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Since 2015, WFD has collaborated with the Parliament of Sri Lanka to reinforce financial scrutiny committees and Sectoral Oversight Committees (SOCs), providing professional development training and developing guidelines for effective scrutiny and oversight. Between 2016-2019, WFD facilitated UK-Sri Lanka parliamentary exchanges for oversight insights.
WFD takes an inclusive and cross-party approach to strengthen the parliament, focusing on underrepresented groups. WFD provides technical assistance to diverse stakeholders by collaborating with the parliament and political parties, even during times of political uncertainty.
Our programmes aim to foster inclusive politics, accountable systems, the protection of freedoms, and pluralist societies. Enhanced inclusion stems from relationship building and information sharing between political actors and civil society. Incentivised political actors and collaborative civil society organisations (CSOs) contribute to better policymaking, establishing long-term progress.
Using a political economy analysis (PEA) framework with gender and conflict-sensitive lenses, we prioritise democracy-specific needs. Our problem-driven programming addresses core issues, assisting parliaments, political parties, civil society, and electoral systems in delivering meaningful societal outcomes.
WFD takes an inclusive and cross-party approach to strengthen the parliament, focusing on underrepresented groups. WFD provides technical assistance to diverse stakeholders by collaborating with the parliament and political parties, even during times of political uncertainty.
Our programmes aim to foster inclusive politics, accountable systems, the protection of freedoms, and pluralist societies. Enhanced inclusion stems from relationship building and information sharing between political actors and civil society. Incentivised political actors and collaborative civil society organisations (CSOs) contribute to better policymaking, establishing long-term progress.
Using a political economy analysis (PEA) framework with gender and conflict-sensitive lenses, we prioritise democracy-specific needs. Our problem-driven programming addresses core issues, assisting parliaments, political parties, civil society, and electoral systems in delivering meaningful societal outcomes.
This research report outlines the barriers women face in their pursuit of political leadership in Southeast Asia. It considers the structural, institutional, economic, and cultural factors that hinder or stop women from fully participating in political participation, leadership and governance. Read the executive summary on this page or download the full report in PDF format.
This framework clarifys what electoral commission independence is and offers a framework for election observers, civil society groups, parties, journalists, and the public to use to assess the independence of a specific electoral commission.
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A recent survey by WFD, Michigan State University (United States), Aarhus University (Denmark) and the Institute for Policy Interaction (Malawi) studied the costs of seeking and holding parliamentary office in Malawi. High costs of politics limits political representation, curtails competition, and spurs corruption. Although the importance of money in politics is well known among Malawian politicians, stakeholders, and political analysts the MCS is the first attempt to quantify and specify the costs of politics in Malawi.
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In order to get a better picture of the scale of the problem and to understand the dynamics behind it, WFD commissioned analysis that uses an innovative research methodology to extract valuable data on the cost of youth emigration in Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
This paper draws on semi-structured interviews with serving and former members of parliament, as well as civil society practitioners to get their thoughts on the financial implications of running for office in Nigeria.
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This study applied a conceptual framework that uses a comparative and gendered approach to estimate the cost of politics in Uganda, using a set of pre-identified variables regularly incurred by both candidates seeking political office and elected representatives while in office.
Uganda | Report |
Britain has an opportunity for international leadership at this pivotal moment in its history: The UK’s interests, values, resources and influence call for a leadership role in supporting democratic governance and confronting authoritarianism.
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This paper proposes one assessment framework to analyse the institutional characteristics and functioning of independent oversight institutions and regulatory agencies and their relationship to parliament.
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Sunset clauses set an expiration date on a particular law or set of provisions. The expiration is either automatic or subject to a positive or negative authorisation by the legislature.
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This template provides resources to facilitate the tasks of election observers in a way that contributes to preparing sound and thoroughly integrated reports on election monitoring from a gender perspective. The template is in English and Arabic.
This PLS inquiry of the Political Parties Act, 2011 sought to unravel the effectiveness of the Act, particularly in responding to the special needs of persons with disabilities (PWDs) after twelve years of the law’s implementation. The report provides insightful findings, which stakeholders can use to improve the promotion of the socioeconomic, cultural, and political rights of PWDs in Kenya.
Kenya | Report |
This study examines the degree of inclusivity of political parties in Nigeria against the backdrop of perceived unfulfilled potential that responds to women, young people, and persons with disabilities who want to engage in politics.
Nigeria | Report |
WFD recently hosted two impactful events in North Macedonia focusing on youth and their crucial role in shaping policies. This is a briefing of the discussions conducted.
North Macedonia | Briefing |
This brief focuses on the role of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and whether they are fit for purpose in the age of COVID-19 and beyond.
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