The Role of Civil Society in National Education Policy in the Global South
Despite the prominence of civil society advocacy on education since the 1990s, there is limited consensus about the nature of…
Theme: Transparency & Open Government
How Bangladesh can achieve its vision of prosperity
Bangladesh is forging ahead with its Vision 2041, aiming to transform into a developed and prosperous country by 2041. This…
Horizontal Accountability in Asia: Country Cases
Checks and balances between state institutions are crucial for holding the government accountable, and preventing executive aggrandizement and corruption. Recognizing…
LETTER: From Hawks to Eagles, justice system must prove it’s a turkey no more
It is time the successor to the Scorpions are replaced with a more independent, effective and efficient entity
NDI/IRI Joint Technical Assessment Mission (TAM) – Bangladesh
Ahead of the Bangladesh parliamentary election, IRI and NDI held a pre-election assessment mission (PEAM) from October 8 to 11,…
Fighting kleptocracy in an era of geopolitics
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 ushered in a new era in the fight against kleptocracy defined by…
New report shows Southeast Asian parliamentarians remain at risk despite democratic trappings
In many countries in Southeast Asia – most notably in Myanmar but also elsewhere – parliamentarians and ex-parliamentarians continue to…
Why Africans hold the future of global democracy in their hands
By the end of 2024, the face of political Africa will—theoretically—no longer be the same. With nineteen elections scheduled this…
Indonesia’s Democracy and the 2024 Elections: Navigating a Crucial Moment
Aisah Putri Budiatri, Researcher of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), explains that the victory of the incumbent President’s…
Curbing Corruption in Public Procurement – a GI-ACE story
This GI-ACE project, led by Liz Dávid-Barrett and Mihály Fazekas, uses large datasets to develop practical tools to hold governments…