Political Parties and Political Leadership

The organizations currently presented in this section were chosen for their mission of fostering positive, democratic change around the world.

Organizations, Institutions and Networks

Fondation Jean Jaures (France)
http://www.jean-jaures.org
Fondation Jean Jaures is the political party foundation of the Socialist party in France that provides assistance to democratic groups around the world.

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
http://www.fes.de
A political party foundation based in Germany, the Stiftung provides assistance to democratic groups around the world.

Friedrich Naunmann Stiftung
http://www.fnst.org
A political party foundation based in Germany, the Stiftung provides assistance to democratic groups around the world.

Hans Seidal Stiftung
http://www.hss.de
A political party foundation based in Germany, the Stiftung provides assistance to democratic groups around the world.

Heinrich Boell Foundation North America
Heinrich Böll Foundation
http://www.boell.org
A political party foundation based in Germany the Stiftung provides assistance to democratic groups around the world.

Inter-Parliamenary Union (IPU)
http://www.ipu.org
The Union is the focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue and works for peace and co-operation among peoples and for the firm establishment of representative democracy.

International Republican Institute (IRI)
http://www.iri.org
IRI is U.S.-based organization that provides grants to democracy activists around the world. Projects range from grassroots political organizing and campaign management, to polling and judicial reform.

Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation
http://www.moderat.se
The Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation works with the principles of democracy and liberty in order to better inform European civil society in the matters of European integration and cooperation.

Konrad Adenaur Stiftung
http://www.kas.de
The political party foundation of the German Christian Democratic party, the Adenaur Stiftung supports groups seeking to build democracy and democratic institutions around the world.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
http://www.ndi.org
Based in Washington, NDI provides nonpartisan, practical assistance to citizens and their civic and political leaders who are working in support of democratic practices and institutions.

Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (IMD)
www.nimd.org
The IMD supports the process of democratisation in young democracies by strengthening political parties as the pillars of parliamentary democracy in order to help create a well-functioning, sustainable, pluralistic system of party politics.