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Ghana has a long history of campaign financing. This study looks at the cost of parliamentary politics in the West Africa country.
Ghana | Study |
This analysis focuses on both tangible and intangible aspects of the cost of politics. It is often (rightly) assumed that the intangible aspects (such as illegal financing, media control, lack of institutional response) are more prone to corruption or other legal wrongdoings. This report explores the legal framework and its changes over the past years, the political and party culture, business-party interests, the role of the political elites in preserving the system, ethnic cleavages and the role played by the political and electoral system. A dozen interviews were held with former and current MPs,
unsuccessful candidates, smaller party representatives, non-governmental organisation (NGO) representatives dealing with political campaign financing and individuals working in the media.
unsuccessful candidates, smaller party representatives, non-governmental organisation (NGO) representatives dealing with political campaign financing and individuals working in the media.
North Macedonia | Study |
This guide provides practical guidance for organizing post-legislative scrutiny inquiries in parliament.
Guide |
WFD statement on the illegal invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine |
The right to vote is unfortunately still not completely accessible to all citizens in North Macedonia. 76 percent of voting stations have stairs and on half of them (49% percent) there are no access ramps. One third of access ramps cannot be used, due to improper inclination and width. These are some of the findings of the monitoring of parliamentary elections 2020 in North Macedonia conducted by persons with disabilities, that was published this week.
North Macedonia | Report |
In the short time since the Prime Minister announced the creation of a new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, my former colleagues in both the FCO and DFID have been working hard to prepare for its launch tomorrow. But determining the culture of FCDO will be a multi-year task – I was present when DFID was created and know how significant this change in identity could be.
Strengthening the role of Parliament in the Budget Process: the role of Parliamentary Budget Offices
This brief examines the role of the parliamentary budget office (PBO), how PBOs add value to the work of parliament’s oversight of the budget and standards for collaboration between the PBO and parliament.
Briefing |
This manual provides practical guidance preparing, organising and following up on post-legislative scrutiny activities. The manual proposes new or additional parliamentary practices to improve the efficiency of PLS and/or its outreach to the public. This document is a revised and updated version of WFD’s PLS manual from 2017.
Guide |
Young people in East Africa are severely underrepresented in politics. In July 2019, David Momanyi, an experienced youth activist, visited the UK Houses of Parliament to share his experience campaigning for more representative governance in Kenya.
Kenya |
WFD's new chairperson appointed by the Foreign Secretary
In March 2019, IPSA hosted the world’s first conference for international parliamentary regulators. We brought together colleagues from 13 countries on five continents: Australia, Chile, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Scotland, Wales, Zambia and the UK. We talked about the challenges of ‘Transparency and Trust’ in deciding how much money politicians need to do their jobs, both in terms of their salaries and their business costs.
Delivering impactful programmes and policy support is a main goal of WFD’s strategy for 2022-2025. In this article, WFD’s Director of Policy and Programmes and Director of Quality and Innovation set out our ambition.
The recent announcement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson of plans to merge the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) into the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will undoubtedly impact the UK’s approach to development assistance for many years to come.
From nurturing the next generation of Ghanaian leaders, to developing an Inter-Departmental Research and Information group (IDRIG) in the Parliament of Ghana, WFD held an event in Ghana in October 2020 to mark the successful completion of programmes in the country.
Ghana |