The Kleptocrat’s Playbook: A Taxonomy Of Localized And Transnational Tactics
This Playbook is a comprehensive repository describing the full gamut of tactics kleptocrats use to amass wealth and evade accountability,…
Geographical Coverage: Global
Happy International Day of Democracy.
Democracies only thrive when every citizen is free to engage in political and civic life without fear or repression.
Bolstering the Democratic Response to Chinese Authoritarian Aggression
This article analyses how the People’s Republic of China (PRC) interferes in democratic countries, underscoring the strengths of the PRC’s…
Decentralization Resource Guide: Best Practices, Tools, and Tips for Strengthening Subnational Governance
The Decentralization Resource Guide was developed to support local government officials, civil society organizations (CSOs), and citizens and help them…
Field Guide for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Programming in Conflict-Affected Contexts and Conflict, Governance, and Legitimacy Assessment Framework
IRI has recently launched two resources that take stock of key challenges that conflict-affected contexts pose to strengthening democracy and…
IRI Data Literacy Curriculum
The lack of data literacy among democracy activists and practitioners therefore represents a concerning skills gap that hinders local actors’…
Data Principles and Data Management Guidelines
IRI Data Principles and Data Management Guidelines outline measures that we take to ensure that we are treating Data Subjects…
Statement at the Interaction between the UN, national parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Statement by International IDEA’s Secretary-General, Kevin Casas-Zamora, at the “Interaction between the United Nations, national parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union”…
Anti-Corruption Toolkit for Civic Activists
Grand corruption increases poverty and social inequality, enables human rights violations and exacerbates economic underdevelopment. Widespread corruption also undermines faith…
Why is #democracy in retreat?
“Democracy ultimately is a system predicated on a notion of equality between citizens. The grotesque levels of inequality that we…