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| Voting from Abroad: Handbook on External Voting |
| Explains and compares external voting provisions worldwide. |
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'Democracy and Diversity' Round Table, 12 June, Oslo
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From diversity to democracy to development
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 Development has been described as the gradual expansion of people’s choice. Democracy can be described in a similar way. Choice makes sense only if we are, and remain, diverse. Diversity becomes irrelevant if the possibility of choice is out of reach.
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By Vidar Helgesen, Secretary-General |
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FOCUS: Democracy and Diversity
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Confronting the ‘Turtle Tendency’ |
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Posted: June 15, 2007 |
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Human diversity is a defining feature of countries across the globe. And increasingly it is also recognized as a force for social good, something to be nourished and celebrated rather than feared, or pushed to the margins. But, as Norwegian State Secretary Raymond Johansen noted in his opening remarks at the International IDEA Round Table on ‘Democracy and Diversity’ held in Oslo on 12 June, how are we to respond to the fact that the more diversity you have in your society, the lower prevailing levels of social trust are likely to be?
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OTHER NEWS
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A majority of Nepalese favours a republic, says an International IDEA survey |
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Posted: June 15, 2007 |
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The public in Nepal favours a republic. That was one of the key findings in a national State of Democracy 2007 survey in Nepal conducted in April this year by the national team of the South Asia Democracy Study Group and International IDEA.
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“Say what you mean when writing a constitution” |
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Posted: June 13, 2007 |
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So urged Canadian lawyer, Phil Knight, to participants at a training week on Legal and Constitutional Drafting, 4-11 June 2007 in Kathmandu, organized by International IDEA and the Nepal Law Commission On Legal and Constitutional Drafting for the future drafters of the new Nepalese Constitution.
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Participants at the Constitution Drafting training in Kathmandu, 4-11 June 2007
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| Building synergy between women in parliament |
| Posted: June 11, 2007 |
Women legislators from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay met on 4-5 June 2007 in Lima, Peru, to share their experiences as legislators and to join forces in their political endeavors.
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BRIDGE: improving electoral management in Africa |
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Electoral processes can be undermined if professional election administrators lack the necessary skills to do their job properly. In May 2007, International IDEA trained elections professionals from nine East and Southern Africa countries in Pretoria, South Africa, using the BRIDGE curriculum.
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Referendum for the first time in Costa Rica |
| Posted: May 28, 2007 |
'Referendums can have an important role in complementing representative democracy, but the devil is in the detail', was the message conveyed by International IDEA Director of Operations Andrew Ellis and Regional Director for Latin America Daniel Zovatto addressing a seminar called by Costa Rica's Supreme Elections Tribunal and International IDEA in San José.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
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| Designing for Equality |
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Annual Report 2006 – A Record of Actions |
is available in Nepali and Armenian.
It assesses how increased women’s representation can be achieved under different combinations of electoral systems and quotas. |
 highlights International IDEA's objectives and main activities in 2006.
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Democracies in Development - Politics and Reform in Latin America |
Publication Catalogue 2007 |
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is the English edition of La politíca importa: Democracia y desarrollo en América Latina. It describes the major reform trends in Latin America, as well as the quandaries facing the region.
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lists all International IDEA’s publications for sale.
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International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).
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Editors: Bénédicte Walter and Monika Ericson
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