A Spotlight on Togo
In the past year, hundreds of thousands of Togolese have taken to the streets to demand the resignation of President…
Empowering Active Women on the Local Level in Geor...
Underrepresentation of women in politics is not a new issue since Georgia’s independence from the Soviet Union. Since 1998, the…
Presidental Power Transitions: Botswana, A Public ...
Where dysfunctional systems of governance and disregard for constitutionalism seem the norm across the African sub-continent, Botswana has consistently set…
Disinformation in Brazil—The Right Response?...
“Fake news,” or disinformation, has become a global concern. Democratic governance works best with an informed, discerning electorate. But what…
La Corrupción una Batalla en Común: Guatemala y El...
La lucha contra la corrupción es un factor que está generando muchos espacios de acción y diálogo a lo largo…
This Was Not an Election
This month, Russian voters went to the polls to elect their president for a six-year term. To no one’s surprise,…
Key Points about Colombia’s Elections: Former Guer...
March 11, Colombia had its first election following the 2016-peace accord that ended some 50 years of internal conflict. It…
Born to Lead: Raquel from Argentina
Argentina’s legislative quota law in 1991 set the path for women’s political participation in Latin America. Since then, 11 countries…
Jan Kuciak: Journalist’s Death Triggers Dema...
History feels like it should be a static, dusty thing that lives only in books. It is something you study…
Making Policy-Relevance Relevant: How Researchers ...
Last month, we attended a workshop hosted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP), a cross-disciplinary network of researchers and…
Research and Development: Why do Women Police Redu...
In honor of International Women’s Day we are debuting the series with an exciting new study on stereotypes about women…
A Step Forward for Kyrgyzstan, and a Chance to Add...
Last month, IRI’s Center for Insights in Survey Research (CISR) released a new Kyrgyzstan poll based on interviews conducted in…