A New Party and a New — Female — Leader for Samoa...
With funding from the United States Agency for International Development, the International Republican Institute (IRI) is working to promote democratic…
Gains for Women and Democracy in the Local Council...
The Maldives ranks last in South Asia for women’s representation, so when Maldivians went to the polls for the local…
How can the MENA Region Boost its GDP? Empower Wom...
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affects women. That’s why women’s economic empowerment (WEE), especially in the Middle…
HDP Alumni Profile: Hon. Dawda Kawsu Jawara, The G...
The House Democracy Partnership (HDP) is a bipartisan commission of the U.S. House of Representatives that works directly with 22 partner parliaments around…
Indonesian MP Yoel Yosaphat: Pushing for Openness ...
It has been 23 years since the fall of Suharto ushered in an era of tremendous progress within a democratic…
A New Economic Policy in Cuba is Hurting Private W...
Five months after Cuba implemented a new economic reform called “The Ordering Task,” the financial situation of Cuba’s cuentapropistas, or…
“The House of Mejaz el Bab,” a Step Toward Youth I...
Civil society plays a pivotal role in democracies by serving as a liaison between citizens and their government. It advocates…
Bolstering the Ecuadorian National Assembly’s Abil...
In every country, building governments that are reflective of and trusted by citizens starts with good legislation. But responding to…
Chile on Track to Become a Model of Democratic Inc...
Last October, a year following a four-percent metro price hike that sparked mass protests, Chileans gathered at polling stations in…
In Nicaragua, the Struggle for Free and Fair Elect...
In November 2021, Nicaraguans will head to the polls to decide the Presidency in their first general election since the…
Protagonist Societies
The role citizens play in transforming societies during significant, critical junctures, are analyzed, debated, and studied years later and accordingly,…
Challenges Build for the Next Government as Bulgar...
Can street protests against corruption develop into meaningful electoral changes? Like other countries with political corruption but political party fragmentation,…