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Nations in Transit 2011
Corruption, Democracy, Electoral Systems, Europe and CIS, Human Rights, Justice, Media, Political Parties, Report, Civil SocietyNations in Transit is Freedom House’s comprehensive, comparative study of democratic development in 29 countries from Central Europe to Eurasia. The 2011 report - covering events of 2010 suggests that the authoritarian countries of the former Soviet Union have built governance systems that are resistant to reform and therefore increasingly vulnerable to unpredictable...
Political and institutional checks on corruption: Explaining the performance of Brazilian Audit Institutions
Article / Working Paper, Corruption, Democracy, Electoral Systems, Latin America and the Carribean, Political Parties, Academic/Think TankThis article investigates the performance determinants of accountability institutions in new democracies. Current scholarship on accountability has identified a distinct mechanism through which the introduction of political competition may affect such institutions: the electoral connection or vertical accountability mechanism. This connection is not expected to be effective in new democracies,...
Uganda: The Management of Elections
Africa, Civil Society, Corruption, Electoral Systems, Political Parties, Civil SocietyWith Uganda's upcoming multiparty elections to be held in February 2011, there is an added debate around legitmate electoral processes. To aid the investigation, this study comprises an audit of the national legislative framework against the relevant African and international standards for holding elections, and its practical measures for implementation. It highlights concerns...