Publications
With an array of experts on electoral and political processes, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) regularly produces white papers, books, reports and manuals on topics such as election security; political finance; gender equality; standards for conducting election audits and ensuring electoral integrity and transparency; public opinion on elections and democracy; and providing equal access for persons with disabilities to electoral and political processes.
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30 Nov 2002 | PUBLICATION
31 Oct 2002 | PUBLICATION
This report describes the division of powers between Municipalities and State Local Executive Authorities in Azerbaijan. The report defines the roles of both democratic institutions. The...
31 Oct 2002 | PUBLICATION
This report discusses the current (circa 2000) political situation in the Republic of Tajikistan by providing a general description of the political parties and political movements in the...
30 Sep 2002 | PUBLICATION
This report describes the role municipalities play in the democratic process in Azerbaijan. The document begins by describing what municipalities are, the legal framework regarding...
19 Sep 2002 | PUBLICATION
IFES and USAID partnered on a first-of-a-kind multi-year global research project that focused exclusively on issues pertaining to judicial independence. The aim of the resultant publication, Guidance...
31 Jul 2002 | PUBLICATION
Targeted Assistance to the Voter Registration Process: IFES Final Activity Report May 2000-June 2002
This report is a narrative of IFES Albania program activities under the CEPPS I funding mechanism from May 2000- June 2002. During the period covered in this report IFES was involved with the CEC...
31 Jul 2002 | PUBLICATION
Introduction Citizen participation in the political system is one of the cornerstones of modern democratic governments. Although participation through voting, lobbying, referenda, interest group...
31 Jul 2002 | PUBLICATION
Introduction The ombudsman tradition originated in Sweden in 1809 and has spread throughout the world in less than two hundred years. An ombudsman is a public official that offers people an...
31 Jul 2002 | PUBLICATION
The International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), the International Republican Institute (IRI), and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), as well as a...
30 Jun 2002 | PUBLICATION
This report is an analysis of newly proposed election laws in Indonesia. The document details various voting methods, the selection of the number of seats in parliament and voter districts...
30 Jun 2002 | PUBLICATION
This paper explores the strategies, operational considerations and political options available to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) to complete its mandate....