Understanding and Interrupting Authoritarian Collaboration
For many decades, autocrats have been considered less cooperative than democrats in international politics. While researchers endeavored to learn how…
Geographical Coverage: Global
Operationalizing the Chain of Harm: Co-design Workshop Guidance
The methodological notes below provide guidance for the implementation of the International Foundation for Electoral System’s (IFES’s) Chain of Harm…
IFES Election Outlook: 2023 – 2024
2024 will be the biggest election year in history, with over 60 countries holding national-level elections and dozens more holding…
Lessons Learned Processes: Advancing to the Next Elections
Lessons learned processes are a critically important tool that link electoral cycles to each other, where an electoral management body…
IFES Q&A: Christopher Patnoe, Head of Accessibility and Disability Inclusion, EMEA, Google
IFES Program Officer Rachel Arnold interviews the head of Google’s Accessibility Discovery Centre, Christopher Patnoe.
By the People
Join the International Republican Institute for a new monthly podcast, “By the People.” We’ll give you an insider’s look at…
Evidence Briefer: Political Parties and Opposition to Democratic Erosion
Political parties can be key actors in the prevention and disruption of democratic erosion. Scholars have documented strategies political parties…
Holistic safety: Recommendations for journalist safety during elections
This “super-election” year (in which over 40 countries will head to the polls) poses many risks to journalist safety. While…
What media and civil society leaders can do to mitigate technology-fueled misogyny in the 2024 elections
In 2024, elections will take place in multiple countries with a collective population of 4 billion people; nearly half the…
Developing data systems: Five issues IREX and DG explored at Festival de Datos
Both IREX and Development Gateway: An IREX Venture (DG) participated in Festival de Datos. This conference, held in Uruguay from…