The role of civil society in monitoring IMF agreements
Governments are the sole parties that negotiate with the International Monetary Fund, which provides financial assistance to countries in or…
Type: Report
Listening and Responding to Bangladesh’s Citizens During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This report summarizes findings from research designed to assess how and how effectively different levels of the Bangladesh government listened…
Governance Reform and Public Service Provision: Institutional Resilience and State-Society Synergy
This brief review of institutionally resilient participatory oversight reforms in four countries spotlights how hybrid, collaborative governance can work in…
The Banknote Controlled Voter Consent
The study contributes to advocacy for increased transparency in how political parties and candidates finance election campaigns in Uganda. It…
Civil Society in Ukraine’s Restoration: A Guide to CSOs Mobilizing for a Marshall Plan
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukrainian civil society mobilized like never before. In the area of humanitarian crisis…
Kyiv’s Mobilization for Restoration: A Landscape Analysis of Ukrainian Government Authorities Organizing for a Marshall Plan
Over the past decade, Ukraine has undergone a profound transformation from a closed post-Soviet oligarchy to an open society striving…
How Kremlin narratives about Ukraine spread (or don’t) on U.S. political podcasts
In recent years, political podcasting has boomed in the United States, with new series emerging across the political spectrum. Due…
Red Lines Around a Free and Fair Polish Election
The October 15, 2023 Polish parliamentary election will not be fair. The country’s last fair election was in 2015, when…
5 Takeaways from the War in Ukraine: Military Bloggers Dashboard
Over the course of the war in Ukraine, a loose network of Russian military bloggers on Telegram have provided a…
Congressional Messaging on the War in Ukraine: GOP’s Loud Divisions, Democrats’ Quiet Unity
Congress has approved more than $100 billion in aid for Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in February 2022. Throughout…