Democracy under Lockdown: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Struggle for Freedom
Based on a survey of 398 journalists, civil society workers, activists, and other experts as well as research on 192…
Theme: Elections
From Crisis to Reform: A Call to Strengthen America’s Battered Democracy
This report examines how the ailments afflicting politics and governance in the United States have undercut its resilience in face…
Reversing the Tide: Towards a new US strategy to support democracy and counter authoritarianism
This report is both a call to action for US leadership and a roadmap for a practical, bipartisan path forward.…
Freedoms Under Threat: The Spread of Anti-NGO Measures in Africa
This report describes and analyzes the approaches that African governments are taking to impose restrictions that handicap NGO activity on…
Election Vulnerability Index
Freedom House has created a new Election Vulnerability Index consisting of key election-related indicators regarding a country’s political rights and…
Reflections and Distortions – The Electoral Impact of Media in Europe (Joint publication)
To analyse politics in our time, one must take into consideration the advancements in information technology, artificial intelligence – the…
Training Seminar for Sudanese Election Officials
n 2005 the Sudanese Government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement signed the “Comprehensive Peace Agreement”. As a result elections…
Cooperating With Political Parties: Why Does It Matter?
Political parties are a cornerstone of representative democracy and serve a function like no other institution. Democratic political parties contest…
EU support for women’s political participation and leadership under the EU’s Gender Action Plan A case study on Zambia
This case study examines EU support for women’s political participation in Zambia during the second Gender Action Plan (2016-2020). Both…
EU support for women’s political participation and leadership under the EU’s Gender Action Plan. A case study on Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This paper explores how while Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has adopted various legislative initiatives to advance women’s representation, women still…