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…
Geographical Coverage: Global
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.
Women Political Leaders: The Impact of Gender on Democracy
When women take part in politics, the whole of society benefits. That is the main finding of this report, which…
Post-Legislative Scrutiny: From a Model for Parliamentarians to a CSO Strategic and Operational Tool
This guide for civil society explains what PLS is, why it is important, and how to go about it. The…
Anti-corruption and gender: the role of women’s political participation
This policy brief shows that while much remains to be explored, there are clear links between anti-corruption and women’s political…
Leadership for Inclusion
What skills and qualities do parliamentarians need to be able to promote inclusive change? WFD’s new research by Dr Victoria…
Comparative analysis of the UK Bribery Act 2010 and anti-bribery legislation in Ukraine, Indonesia, and Kenya
In the third publication of WFD’s anti-bribery and integrity series, a comparative analysis is carried out of the UK Bribery…
Legislative leadership on environmental issues
This report from examines the extent to which legislatures protect the environment, by conducting a study of single-use plastic bans…
Futureproofing democracy: Principles of foresight-based policy analysis and stress-testing for national parliaments and governments
This policy brief focuses on how an increased strategic foresight and stress-testing capacity of national parliaments and governments can improve…
Parliamentary and legislative indicators for post-legislative scrutiny
As parliaments assume a responsibility to monitor whether the laws they have passed are implemented as intended and have the…