Resources

Constituent Relations Manual: A Guide to Best Practices

NDI has created a guide for elected representatives seeking to effectively organize and carry out constituent relations. The guide offers practical approaches and advice gained from the working experiences of legislators around the world.

Minimum Standards for the Democratic Functioning of Political Parties (Now available in Portuguese)

Regardless of ideology, location or size, political parties seeking to make their practices more inclusive and to institutionalize their operations will benefit from this manual, which assembles the best practices of a range of established and broadly democratic political parties.

Political Parties and Civil Society: Working Together to Deliver Solutions to Citizen Concerns.

In 20 years of work with political parties in more than 50 countries, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) has seen that successful parties are those that are committed to best practices in outreach to new sectors, transparency, and internal democracy. Effective party engagement with civil society can strengthen all three of these areas as explored in this workbook for party activists and trainers.

Statement by the National Democratic Institute on the Current Situation in Belarus

Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and Code of Conduct for International Election Observers

The Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and the Code of Conduct for International Election Observers establish the basis for credible international election observation. The Declaration was developed through a multi-year process involving more than 20 intergovernmental and international nongovernmental organizations concerned with election observation around the world.