Katie Ellena Katie Ellena

Prosecuting Electoral Corruption is Possible

Our new paper sets out 5 key challenges and 5 responses to encourage the successful investigation, prosecution, and sanctioning of electoral corruption. The paper examines why this remains difficult, what conditions support successful accountability, and what recent cases from around the world can teach us. 

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Melika Atic Melika Atic

Local Democracy, Community Impact Grants

Have an idea to strengthen democracy in your community? P4I’s Local Democracy, Community Impact Grants provide up to €1,000 to help grassroots organizations and motivated individuals turn innovative ideas into local action. Applications are now open worldwide.

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Katie Ellena Katie Ellena

Webinar recap: political finance transparency in Africa - turning global norms into local action

Transparency isn’t just a governance goal; it’s a public right. A quarter of the states co-sponsoring a new political finance resolution under the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) were African. Now is the time to take these new standards and make them a reality for people on the ground across Africa. This webinar kicked off a year of practical progress on political finance transparency on the continent.

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Melika Atic Melika Atic

Sustaining Democracy From the Ground Up: Lessons From Activists Working Under Pressure

As civic space shrinks across the globe, democracy activists are rethinking how to sustain movements when formal political processes fail. In February 2026, Partnerships for Integrity convened practitioners from Myanmar, Palestine, and Serbia to share hard-won lessons on resilience, decentralization, and adaptation under pressure. Their experiences reveal a powerful truth: even in the most restrictive environments, communities continue to innovate ways to keep democratic culture alive.

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Katie Ellena Katie Ellena

P4I & IRES Webinar Recap:Climate Change and Political Exclusion

On January 21, Partnerships for Integrity (P4I) and the Institute for Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies (IRES) hosted a webinar exploring how climate change and political exclusion are mutually reinforcing in Sri Lanka, and why inclusive governance is essential to climate resilience.

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Katie Ellena Katie Ellena

Moments of Democratic Opportunity in 2026

If 2024–25 felt like the era of election overload globally, 2026 is a time to pay attention to something subtler: the streets, institutions, rules, and city halls that help decide whether the next decade’s elections provide genuine choices and function as the mechanisms of accountability they are supposed to be.

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Katie Ellena Katie Ellena

P4I + Indigo are partners!

We are so privileged to have just signed a partnership agreement with Indigo Côte d’Ivoire (Initiative for Dialogue and Action Research for Peace in Côte d'Ivoire)!

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Katie Ellena Katie Ellena

Technology needs trust.

E-Vote-ID 2025 highlighted how the future of democratic elections depends not only on cutting-edge technology, but on trust, usability, and collaboration across research, policy, and practice.

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