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		<title>Are RCTs the Best Way to Evaluate the Impact of Democracy and Governance Aid?</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2011/12/01/are-rcts-the-best-way-to-evaluate-the-impact-of-democracy-and-governance-aid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Gauck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy and governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy assistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact evaluation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the promise RCTs hold for helping donors and implementers demonstrate results, they are sometimes an inappropriate choice of evaluation method. This is particularly true for many democracy and governance (D&#038;G) programs.]]></description>
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		<title>Women’s Electoral Rights Must be a Priority in the Middle East</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2011/08/02/women%e2%80%99s-electoral-rights-must-be-a-priority-in-the-middle-east/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2011/08/02/women%e2%80%99s-electoral-rights-must-be-a-priority-in-the-middle-east/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Maltbie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[gender quotas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[institutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women's rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Middle East and Arab countries seeking to write and amend their laws governing elections can incorporate a host of gender neutralizing rules and practices.]]></description>
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		<title>The Electoral System for South Sudan: Apportioning Immediate to Long-term Needs</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2011/05/11/electoral-system-for-south-sudan-apportioning-immediate-to-long-term-needs/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2011/05/11/electoral-system-for-south-sudan-apportioning-immediate-to-long-term-needs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 13:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Gerenge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electoral systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Sudan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most crucial choices that will face framers of the new South Sudanese Constitution will be the type of electoral system that will be adopted. This system will need to take cognisance of the social and political fabric of the new South Sudanese state.]]></description>
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		<title>Focus On: Iceland&#8217;s &#8220;Icesave&#8221; Referendum</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2011/04/01/focus-on-icelands-icesave-referendum/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2011/04/01/focus-on-icelands-icesave-referendum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Focus On]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iceland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Icesave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[referendum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On April 9, Icelanders will head to the polls for a special referendum regarding a loan guarantee to Britain and the Netherlands. This is the second time Iceland will vote on the issue; last year, voters overwhelmingly rejected a similar ballot initiative.]]></description>
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		<title>Focus On: Estonia’s Parliamentary Election</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2011/02/26/focus-on-estonia%e2%80%99s-parliamentary-election/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2011/02/26/focus-on-estonia%e2%80%99s-parliamentary-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-voting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estonia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Focus On]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On March 6, Estonians will vote for the 101 members of their national parliament, the Riigikogu. ]]></description>
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		<title>Does Autocracy Promotion Matter for Democracy Assistance?</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2011/01/10/does-autocracy-promotion-matter-for-democracy-assistance/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2011/01/10/does-autocracy-promotion-matter-for-democracy-assistance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Burnell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autocracy promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Burnell]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Autocracy promotion and export are increasingly mentioned in discussions about democratization and world politics. The questions that arise are not simply how far democrats should be concerned but whether there are specific implications for democracy assistance.]]></description>
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		<title>Demand and Supply in Democracy Promotion: The Danger of Civics Stagnation</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2010/12/10/demand-and-supply-in-democracy-promotion-the-danger-of-civics-stagnation/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2010/12/10/demand-and-supply-in-democracy-promotion-the-danger-of-civics-stagnation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard A. Nuccio and Liza J. Prendergast</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Center for Civic Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civic education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy promotion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A voter uneducated in the give and take of democratic citizenship might conclude that democracy itself is responsible for the failure of elections to solve their problems.]]></description>
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		<title>Learning from Election Automation</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2010/10/25/learning-from-election-automation/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2010/10/25/learning-from-election-automation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juhani Grossmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The May 2010 elections marked a massive step forward in Philippine political progress. First results indicating who was elected president were available before midnight on Election Day. Other candidates signified acceptance of the result by conceding that same night; a first in Philippine politics where there are usually only winners and those who “were cheated.”]]></description>
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		<title>External Perspectives on Post-Soviet Democratization: EU Democracy Promotion and the Russian Challenge</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2010/09/20/external-perspectives-on-post-soviet-democratization-eu-democracy-promotion-and-the-russian-challenge/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2010/09/20/external-perspectives-on-post-soviet-democratization-eu-democracy-promotion-and-the-russian-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jakob Tolstrup</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy assistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the last two decades we have become increasingly aware of the “external dimension” of democratization. In particular, the influences of external actors – both those who support a democratic development and those who act against it.]]></description>
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		<title>Cabacenco: Moldova, On the Threshold of Change</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2010/09/01/cabacenco-moldova-on-the-threshold-of-change-2/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2010/09/01/cabacenco-moldova-on-the-threshold-of-change-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pavel Cabacenco</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitutional reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electoral law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moldova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[referendum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On September 5, Moldova will hold a national referendum that may put an end to the country’s year-long political stalemate.  For more than a year, Moldova’s political elites have been struggling to reach consensus and elect a president.  The referendum will seek to resolve this stalemate by asking voters to amend the country’s constitution and allow for the direct election of the president.]]></description>
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