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Focus Group Findings

Building the Evidence Base on Participation of Indigenous Peoples in Elections

IFES Focus Group Findings: Participation of Indigenous Peoples in Elections

August 03, 2023

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Report/Paper

Recommendations for Electoral Reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

An IFES white paper presents considerations and recommendations for electoral reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to shore up the credibility of future elections.

August 20, 2020

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Report/Paper

Regional Director on “Political Campaign Finance: Safeguarding Electoral Integrity in Africa"

As part of its annual report, the Wilson Center Africa Program asked IFES Regional Director for Africa Rushdi Nackerdien to contribute an essay on campaign finance. His piece, “Political Campaign Finance: Safeguarding Electoral Integrity in Africa,” examined the role of election management bodies in fostering accountability and transparency.

January 29, 2019

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Report/Paper

Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations

Mechanisms for election dispute resolution must increasingly withstand new forms of sophisticated political and electoral manipulation. A new IFES research paper, Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations, outlines the fundamental principles for procedural justice and open justice in election cases.

June 12, 2018

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Report/Paper

Regional Director on “The Elections We Want” in Africa

As part of its annual report, the Wilson Center Africa Program asked IFES Regional Director for Africa Rushdi Nackerdien to contribute an essay on recent African elections. His piece, “The Elections We Want,” covered 2017 elections in Angola, Rwanda, Liberia, Senegal, the Gambia, and Kenya, and their implications for election practitioners moving forward.

January 31, 2018

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Brochure/Fact Sheet

Kenya Electoral System Support

The new Kenyan Constitution puts forth a vision of a democracy where all voters are fully enfranchised. In particular, it emphasizes the inclusion of women, youth, persons with disabilities and other groups who have historically been marginalized by, or underrepresented, in the governance of the country.

January 28, 2015

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Report/Paper

Media, Elections and Political Violence in Eastern Africa: Towards a Comparative Framework

A comparative report on post-election violence in Eastern Africa has been released by the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the University of Oxford, the Center for Global Communications Studies at the Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania, and the Stanhope Centre for Communications Policy Research.

December 02, 2009

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Report/Paper

Kenya Inquiry Commission Adopts IFES Recommendations

An Independent Review Committee led by retired South African judge Johann Kriegler reported last week that the 2007 elections in Kenya that unleashed a wave of violence were so badly flawed that it is impossible to know who won. IFES studied the 2007 election process and delivered its findings to the seven-member Kriegler commission. Many of the IFES recommendations were adopted in Kriegler’s final report.

September 27, 2008

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Report/Paper

Ethnic Divisions and Electoral System Design: Prospects for Reform in Kenya

In "Ethnic Divisions and Electoral System Design: Prospects for Reform in Kenya", Shane McGee, IFES' 2008 William and Kathy Hybl Democracy Studies Fellow, suggests that a country with deep ethnic cleavages like Kenya would greatly benefit from shifting its electoral system from a plurality to a mixed-member system.

July 09, 2008

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Report/Paper

Evaluation of Communications Technology Use for Elections 2002, Kenya

This report on communications technology used in the 2002 elections in Kenya identifies problems that occurred in the election and highlights how to implement new procedures and systems which address those problems.

December 31, 2002