An Effective Opposition is in Everybody’s Interest...
What makes an opposition party effective? And why do they need to be? The answers to these questions were the…
Elections or Selections: Not All Voting is Equal...
During the municipal elections in my hometown a couple of years ago, I left work early and went downtown to…
Elecciones en el Triángulo Norte y México...
Durante los próximos dos años tendremos un importante número de elecciones que se llevarán a cabo en la zona del…
Civil Society in Laos: Khamla’s Story...
Throughout the year we have conducted a series of interviews with current and former civil society leaders. Civil society represents…
Putin’s Subtle Grip on Turkey
It is part of human nature to suppress and ignore various uncomfortable indicators. The belief that life as we know…
Voter Education in Seven Pictures
It’s difficult to illustrate voter and civic education in words. The idea of explaining how the electoral process works and…
Eight Takeaways from the American Evaluation Assoc...
Last week, IRI joined more than 4,000 evaluators, academics, international development practitioners and evaluation users from around the world at…
I am IRI: Meet Dina
Prior to joining the International Republican Institute, Dina was a journalist in her home country of Egypt where she covered…
Women’s Democracy Network’s SheVotes: ...
Georgia gained independence from the Soviet Union 25 years ago, but it has only been recently that those elections have…
Discovering Their Voice: Two Jordanian Women’...
Women in Jordan remain under-utilized. Jordan continues to have one of the world’s lowest rates of women’s workforce participation at…
High Stakes Poll in Somaliland: How Can This Elect...
On November 13, Somalilanders will head to the polls for their third ever presidential vote. Somaliland – a self-declared independent…
Youth Networks and the Power of One
In April 2017, a young activist was arrested for organizing a demonstration promoting the needs of youth and government reform…