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,…
Geographical Coverage: Global
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.
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…
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…