Legal Considerations When Delaying Or Adapting Elections
How can democratic rights and electoral integrity be safeguarded when elections are altered during a crisis like COVID-19? This paper…
Theme: Democracy
Preserving Independent and Accountable Institutions
This paper analyses how emergency measures during the pandemic have permitted some governments to consolidate power, enrich individuals or political…
Preventing Government Corruption in Crises
This paper maps how the COVID-19 pandemic has caught the vast majority of countries unprepared and emerging corruption risks. It…
Safeguarding Health And Elections
This paper addresses the question: How can elections be held safely during the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health crises?
Inclusion and Meaningful Political Participation
This paper looks closely at the question “How can all people participate in elections and democracy during COVID-19 and other…
Preserving Electoral Integrity During An Infodemic
How can information and elections be protected during COVID-19 and other crises? This paper looks closely at this question and…
IFES Annual Report 2021
This annual report covers the actions and achievements of IFES in 2021 around the world.
Lessons for Regulating Campaigning on Media
Drawing on an extensive collection of comparative case law housed in the ElectionJudgments.org database, Lessons for Regulating Campaigning on Media…
Electoral Rights of Environmentally Displaced Persons
This paper addresses the electoral rights of people displaced due to environmental challenges. Climate change is a major contributing factor.…
Assessment of Syrian Diaspora Voting in the 2021 Presidential Election
The decade-long conflict in Syria is not a conducive environment for credible elections. Irrespective of the conditions, however, the International…