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IFES and the Carter Center Host Groundbreaking Meeting on Campaign Finance
IFES and the Carter Center hosted a groundbreaking two-day conference on international campaign finance observation.
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IFES Presents Report to the Mexican Electoral Institute
IFES presents the report Implementation of the Electoral Reform 2007/2008 from an International Comparative Perspective to the IFE, Mexico's electoral institute, and national and international media.
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IFES Participates in OAS Ecuador Mission
Carlos Hinojosa, IFES-Americas Country Manager, participates in the OAS mission while in Ecuador to promote IFES' project for equitable participation of Afro-Ecuadorians in the political process.
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Advocating for Democracy
In the past few months IFES has revamped and expanded its communications and advocacy efforts and added staff to its outreach department. In the fall Jamie Dettmer, an international journalist and a communications counsel, was appointed as director of communications and advocacy. Shortly before Christmas, Laura Osio, formerly a media manager at the Washington DC-based think tank, the Cato Institute, joined IFES as its press officer. John Lawrence joined in November as manager of congressional affairs.
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Democracy Conference 2008
Experts discuss effects of authoritarian regimes in democracy promotion
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Now Available: Innovative manual to fight corruption and money-laundering
A cutting-edge manual on how to combat corruption and money-laundering, a summation of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) 18-month series of innovative technical trainings in Burundi, is being released today.
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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
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2008 U.S. Election Program
Representing more than 40 countries top election officials explore key election issues and democracy-development challenges.
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Jamie Dettmer Monitoring the Polls -- Locally and Globally
Jamie Dettmer explains why Americans should celebrate their democracy - The Kojo Nnamdi Show
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Marcin Walecki on International Corruption and Alaska
Alaska is not alone in having to deal with unscrupulous politicians. Feidt speaks with Dr. Marcin Walecki of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems in Washington, DC: he trains countries around the world to root out corruption, and he plans to use Alaska as an example.