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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  1. Making elections count

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 25 June 2009

    Elections are often a barometer for the state of democracy in a country, and are part of the political process. As such, donors need to be aware that their role is limited, as is their influence on the process or results. Too often, donor support for elections is focused on the months or weeks in the run-up to polling day, and is based on the provision of observers and technical assistance. Donors are, increasingly, recognising the limitations of their current approach, and the Opinion encourages them to shift to longer-term and consistent support to the electoral process.

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  2. Assessing international democracy assistance: Key lessons and challenges

    Publication - Briefing papers - 12 August 2008
    ODI Project Briefings 14
    Lise Rakner, Alina Rocha Menocal and Verena Fritz

    This Project Briefing summarises the key findings of a study on international democracy assistance by ODI and the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI). It finds that the relationship between democratisation and ‘good governance’ can be complex, with the two at times pulling in opposite directions, and calls for greater recognition of the tensions between long-term processes of democracy and the need for quick results.

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  4. Good governance, aid modalities and poverty reduction: From better theory to better practice

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 1 February 2008
    David Booth and Verena Fritz

    This report synthesises the findings of a two-year research project commissioned by the Advisory Board for Irish Aid which speaks directly to the agenda of Accra in September and Doha in November 2008, when the international community will assess the progress made in implementing commitments on development assistance.

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  8. Democratisation's Third Wave and the Challenges of Democratic Deepening: Assessing International Democracy Assistance and Lessons Learned

    Publication - Discussion papers - 31 July 2007
    Good Governance, Aid Modalities and Poverty Reduction Working Papers 1
    Lise Rakner (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Alina Rocha Menocal (ODI) and Verena Fritz (ODI)
    This study focuses on democratisation and democracy assistance in the developing world. It provides an overview of the democratisation processes that have swept across the developing world since the 1980s and explores some of the main challenges facing many of these incipient democratic regimes.
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