Events
Events at WFD: we host regular online and in-person events.
Past events
Online event - 14 March 2025
Gender-sensitive impact assessments of legislation
Join us on Friday, 14 March 2025, for an inter-active webinar, organised by the Global Community of Practice on PLS in cooperation with the Parliament of South Africa, Chamber of Deputies of Chile and the University of London, on gender-sensitive impact assessments of legislation.
Online event - 13 December 2024
PLS Clinic | Shaping stronger laws: Insights from Post-Legislative Scrutiny innovations in the Scottish Parliament
Join us for an engaging webinar with Dr. Tom Caygill, author of a recent report on Post-Legislative Scrutiny (PLS) in the Scottish Parliament. Discover how PLS serves as a powerful tool to assess the real-world impact of legislation long after it becomes law.
09 December 2024
Democracy Action Partnership 2024: Transforming the cost of politics for better representation
The Democracy Action Partnership (DAP) 2024 focuses on WFD’s extensive research on the Cost of Politics - the costs of running for and maintaining political office.
Online event - 20 November 2024
Taking the political economy of borrowing seriously
The origins of the current debt crisis are both historical and more recent. They include global power dynamics, international and regional barriers to trade and infrastructure development, national political histories and governance decisions around economic development, and climatic and other natural disasters.
Online event - 06 November 2024
The voice of civil society: from the margins to the mainstream
When countries are in or at high risk of debt distress and need financial assistance, governments are the sole parties that negotiate with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), often with little input from civil society. Because of this, unpopular deals often lack legitimacy in the eyes of citizens. But active and inclusive civil society oversight can significantly enhance the legitimacy, transparency, and effectiveness of financial assistance programmes.
Online event - 09 October 2024
Debt accountability to parliament
In the face of a global debt crisis, the need for stronger oversight and accountability in public debt management has never been more urgent. As governments navigate complex borrowing landscapes, the role of parliaments in ensuring responsible debt governance has come into sharper focus.
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Join us for an engaging webinar that explores how post-legislative scrutiny (PLS) is being used to strengthen governance, accountability, and legislative effectiveness across the African continent.
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In the wake of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025, Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) invites you to a powerful and timely conversation grounded in the latest report: “The gendered impact of the Russian full-scale invasion on the priorities of Ukrainian MPs’’.
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Join us for this important two-day event on 8–9 July 2025, online and in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. The conference is proudly hosted by the Central Electoral Commission of Moldova in partnership with Westminster Foundation for Democracy, International IDEA, UNDP, the Council of Europe, IFES, and the International Republican Institute and other organisations.
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This seminar will introduce WFD’s trauma-informed, cyclical risk assessment framework designed to help political institutions reflect on and address systemic risks that perpetuate violence against women in politics (VAWP). The event will feature a keynote, methodology presentation, and a high-level panel discussion with regional stakeholders.