Defending Democracy: The Future of Ukraine
One year into Russia’s war on Ukraine, we take a look at how Ukrainians are preparing for life after war,…
Theme: Transparency & Open Government
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…
Civil Society in Ukraine’s Restoration: A Guide to CSOs Mobilizing for a Marshall Plan
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukrainian civil society mobilized like never before. In the area of humanitarian crisis…
Beyond Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: An Economic Prognosis
This document aims to provide context for the new government (and the private sector) by outlining and commenting on the…
#LearningwithIntegrity: Reflections on Global Integrity’s closure
Initially, I planned to share hard-learned lessons related to Global Integrity’s closure so others could avoid similar mistakes. It was…
Assessment of Myanmar Civic Space
This updated monitoring assessment from a working group of local Myanmar civil society organizations (CSOs) and networks explores the challenges…
Shared experience and surprises as Mali democracy school alumni visit Europe
NIMD was delighted to host 14 alumni of the Mali Democracy School at the end of 2022, on a trip…
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…