Resources

Lobbying Parliament: A Guide for NGO's

NGOs can play an important role in the democratic process and make citizen’s concerns heard by lobbying parliament. This guide outlines the various types of lobbying and provides an introduction to effective approaches and tactics for lobbying parliament.

Media and Elections

This guide reviews the principles and conditions that must exist for democratic elections to take place, the media’s role in covering an election campaign and the role of responsible media. IMPACS is a Canadian charitable organization committed to the protection and expansion of democracy and to strengthening civil society. This manual was written and translated into Arabic by IMPACS; a limited number of copies were reprinted by NDI with the permission of IMPACS.

Money in Politics, A Study of Party Financing Practices in 22 Countries

This report is one of the first attempts to understand and evaluate the challenges of political party financing in Africa. The Africa Political Party Finance Initiative report examines party finance in 22 emerging democracies worldwide and includes interviews with 440 political, party and civic leaders.

Preliminary Statement of the NDI International Election Observer Delegation to Yemen's April 27 Legislative Elections

Statement of the NDI Pre-Election Delegation To Yemen's April 2001 Parliamentary Elections