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…
Theme: Transparency & Open Government
#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
Building Worker Power in Global Supply Chains: Lessons from Apparel, Cocoa, and Seafood
This working paper is about the campaigners and worker organizers in the global South and North who have challenged the…
Red Lines Around a Free and Fair Polish Election
The October 15, 2023 Polish parliamentary election will not be fair. The country’s last fair election was in 2015, when…
CALD Participates in Asia Democracy Assembly 2023
The Asia Democracy Network (ADN) marks its 10th anniversary this year with the largest gathering of Asian civil society activists…
Myanmar’s 2022 Registration Law
On 28 October 2022, the State Administration Council (“SAC”) enacted the Organization Registration Law (“ORL”), replacing the former Association Registration…
Pathways Towards Power Shifts: State-Society Synergy
Policy reformers often make bold promises to improve government responsiveness to citizen demands. Yet such proclaimed openings from above often…