The following list provides some useful references relevant to the discussion subjects dealt with in the Ottawa Conference on Effective Electoral Assistance.

I. ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE

IDEA

Effective Electoral Assistance: Beyond Election Day

Ottawa Conference, May 2-4, 2006

Effective Electoral Assistance 4 Day Training Course for Donors

UN/UNDP

UNDP and Electoral Assistance - 10 years of experience

UNDP Essentials: Electoral Assistance

UNDP Electoral Systems and Processes Practice Note (2004-01)

UNDP Practice Meeting on Electoral Assistance, Manila 2004

UNDP Guidelines on Electoral Assistance (Fall 2006)

UN Department of Political Affairs/Electoral Assistance Division: Types of Assistance

UN Volunteers and Electoral Assistance

Donor Aid Agencies

AusAID

Good Governance

Canada

IDRC – International Assistance to Democratic Development : Some Considerations for Canadian Policy Makers

DFID

Elections and The Electoral Process: A Guide to Assistance

Guide to Political Systems and Elections

European Commission

European Commission Electoral Assistance and Observation

European Commission Methodological Guidelines on Electoral Assistance (Fall 2006)

National Endowment for Democracy

Backlash Against Democracy Assistance

USAID

Managing Assistance in Support of Political and Electoral Processes

World Bank 

Assessing Governance: Diagnostic Tools 

Research Articles

Elklit, Jorgen and Reynolds, Andrew, A Framework for the Systematic Study of Election Quality (2005-04), in: Democratization, Vol. 12, April 2005

De Zeeuw, Jeroen, How to make democracy assistance more effective? Recommendations for doing it differently, Conflict Research Unit, Clingendael Institute, The Hague

Diamond, Larry, Advancing Democratic Governance; A Global Perspective on the Status of Democracy and Directions for International Assistance,  

Perlin, George. International Assistance to Democratic Development, Institute for Research on Public Policy  

Reilly, B., 2003, 'International Electoral Assistance: A Review of Donor Activities and Lessons Learned', Working Paper 17, Democratic Transition in Post-Conflict Societies Project, Netherlands Institute of International Relations, The Hague

Santiso, Carlos, Democracy Assistance : Untying the Gordian Knot, IIG

II. DEMOCRACY SUPPORT AND ELECTORAL PROCESSES

Civic Education

IDEA: Initiatives for Encouraging Higher Voter Turnout (2006)

UNDP: Civic Education – A Practical Guidance Note

USAID: Approaches to Civic Education

Cost of Electoral Processes

CORE: A Global Survey on the Cost of Registration and Elections, is a step-by-step guide to election processes around the world. It explains what measures need to be in place, from voter registration to ballot-box security, and at what price, before the first ballot is cast.

Democracy Building and Conflict Management

IDEA Consititution Building Processes

IDEA : Democracy, Conflict and Human Security : A Policy Summary (Fall 2006)

IFES : Election Violence Education and Resolution (EVER) Project

EISA : Conflict Management, Democracy and Electoral Education

Disability and Elections

ACE Focus on Disability

IFES: Global Initiative to Enfranchise People with Disabilities

Domestic Observation

OSCE/ODIHR: Hanbook for Domestic Election Observers

Electoral Management and Institution Building

Electoral Management Bodies as Institutions of Governance, UNDP

Electoral Management Design Handbook International, IDEA (Fall 2006)

Electoral Standards

Inter-Parliamentary Union: Free and Fair Elections

Electoral Systems

Electoral System Design Handbook, International IDEA

External / Out-of-Country Voting

IDEA External Voting Handbook (2006)

Gender and Elections

 ACE: Women and Elections: Guide to Promoting the Participation of Women in Elections (2005)

EISA: Gender Checklist

iKNOW: International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (Fall 2006)

NDI: Win With Women

OSCE/ODIHR: Handbook on How to Monitor Women’s Participation in Elections

UNDP: Gender and Electoral Assistance Factsheet

UNDP: Enhancing Turnout of Women Voters - REVISED (2004-05)

Governance and Democratisation

IDEA Handbook on Democracy Assessment

UNDP: Governance Indicators: A User’s Guide

UNDP, Oslo Sources for Democratic Governance Indicators:

USAID: Promoting Democratic Governance

Knowledge Management

The ACE Electoral Knowledge Network is the key source of comparative information relating to elections; its online repository includes laws, manuals, reports, case studies searchable by country or by topic area. The network will soon have an online “Ask the Expert” feature where a community of practice can share their knowledge consolidated in archived replies.

Legal Framework

IDEA: Guidelines for Reviewing a Legal Framework of Elections

OSCE/ODIHR: Guidelines for Reviewing a Legal Framework for Elections

Media Development/Media Monitoring

NDI: Media Monitoring to Promote Democratic Elections

Parliamentary Development

UNDP: Practice Note

Political Parties

IDEA: Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns.

IFES: Ensuring Equal Rights in the Elections Process.

NDI: Political Parties and Democracy in Theoretical and Practical Perspectives

UNDP: Handbook on Working With Political Parties

Procurement

IAPSO can assist in procurement needs assessment, implementation of procurement policies and procedures, the bidding process, logistics and all aspects of the procurement process including sourcing of local suppliers if required.

Professional Development

The BRIDGE Project aims to enhance the skills, knowledge, and confidence both of election professionals and of key stakeholders in the electoral process, such as members of the media, political parties, and electoral observers

Regional Focus: International Organisations

African Union: Establishment of an Electoral Assistance Unit

Asia Foundation: Elections

EISA

OAS: Supporting The Electoral Process

OSCE/ODIHR: Elections

Technology

Presentation, ICT and Elections, UNDP Global Practice Meeting on Electoral Systems and Processes, Manila 2004.

ACE Focus On E-Voting