Finding What Works: Building Reform Coalitions in Brazil
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
In conversation with Anne Applebaum, Marcus Melo examined how reform was pursued in post-authoritarian Brazil and also shared his insights on what we can expect in today's post-election scenario.
North Korean Human Rights: The Road Ahead
Remarks by NED President Carl Gershman at the CSIS Conference, "North Korean...
Putin’s Frozen Conflicts
By Robert Orttung and Christopher Walker as it appeared on foreignpolicy.com on Feb. 13th.
Worth Reading (Feb. 11, 2015): Celebrating 25 Years of the Journal of Democracy
Feb 13, 2015 Worth Reading: Celebrating 25 Years of the Journal of Democracy Forum News
A Constitution for a Multinational Democratic State-Nation:...
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Looking ahead to the upcoming 2015 elections and the country’s longer-term stability and development, Dr. Negaso Solan focused on the need for a constitution that mirrors Ethiopia’s ethnic diversity and that lends itself to developing a truly democratic multinational state. As former president of Ethiopia, he reflected on his experiences drafting the country’s 1995 constitution and offer recommendations for public confidence-building around future amendments.
Election Observation: How Authoritarian Regimes Muddy the...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Patrick Merloe, Thomas O. Melia, and Jan Surotchak discussed how authoritarian regimes are devising new ways to impede authentic election observation as part of a wider authoritarian effort to create anti-democratic counternorms around the world.
Putin's Potemkin Popularity: Op-Ed by Christopher Walker & Robert...
Feb 1, 2015 Op-Ed: "How Russia Props Up Putin in the Polls" Forum News
How Russia Props Up Putin in the Polls
By Christopher Walker and Robert Orttung, as it appeared in the Washington Post on January 30 Christopher Walker is executive director of the International Forum for Democratic...
Challenges to Stability in Tajikistan: Parliamentary Elections...
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
During his presentation, Umed Babakhanov discussed the history of political Islam in Tajikistan and the impact of Western sanctions on Russia on stability in Tajikistan, including the implications of these trends for the 2015 elections.
Journal of Democracy October 2014 Issue
Journal of Democracy October 2014 Issue: "India's Watershed Vote" Forum Publication
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