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Senegal: Evaluation de la Planification des Elections Nationales de 1993
Ce pr
é
sent rapport constitue l'effort initial de
définition
des
paramètres
au cœur de certaines questions civiques
éventuelles
; toutefois il répond, a notre sens, aux questions d'ordre
généra1
ayant trait à l'aide
nécessaire
au
Sénégal
dans la promotion de son processus
démocratique. (1992)
April 15, 1992
Publication
Report/Paper
Planning for the 1993 National Elections in Senegal: An Evaluation
This assessment, conducted in Senegal in 1992, is oriented toward an evaluation of the components of the electoral structure and contains a variety
of
data on voter registration, party participation, legal issues and related election activity.
April 15, 1992
Publication
Report/Paper
The Gambia: Pre-Election Assessment 1996, Final Report
This report summarizes a pre-election assessment from The Gambia in 1996. The report discusses various topics in The Gambia, including human rights, civic education, political parties, the media and The Gambia’s election commission. The report discusses the challenges faced by various election teams (IFES, NDI) in The Gambia.
August 31, 1996
Publication
Report/Paper
Technical Assistance to Senegals 1996 Regional, Municipal and Local Elections
This report summarizes IFES technical assistance provided to Senegal for the regional, municipal and local elections held in 1996. The report discusses the Senegalese electoral framework, civic and voter education campaigns and commodity procurement.
November 30, 1996
Publication
Report/Paper
Spending Limits as a Policy Option
Citizens in many countries are upset because they believe the current financing of politics (which involves corruption and under-the-table deals) is violating the basic democratic values of equal opportunity, transparency and accountability. One way to bring the funding of political parties and candidates into line with these values is to regulate campaign expenditures through spending limits. This is a viable option, but such limits must be designed and implemented with care.
June 29, 2007
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Book
The Resolution of Election Disputes: Legal Principles that Control Election Challenges, 2nd Edition
The Resolution of Election Disputes, 2nd Edition is the most up-to-date centralized information source for understanding, responding to, and preventing election disputes and irregularities in the U.S.
January 11, 2008
Publication
Report/Paper
Curing the Curse: Revenue, Representation, and Regime in Africa
Description: Does African dependence on foreign aid undermine the evolution of representative institutions? Using cross-national data and public opinion data, Olufunmbi M. Elemo, a PhD candidate in political science at Michigan State University and a Manatt fellow, shows that as government aid dependence increases, perceptions of political efficacy and access to public services diminishes across Africa.
November 29, 2008
Publication
Report/Paper
The IFES Annual Report 2009
IFES promotes democratic stability by providing technical assistance and applying field-based research to the electoral cycle worldwide to enhance citizen participation and strengthen civil societies, governance and transparency.
August 15, 2010
Publication
Report/Paper
IFES Releases First White Paper on Electoral Fraud
As the topic of electoral fraud has gained prominence in the media and the international discourse, IFES is releasing a series of three white papers introducing a groundbreaking framework for deterring this corrosive practice. Assessing Electoral Fraud in New Democracies: A Basic Conceptual Framework is the first paper in the series.
December 15, 2010
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International Election Support: Helping or Hindering Democratic Elections?
Based on an analysis of the potential effectiveness of various modalities of electoral support utilized by international donors to promote democracy, this paper seeks to identify whether improvements to those democracy-promoting tools are warranted.
February 14, 2011