Media Freedom Cohort: key outcomes and findings
The Netherlands, together with the United States, and the governments of Costa Rica, Zambia and South Korea organised the second…
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Setting democratic ground rules for AI: civil society strategies
With recent leaps in the development of AI, we are experiencing a seismic shift in the balance of power between…
Tackling grand corruption impunity: proposals for a definition and special measures
Grand corruption, also known as political corruption, state capture, or kleptocracy, thrives in environments with weak checks on executive power…
Listening and Responding to Bangladesh’s Citizens During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This report summarizes findings from research designed to assess how and how effectively different levels of the Bangladesh government listened…
Media viability: the global versus the local
Market reforms, rebuilding trust, and digital regulation and innovation were key themes to emerge from a series of consultations on…
Kleptocratic cooperation in Africa: how Russia and China undermine democracy
Authoritarian actors play a crucial role in enabling kleptocracy across sub-Saharan Africa. In a new International Forum report, J.R. Mailey…
The European Union’s Use of Global Human Rights Sanctions in 2023
December 2023 will mark three years since the EU adopted the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime. While the EU has…
Loophole masters: how enablers facilitate illicit financial flows from Africa
Governance Reform and Public Service Provision: Institutional Resilience and State-Society Synergy
This brief review of institutionally resilient participatory oversight reforms in four countries spotlights how hybrid, collaborative governance can work in…
Annual Report 2023
The European Endowment for Democracy (EED) is an independent, grant-making organisation established in 2013 by the European Union (EU) and…