Resources

Supermarket Lottery: How Political Parties Use Closed Party Lists to Maintain Control

The Cost of Doing Politics? Analyzing Violence and Harassment against Female Politicians

"Recent years have seen a troubling rise in reports of assault, intimidation, and abuse directed at female politicians (Krook 2018a). Bolivia was the first state to respond with legal reforms, passing a law criminalizing political violence and harassment against women in 2012.

Civic Forum: An Action Civics Model for New and Emerging Democracies

Organized and politically active citizens are instrumental in driving democratic and socio-economic development. In new and emerging democracies, the National Democratic Institute has helped citizens play these roles through a guided, iterative process called Civic Forum. The process combines educational discussions, experiential learning and citizen-led collective actions to address local-level community needs.

WORLD HERE & NOW: Pavol Demes with Robert Benjamin

This interview of Robert Benjamin, NDI Regional Director for CEE Programs, was conducted by Pavol Demes as part of a public affairs program that he runs at TASR, the Slovak news agency. The interview focused on general political conditions in Slovakia and Central Europe, and how democracy is faring accordingly.

NDI to Field International Observation Mission for Georgia Parliamentary Elections

TBILISI – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) announced today the arrival of an international delegation to observe the October 8 parliamentary elections in Georgia. The group includes political and civic leaders, election experts and regional specialists.