Electoral Choice and Competition: Effects on Turnout and Implications for Attitudes
Aina Gallego of Stanford University and Saul Cunow of UCSD both looked at what impact various electoral variables have on voter turnout.
Violence and Politics in Venezuela
Violence and Politics in Venezuela by the International Crisis group analyzes the high levels of violence found within Venezuela and the relation this violence has to upcoming presidential elections in 2012 and the uncertainties created by the illness of President Hugo Chavez.
Subnational Government in Afghanistan
Subnational Government in Afghanistan uses academic and nongovernmental studies, as well as civilian expert interviews to draw its conclusions regarding how to strengthen performance and representation at the subnational government level in Afghanistan.
Ethnicity and Democracy in Africa
Ethnicity and Democracy in Africa delves into how ethnic identity and colonialism have affected the development of Africa’s identity and its current role in democracy building in Africa.
A Review of the State of Political Parties in Afghanistan after the 2009 and 2010 Elections
The paper published by NDI takes an in-depth look at the current state of political parties in Afghanistan and provides recommendations on how they can be strengthened.
Assessing Risks to Stability in Sub-Saharan Africa
CSIS conducted a study in response to the Arab Spring focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa to see what fault lines exist that have not been looked at before and their potential impact on stability in the region.
Contribution of Electoral Commissions to the Strengthening of Democracy in West Africa
Election Management Bodies in West Africa: A comparative study of the contribution of electoral commissions to the strengthening of democracy is a review by AfriMAP and the Open Society Initiative for West Africa.
Governance and Militancy in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Governance and Militancy in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a report published by CSIS looking at the role of service provision and its link with militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Violence, Security and Democracy
Violence, Security and Democracy: Perverse Interfaces and their Implications for States and Citizens in the Global South by Jenny Pearce and Rosemary McGee with Joanna Wheeler is a paper that looks at the relationships between violence, security and democracy.
‘The People Want the Fall of the Regime’: Schooling, Political Protest, and the Economy
With the recent uprisings in the Middle East Filipe R. Campante and Davin Chor have written a paper analyzing the relationship between the education level of a population combined with their economic circumstances and their level of political participation.
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