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Recipients of Research Fund: Supporting Online Campaigning Transparency
Internet Lab and Expert Forum are the first recipients of IFES's Community of Practice Research Fund.
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Webinar | Abuse of State Resources: Risks and Solutions
On April 28, IFES' Regional Europe Office held a webinar that addressed risks and solutions related to the abuse of state resources.
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Webinar: Democratic Resilience After One Year of the Pandemic
On March 25, IFES’ Regional Europe Office organized a webinar to reflect on the greatest challenges and lessons learned from the pandemic’s impact on democratic resilience in Europe.
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Announcement
IFES Signs Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace
IFES has joined more than 1,000 other signatories in endorsing the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace. As IFES works to ensure that technology, information and data positively serve democracy and elections, endorsement of the Paris Call affirms our organizational commitment to strengthening the security of digital spaces.
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The Cycle of Corruption: Elections and the Abuse of State Resources
In many ways, elections are a central component in cycles of systemic corruption. IFES conducted a two-year research project to develop an assessment methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of a given country’s framework for addressing the abuse of state resources in election campaigns. The final product of this project is a detailed methodology that specifically examines three categories of state resources: state personnel; state funds and physical resources; and official government communications to the public.
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IFES Statement on the departure of USAID from Russia
IFES is troubled by the imminent departure of USAID from Russia. The closing of USAID's office and its support will present additional challenges for Russian citizens and organizations in the pursuit of democratic development.
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Russia's Democratic Awakening
Irina Zaslavskaya, a native of St. Petersburg who facilitated IFES’ first interaction with Russia’s election commission, talks to us about helping empower the first post-Soviet election management bodies and the yearning for dignity before one’s government.
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Democracy in Russia: Inching Toward Progress?
On the 20th anniversary of the failed coup in Russia, Irina Zaslavskaya, Program Officer in IFES’s Europe and Asia division and a native of St. Petersburg, shares her thoughts with us.