International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is an intergovernmental organization (IGO) with a mandate to support sustainable democracy worldwide. Its headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and it has a global reach with offices in 20 countries, working with local communities, democracy practitioners and partner organizations. Its work areas include Climate Change and Democracy, Constitutional Governance and Rule of Law, Democracy Assessment, Digitalization and Democracy, Electoral Processes, Gender and Inclusion, Money in Politics, and Political Participation and Representation. It also runs the Global State of Democracy (GSoD) Initiative, which brings together data and analysis products about democracy worldwide.

International IDEA is an intergovernmental organization (IGO) with a mandate to support sustainable democracy worldwide. Its headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and it has a global reach with offices in 20 countries. It works with local communities, democracy practitioners and partner organizations all over the world. Its work areas include Climate Change and Democracy, Constitutional Governance and Rule of Law, Democracy Assessment, Digitalization and Democracy, Electoral Processes, Gender and Inclusion, Money in Politics, and Political Participation and Representation. It also runs the Global State of Democracy (GSoD) Initiative, which brings together a robust set of products providing data and analysis about democracy worldwide. The GSoD Initiative includes the Democracy Tracker, an interactive tool updated monthly; the GSoD Indices, an annually updated data set measuring diverse aspects of democracy worldwide since 1975; publications; and the Democracy Notes blog. International IDEA defines democracy as popular control over public decision-making and decision-makers, combined with equality among citizens in exercising that control. It has also run the Stories of Democracy - An Oral History Project, a multimedia archive of personal experiences during founding and transitional elections.

An intergovernmental organization with an explicit mandate to support sustainable democracy worldwide, combining a global presence based on a diverse membership.

• Global State of Democracy (GSoD) Initiative

  Launched by International IDEA, the GSoD Initiative brings together a robust set of products that provides data and analysis about democracy worldwide.

• Democracy Tracker

  An interactive tool, updated monthly, offering concise reports on democracy-related events across the globe.

• GSoD Indices

  An annually updated data set measuring diverse aspects of democracy worldwide since 1975, with filtering and visualization tools.

• Democracy Notes

  Blog posts featuring analysis and commentary from International IDEA's experts on democracy and human rights.

1. 1International IDEAidea.int
2. 2Stories of Democracy - An Oral History Projectidea.int
3. 3About the Global State of Democracy Initiative | The Global State of Democracyidea.int
4. 4About International IDEA | International IDEAidea.int