Victoria Hasson

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Victoria Hasson

Victoria Hasson is a parliamentary practice and procedure expert who was WFD's lead expert on parliamentary institutional strengthening programmes until March 2022, during which time she lead our Political Economy Analysis process that incorporates our ‘thinking and working politically’ approach to programme design and implementation. Victoria leads and conducts parliamentary assessments and delivers core parliamentary training for members of parliament and parliamentary staff across the globe. Victoria has conducted and written papers on strategic planning for parliaments, conflict resolution, political party caucus management structures and inclusive leadership.

Victoria is passionate about understanding and re-shaping the political experience in order to improve democratic outcomes, which is the focus of her future work on political leadership. Victoria also forms part of a global drafting group that has developed parliamentary standards on behalf of the Inter-parliamentary Union. Victoria holds a PhD on parliamentary practice and procedure and spent several years working in the National Assembly in South Africa.

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What skills and qualities do parliamentarians need to be able to promote inclusive change? WFD’s new research by Dr Victoria Hasson and Dr Rebecca Gordon identified five key skills and three qualities which are utilised by parliamentarians to achieve it.
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This comparative study describes the process and reasons for Post-Legislative Scrutiny, presents relevant facts and trends in selected countries, and identifies opportunities relevant to the parliamentary strengthening programming of the Westminster foundation for democracy (WFD) and other democracy assistance organizations.
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