Elections and Security

Disentangling Democracy and Development as Determinants of Armed Conflict

The paper "Disentangling Democracy and Development as Determinants of Armed Conflict" by Håvard Hegre (the World Bank, January 2003) explores the relationship between development, democracy and civil war.

Electoral Choices for Divided Societies: Moderation through constituency pooling and vote pooling

A paper by Matthijs Bogaards (Department of Politics, University of Southampton) prepared for Workshop on “Parties, Party Systems and Democratic Consolidation in the Third World” (2001).

Governance in Post-Conflict Situations: Electoral Systems and Processes (UNDP)

Chapter III of this paper by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) examines electoral systems and processes in post-conflict situations.

Manipulating Electoral Rules: Intra-Party Conflict, Partisan Interests, and Constitutional Thickness

Do political parties manipulate electoral rules in predictable, strategic ways in order to stay in power longer? The answers are in the paper "Manipulating Electoral Rules: Intra-Party Conflict, Partisan Interests, and Constitutional Thickness" by Kenneth Mori McElwain (Stanford University).

Electoral Assistance and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding - What Lessons Have Been Learned?

The paper "Electoral Assistance and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding - What Lessons Have Been Learned?" written by Benjamin Reilly, Senior Lecturer at the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government

Electoral Systems and Conflict Management: Comparing STV and AV Systems

The paper "Electoral Systems and Conflict Management: Comparing STV and AV Systems" by Benjamin Reilly, Research Fellow at the National Centre for Development Studies, Australian National University Canberra.

Nigeria: Report on Electoral Violence in South-South

A report on electoral violence in the South-South Region of Nigeria following the 2003 Senate and House of Representatives Elections (organization unknown)

Electoral Conflict and Violence: A Strategy for Study and Prevention (IFES)

The paper "Electoral Conflict and Violence: A Strategy for Study and Prevention" by Jeff Fischer (IFES White Paper 2002-01) - February 5, 2002

Electoral Systems and the Management of Ethnic Conflict in Africa

The paper "Electoral Systems and the Management of Ethnic Conflict in Africa" was written by Timothy Murithi from the Keele University

Enhancing Women’s Participation in Electoral Processes in Post-conflict Countries

The report "Enhancing Women’s Participation in Electoral Processes in Post-conflict Countries" by the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, Department of Political Affairs, 20 February 2004, EGM/ELEC/2004/ REPORT

Postconflict Elections: War Termination, Democratization, and Demilitarizing Politics

The working paper written by Terrence Lyons (February 2002) for the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution - George Mason University

Preparing Police Services in Democratic Regimes to Support the Electoral Process: A Survey of Leading Practice (2006)

This paper originated with a request by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine to the Ukraine Project, Queens University to assist in developing guideline for police conduct during elections in 2006. By Andrew Graham, Adjunct Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Human Rights and Law Enforcement: A Trainer's Guide on Human Rights for the Police (2002)

This Trainer’s Guide is one component of a three-part package of materials for human rights training for police. The police training package also includes a training Manual and a Pocket Book of human rights standards for police. The three components of the package are designed to complement each other and, taken together, provide all necessary elements for the conduct of human rights training programmes for law enforcement officials in accordance with the approach developed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.