct public participation in constitution-building—consultation, deliberation and decision-making—and identifies ways to promote inclusive and meaningful direct public participation.
The key findings on tracking the progress on SDG 16 using the Global State of Democracy Indices data are as follows:
Más de 160 mujeres y hombres líderes políticos de América Latina, incluyendo a 21 exmandatarias y exmandatarios, han firmado una declaración conjunta llamando a defender la democracia en la región. El documento, impulsado por renombradas organizaciones prodemocráticas, advierte que las libertades que tanto apreciamos están amenazadas por actores políticos que podrían utilizar la pandemia para reforzar ilegítimamente su poder.
More than 160 leaders from Latin America, including 21 former presidents, have signed a joint declaration calling to defend democracy in the region. The document, brought forward by renowned pro-democracy organizations, warns that our cherished civil freedoms are threatened by political actors who could use the crisis to illegitimately tighten their grip on power.
A grouping of 16 of Bolivia’s civil society organizations (CSOs) has set itself the task of recruiting and training 2,500 volunteers to carry out observation activities during the upcoming general election to be held on 18 October 2020. The reason behind this initiative, given the name “Observa Bolivia”, is to contribute to the transparency of the electoral process, the strengthening of democracy and the promotion of citizen participation.
Un conjunto de 16 organizaciones de la sociedad civil (OSC) boliviana se ha trazado una misión: reclutar y capacitar a 2.500 voluntarios para que desarrollen labores de observación en los comicios generales del 18 de octubre.
Disclaimer: Views expressed in this commentary are those of the authors. This commentary is independent of specific national or political interests. Views expressed do not necessarily represent the institutional position of International IDEA, its Board of Advisers or its Council of Member States.
To mark the importance of democracy, International IDEA will be celebrating and involved in various activities and dialogues on strengthening a more democratic world.
Join us and our partners in commemorating the International Day of Democracy throughout the entire second week of September.
#DefendDemocracy
15 -18 September 2020
Santa Cruz’s School of Public Governance, Escuela Cruceña de Administración Pública (ECAP) and International IDEA, launched on 17 August 2020, a series of events attended by 50 public servants from Santa Cruz’s Autonomous Regional Government with the aim of improving the design, evaluation and closure of public investment projects in the region.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had huge implications for elections around the world in 2020. At least 70 countries and territories across the globe decided to postpone either national or subnational elections between 21 February and 31 August.
El pasado 17 de agosto con la participación de 50 servidores públicos del Gobierno Autónomo Departamental de Santa Cruz, la Escuela Cruceña de Administración Pública – ECAP- e IDEA Internacional, dieron inicio a una serie de eventos de capacitación con el objetivo de mejorar el diseño, evaluación y cierre de proyectos de inversión pública en el Departamento.
A webinar on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on constitutionalism and the rule of law in the Horn of Africa took place on 25 June 2020. Participants included invited panellists from the region and individuals from the African Union Commission (AUC), the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and other experts and participants from the region.
El presente documento que tiene por objetivo generar información y proporcionar un análisis del estado de situación en materia de derechos políticos de las mujeres, así como recomendaciones específicas de políticas para su impulso.
A webinar on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on constitutionalism and the rule of law in East Africa took place on 11 June 2020. Participants included a selection of invited panellists and individuals from the African Union Commission (AUC), the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and other experts from the East Africa region. The session was guided by a programme and a concept note. The webinar was arranged as part
The AU’s double standard on lifelong leaders who reject term limits undercuts its moral standing to reject military coups.