Keeping tabs? Perceptions of relative deprivation and political trust in Africa
What are the implications of economic inequality for trust in government and state institutions? Political trust performs important functions in…
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Action Plan on Gender-Responsive Budgeting
There has been growing recognition that gender equality promotes stability and fosters growth, including in the economy. Many member states…
Reviewing progress on the European Democracy Action Plan
On 3 December 2020 the European Commission published the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP), a strategy composed of several legislative…
Long-term financial support for Ukrainian media and journalists
This White Paper, crafted jointly with Ukrainian media organisations and support entities and at their request, appeals to donors, policymakers,…
Remittances and corruption perceptions in Africa
The relationship between remittances and corruption is contested. For some authors, external income endows individuals with financial buffers, which undermine…
Youth Recommendations to Increase Engagement in Democracy
Developed by #CoDYouthLeads as a follow-up to the U.S. Summit for Democracy, the report lists practical steps on how to…
Sport and Social Cohesion: Bridging Social Divides through Equitable Sports Policies
Building on one of the proposals given by the Youth Fellows at the 2022 International Youth Conference, this paper discusses…
Strategic and Federative Strategies in Mexico: Coordinated Public Policy in Welfare, Education and Health
Historically, Mexican federalism has exhibited a special contrast, which we have highlighted in previous papers (Mendoza Ruiz and Mendoza Gómez,…
Towards a New Economic Model Valuing Women and Natural Resources
The economic growth model has been dominating political and economic life for decades, leveraging on the expectation that a sustained…
Alleged Mismanagement of the personal and payroll system in District Local Governments of Uganda – The Ghosts of Ntungamo
Alliance for Finance Monitoring (ACFIM) teamed up with the African Institute for Investigative Journalism (AIIJ) to investigate reports of corruption…