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Violence Against Women in Elections Online: A Social Media Analysis Tool
Information communication technologies have created new vehicles for violence against women in elections. A new tool from IFES, the United States Agency for International Development and National Democratic Institute offers an adaptable method to measure the gendered aspects and understand the drivers of this violence.
September 30, 2019
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Report/Paper
Social Media, Disinformation and Electoral Integrity
In recent years, the prevalence of disinformation, particularly through social media, and its threat to the integrity of elections have become an issue of global concern. A new IFES working paper examines this challenge and presents the latest innovative thinking, solutions and tools being applied and recent developments in this field.
August 14, 2019
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Disinformation Campaigns and Hate Speech: Exploring the Relationship and Programming Interventions
In a new brief, IFES outlines how the latest generation of technology-fueled disinformation campaigns is amplifying the scourge of hate speech and offers a framework for democracy and governance practitioners to consider when designing interventions to effectively counter these dual threats.
April 26, 2019
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Out-of-Country Voting: A Brief Overview
This paper strives to provide a brief overview of the options, risks and opportunities facing a nation considering out‐of‐country voting (OCV).
April 01, 2019
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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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Electoral Assessment
Political Participation of Women and Men with Disabilities in Tunisia: An IFES Assessment
Over a two-week period around Tunisia's 2018 municipal elections, IFES conducted a disability rights assessment mission to look at the barriers and opportunities related to political participation of women and men with disabilities, focusing primarily on the preparations for and conduct of the elections. IFES’ focus group participants identified a number of recommendations for Tunisian stakeholders, and the resulting assessment is available for download in English and Arabic and in Arabic audio format.
December 27, 2018
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Survey
New Survey on Libyan Voters' Attitudes Toward Political Situation and Future Elections
In 2018, IFES – with the support of USAID – conducted a nationwide household survey exploring public opinion of the political situation in Libya and voter intentions to participate in future elections.
December 06, 2018
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The Integrity of Elections in Asia: Policy Lessons Applied
In response to a recent study by Max Grömping entitled The Integrity of Elections in Asia: Policy Lessons from Expert Evaluations, IFES produced a briefing paper with some examples of policy lessons applied in practice across Asia. IFES has worked in Asia for the past three decades supporting election management bodies, civil society and other electoral stakeholders in their efforts to promote electoral integrity.
November 26, 2018
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Cybersecurity in Elections
In a new publication, IFES outlines strategies for election management bodies to strengthen their technology and procedures to resist vulnerabilities by following what we have termed a Holistic Exposure and Adaptation Testing (HEAT) process.
October 17, 2018
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Election Access Observation Toolkit
To ensure election observations account for the various barriers that women and men with disabilities encounter, IFES, along with disabled persons’ organization partners around the world, has developed an Election Access Observation Toolkit.
October 16, 2018