Democratization

General
Elections
Legislatures and Democratic Institutions
Media

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General

Handbook of Democracy and Governance Program Indicators 1998 (PDF, 277 pages, 1423 KB)

A USAID document created to help programmers define useful and effective performance measures, or indicators, for their programmes. The handbook contains sample indicators as well as guidance on the creation and use of indicators.

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Elections

Managing Assistance in Support of Political & Electoral Processes 2000 (PDF, 91 pages, 1172 KB)

This USAID manual guides programmers through problem identification, contextual assessment, stakeholder identification, selection from different programming options and managing assistance.

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Legislatures and Democratic Institutions

Political Party Development Assistance 1999 (PDF, 62 pages, 263 KB)

This USAID document looks at the Agency's political party development goals and experience and offers guidelines for programming in support of these goals.


USAID Handbook on Legislative Strengthening 2000 (PDF, 82 pages, 866 KB)

The Handbook introduces the basic functions of legislatures and offers guidance in assessing both a country context and existing legislative strengths and weaknesses and designing a range of programming activities.

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Media

The Role of Media in Democracy: A Strategic Approach 1999 (PDF, 48 pages, 364 KB)

This USAID document introduces the media sector, its role in democracy and key actors and offers guidelines for designing programming strategies.