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		<title>May 22 at Brookings: Kenya in Transition</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/16/may-22-at-brookings-kenya-in-transition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brookings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Africa Growth Initiative (AGI) at Brookings will host "Kenya in Transition: A Conversation with Vice President Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka." ]]></description>
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		<title>May 30 at IFES: Defining Electoral Fraud</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/16/may-30-at-ifes-defining-electoral-fraud/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/16/may-30-at-ifes-defining-electoral-fraud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electoral malpractice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IFES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philippines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Foundation for Electoral Systems will be hosting the event "Building Integrity, Defining Fraud." 

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		<title>Can International Election Monitoring Harm Governance?</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/can-international-election-monitoring-harm-governance/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/can-international-election-monitoring-harm-governance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Jandura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election observation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[governance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a new paper in the Journal of Politics, Alberto Simpser and Daniela Donno argue that high-quality election monitoring, by preventing certain forms of election fraud, can cause incumbent leaders to resort to tactics that have a negative effect on overall governance in the country.]]></description>
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		<title>May 17 at the Cannon House Office Building: Ukraine&#8217;s Upcoming Elections</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-17-at-the-cannon-house-office-building-ukraines-upcoming-elections/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-17-at-the-cannon-house-office-building-ukraines-upcoming-elections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[IFES]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NDI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parliamentary elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Helsinki Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The event "Ukraine's Upcoming Elections: A Pivotal Moment" was scheduled by the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (otherwise known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission.) ]]></description>
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		<title>May 18 at USIP: Trauma Resilience &amp; building Rule of Law</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-18-at-usip-trauma-resilience-as-a-key-building-the-rule-of-law/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-18-at-usip-trauma-resilience-as-a-key-building-the-rule-of-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[post-conflict]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Institute of Peace will present the event "Trauma Resilience as a Keystone to Building the Rule of Law in Conflict-Affected Societies."]]></description>
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		<title>May 18 at USIP: India and Pakistan in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-18-at-usip-india-and-pakistan-in-afghanistan/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-18-at-usip-india-and-pakistan-in-afghanistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Asia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Institute of Peace will present the event "India and Pakistan in Afghanistan: The 2014 Regional Outlook."]]></description>
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		<title>May 21 at Wilson Center: Challenges &amp; Opportunities facing Ukrainian women in politics</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-21-at-wilson-center-challenges-opportunities-facing-ukrainian-women-in-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-21-at-wilson-center-challenges-opportunities-facing-ukrainian-women-in-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women leaders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Woodrow Wilson Center will present the event "Women’s Top-Level Political Participation in Ukraine: Challenges and Opportunities."]]></description>
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		<title>May 17 at JHU: Tajikistan and Central Asia in Light of 2014</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-17-at-jhu-tajikistan-and-central-asia-in-light-of-2014/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-17-at-jhu-tajikistan-and-central-asia-in-light-of-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Central Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins SAIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tajikistan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://digest.electionguide.org/?p=8384</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins SAIS will present the event "Tajikistan and Central Asia in Light of 2014."]]></description>
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		<title>May 17 at JHU: Algeria After the Elections</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-17-at-jhu-algeria-after-the-elections/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-17-at-jhu-algeria-after-the-elections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins SAIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins SAIS will present the event "Algeria After the Elections: Now What?"
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		<title>May 17 at CSIS: President Kikwete of Tanzania</title>
		<link>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-17-at-csis-president-kikwete-of-tanzania/</link>
		<comments>http://digest.electionguide.org/2012/05/15/may-17-at-csis-president-kikwete-of-tanzania/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tanzania]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On May 17, the Center for Strategic and International Studies will present the event "A Country Transformed: A New Agenda for Tanzania" with President Kikwete of Tanzania.]]></description>
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