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WFD produces research that aims to build an evidence base for and improve the quality of democracy assistance. We also generate policy that contributes new tools for democracy support, as well as guides for parliaments, civil society and democracy support practitioners.
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The front cover of the report which has the words how not to engage with authoritarian states in large letters above the names of the authors and the WFD and FCDO logos

This report examines how states that are committed to strengthening democracy engage with authoritarian states – and how this can strengthen authoritarianism. It outlines how pro-democracy governments can better engage with authoritarian states to avoid doing democratic harm and ultimately strengthen democracy around the world.

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Post-Legislative Scrutiny: From a Model for Parliamentarians to a CSO Strategic and Operational Tool
This guide for civil society explains what PLS is, why it is important, and how to go about it. The report focuses on LGBTIQ+ organisations and their priorities and the tools it contains are adaptable for civil society organisations working in different contexts, on different issues, and with different capacities.
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Rethinking laws and policies that leave LGBTIQ+ Sri Lankans behind
This gap analysis identifies the clear differences in how Sri Lankan laws are experienced by groups like LGBTIQ+ Sri Lankans who live mostly in the margins of Sri Lankan society. Examining a wide variety of laws and policies in Sri Lanka, it demonstrates how LGBTIQ+ Sri Lankans are vulnerable to discrimination across several critical areas, such as education, healthcare and housing.
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Inequality and uncertainty characterise young people in North Macedonia – WFD study findings
The most recent study of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy published on the International Youth Day 2021 shows the attitudes and perspectives of young people in North Macedonia. The study reveals that young people who are part of forms of youth organising are more content with their place in society, compared to their peers who are not (49,5% compared to 28,2%). One fifth of young people regularly take action to solve social problems (22,3%) and one third of them (29,2%) succeed in these efforts and solve the problems.
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Representation of women in local BiH governments after the 2020 elections
This study analysed the results of the 2020 local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina from a gender equality angle and mapped the key trends in the representation of women in local governments.
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Connecting with constituents? Parliamentary aspirants’ use of WhatsApp in Uganda’s 2021 ‘scientific’ election
This research looks at how Ugandan parliamentary aspirants used WhatsApp during the 2021 election campaign and analyses how this tool can be leveraged in the future.
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Women and media coverage in the Albanian 2021 election campaigns
WFD researched the role of media on covering women candidates and issues related to them. The main purpose of this finalised monitoring report was to closely assess the media coverage of problems related to women and girls during the parliamentary elections of 25 April, 2021.
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Doing anti-corruption democratically
Democracy and anti-corruption are complementary, and that we can ‘do anti-corruption democratically’ in poor and rich countries in ways that are politically informed.
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How did Covid-19 affect Bosnian youth? WFD 2020 research
In times of a global pandemic, it is important to try and improve newly adapted living and working conditions for all social and age groups. WFD in Bosnia and Herzegovina conducted a research on how the Covid-19 virus affected the youth in that country in terms of living conditions and employment opportunities.
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Women in political programmes during the 2021 parliamentary elections in Albania
To better understand the challenges of political parties in Albania for ensuring equal gender participation and representation at all levels, WFD Albania partnered with the Albanian Women’s Empowerment Network (AWEN) to monitor the 2021 elections. Please note this resource is in Albanian.
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Guide for increasing participation in democratic environmental governance
WFD’s Guide for Participation in Democratic Environmental Governance identifies challenges and entry-points to promote dialogue with everyone who has a stake in environmental governance, especially those who are most vulnerable.
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Albania: National security and the protection of human rights during emergency situations
In 2020, the world came up against the COVID-19 pandemic which caused serious health and national crises. Managing the pandemic and its consequences became the priority issue for most governments across the globe. The majority of countries implemented temporary measures such as quarantine that limited certain civic rights. In particular, the freedom of movement and assembly were directly affected by governments’ responses to the pandemic.
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Rethinking strategies for an effective parliamentary role in combatting corruption
The policy paper outlines several options, conditions, incentives and obstacles for future anti-corruption programming in the area of governance and parliamentary functioning.
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Youth representation in candidates’ lists for members of parliament for the April 25 2021 Parliamentary Elections in Albania
The Civic Resistance, with the support of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, analyzed the representation of youth in the candidates’ lists of the 3 main political parties, for members of parliament for the Albanian Parliamentary elections of April 25, 2021.
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Post-legislative scrutiny of climate and environment legislation: Guide for parliamentary practice
This guide for parliamentary practice outlines an approach to assessing the implementation and the impact of climate and environmental legislation at national level.

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Kosovo Early Assembly Elections 2021 Final Report and Recommendations: UK Election Expert Mission
On 14 February 2021, a snap election took place in Kosovo. The short timeframe for holding the elections, the political and judicial controversies that led to it, and Covid-19 meant that the electoral system was under pressure. Due to the pandemic, the presence of international observers was limited, and domestic observers were also forced to reduce their presence. These circumstances presented potential challenges to the acceptance of the legitimacy of the results and the identification of technical improvements required in future elections.
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