Post-legislative scrutiny of gender-specific legislation
The present document identifies the role of gender-specific legislation for achieving gender equality and the potential contribution of post-legislative scrutiny…
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Understanding and Assessing Electoral Commission Independence
This framework clarifys what electoral commission independence is and offers a framework for election observers, civil society groups, parties, journalists,…
Addressing the global emergency of shrinking civic space and how to reclaim it: A programming guide
This guide is designed to provide democracy practitioners and other interested readers with an explanation of what civic space is,…
Connecting parliaments: Harnessing digital dividends to increase transparency and citizen engagement
Parliamentary digital transformation is a relatively underfunded area of work, but a vitally important one in achieving the very common…
A Guide to Post-Legislative Scrutiny
This guide provides practical guidance for organizing post-legislative scrutiny inquiries in parliament.
Doing anti-corruption democratically
Democracy and anti-corruption are complementary, and that we can ‘do anti-corruption democratically’ in poor and rich countries in ways that…
Rethinking strategies for an effective parliamentary role in combatting corruption
The policy paper outlines several options, conditions, incentives and obstacles for future anti-corruption programming in the area of governance and…
Guide for increasing participation in democratic environmental governance
WFD’s Guide for Participation in Democratic Environmental Governance identifies challenges and entry-points to promote dialogue with everyone who has a…
Post-legislative scrutiny of climate and environment legislation: Guide for parliamentary practice
This guide for parliamentary practice outlines an approach to assessing the implementation and the impact of climate and environmental legislation…
Women’s political careers: where do leaders come from?
This report focuses on women’s motivation to seek, and their preparation for, political leadership roles.