Democracy Promotion Publications
The Peace Process in Colombia with the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia-AUC
Jul 07, 2011In July 2003, the government of President Álvaro Uribe took the unprecedented step of opening formal peace talks with the AUC. This publication is the collection of papers that resulted from a conference hosted by the Wilson Center to explore key issues in the Government-AUC peace talks, the prospects for an eventual negotiated settlement, and the key challenges ahead. more
The Crisis of Democratic Governance in the Andes
Jul 07, 2011Experts who took part in a June 2000 discussion reveal that countries in the Andean region suffer from deep problems of governance: crisis of citizenship, reflected in widespread apathy and low levels of participation in the political process; the decline of political parties; corruption and a lack of accountability of civilian as well as military elites; weak institutions; and the military's involvement in politics. more
Nouvelles du BLTP No. 10
Jul 07, 2011Summary of BLTP activities and projects, including follow up on FDN officers and Burundian national police high command (PNB). Upcoming trainings will involve the (PNB), political parties and student leaders. French only. Published in March, 2007 more
Africa: In Search of Good Governance
Jul 07, 2011A thematic collection from Igwe on Africa's needs and current events. more
Nouvelles du BLTP No. 9
Jul 07, 2011Summary of BLTP activities and projects, including follow up on FDN officers and political party trainings. Upcoming trainings will involve the Burundian national police high command (PNB). French only. Published in December, 2006. more
Nouvelles du BLTP No. 8
Jul 07, 2011Summary of BLTP activities and projects, including follow up on police and political party trainings, and upcoming trainings launched by the BLTP, French only. Published in September, 2006. more
Nouvelles du BLTP No. 5
Jul 07, 2011Summary of BLTP activities and projects, including follow on police trainings, more information on the Mbuye project, and a new leadership structure within the BLTP, French only. Published in June, 2005. more
Nouvelles du BLTP No. 4
Jul 07, 2011Description of an cooperative development capacity-building initiative and agricultural training launched by the BLTP in Mbuye, French only. Published in April, 2005. more
Beyond Free and Fair: Monitoring Elections and Building Democracy
Jul 07, 2011Beyond Free and Fair Elections: Monitoring Elections and Building Democracy draws on worldwide experience since the mid-1980s to evaluate international election monitoring and domestic monitoring, and their contributions to democracy promotion and democratic change. In this book, Eric Bjornlund provides an overview of what election monitoring is, where it comes from, and how it is currently conducted, and he educes general lessons for democracy promotion. Björnlund reports on actual practice, including case studies of particular election monitoring efforts and the author's own experience in the field, and on a few previous efforts to synthesize guidelines and lessons learned.More about this title can be found on the Wilson Center Press website. more
