ACE reaches 1 000 000 visitors! The ACE website has now reached over one million individual visitors per year, representing virtually every single country in the world. This is an increase of 70% as compared to the same period last year. New and more accessible content, i[...]
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by Michael Svetlik

The 20^th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is receiving the attention it deserves:  ceremonies, books, and scholarly conferences acknowledging the historical im[...]
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Leaders of civil society, the media, election management bodies, security services and political parties from 25 sub-Saharan African countries gathered in Accra, Ghana from November 12 to 14, 2009 to assess recent elections across[...]
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“Political finance is a vital issue for democracy, governance, and development. No matter how flawless are the country’s elections, how active its civil society, how competitive its political parties, and how responsible its local authorities, the role of money in politi[...]
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