Events in Event Series

As part of IFES' commitment to adaptation, innovation and resilience in the wake of COVID-19, the 2020 U.S. Election Program is going virtual. Sign up and stay tuned for more details!

In the unique context of elections, where power, governance and stability may be at stake, judges are coming under increasing public scrutiny and political pressure when deciding election cases.

IFES is pleased to invite you to an event on December 10 at IFES headquarters, where the results of the post-2019 nationwide public opinion survey will be presented alongside discussions of developments in the Nigerian electoral process.

IFES is pleased to invite you to an event on October 1 on Capitol Hill to discuss the historic 2015 general elections in Nigeria, which led to the first democratic transfer of power in the country’s history, and present key findings from our recent post-election public opinion survey.

Join Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.) and IFES for the seventh event of a briefing series exploring each element of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #5, “Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls.” We will hear from practitioners and researchers on how economic empowerment can engage and connect women worldwide, increase political participation, ensure elections and democracies are inclusive, and why these issues should be considered by U.S. policymakers.

Join the Embassy of Sweden and IFES for an expert discussion ahead of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow and the virtual Summit for Democracy organized by the United States.

Join IFES and Justice José Luis Vargas Valdez for a conversation on emerging approaches to disinformation and social media in elections, both in Mexico and worldwide.

Join Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.) and IFES for the fifth event of a briefing series exploring each element of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #5, “Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls.” We will hear from policy and grassroots voices on how eliminating harmful practices endured by women and girls can be the gateway to achieving gender equality.