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  Hong Kong Transition Project

  The Hong Kong Transition Project is funded by a competitive research application to the central academic research funding body of the Hong Kong Government, the Research Grants Council.
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  Hong Kong, SAR: the first 10 years under China’s rule

  National Democratic Institute, 2007

  This document reports on surveys assessing the promises of “Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong” under “one country, two systems.” The surveys focus on reforming governance, constitutional reform, relations with the People's Republic of China as well as trends and comparisons with colonial rule.
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  Netherlands Institute for Muliparty Democracy

  The NIMD was established by the Dutch political parties as a response to international requests for support by political parties and groups abroad.
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  National Democratic Institute

  The National Democratonprofit organization working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide.
• Document

  Political party assessment: Afghanistan

  Netherlands Institute for Muliparty Democracy, 2006

  This report provides an overview the current state of Afghanistan’s emerging political parties. It particularly focuses on parties represented in the National Assembly and discusses the political identity, organisational strength, internal democracy, and electioneering capacity of the 25 parties that were examined in this research. Some of the key findings include:
• Document

  The African peer review mechanism in Mauritius

  Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2007

  The report analyses the extent to which the Mauritius process of self-assessment for the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has respected the criteria of effectiveness and credibility defined by the APRM founding documents. It particularly focuses on the extent to which APRM has been open, participatory, transparent and accountable.
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  Advancing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

  John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007

  This report examines the benefits that a resource-rich country can derive from endorsing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and implementing its Principles. It also searches for courses of action that the EITI Board can pursue to persuade more countries to endorse EITI. Both issues are investigated in the context of Angola, Indonesia, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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  Associations and the exercise of citizenship in new democracies: evidence from São Paulo and Mexico City

  Centre for the Future State, IDS, 2007

  Associations are often seen in democratic theory as ‘schools of democracy’, which play a critical role in producing civic and active citizens. Based on research in São Paulo and Mexico City, this IDS paper argues that this may not be the case in newer democracies with authoritarian legacies.
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  The metropolitan regions of Latin America: problems of governance and development

  Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2007

  A key feature of recent development in Latin America and the Caribbean has been the urbanisation of the population and economic activities, and the emergence of several cities extending into large metropolitan areas. This paper describes the transformation of these metropolitan regions and explores how to address the complex challenges involved in governing them.
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  Electoral systems and the protection and participation of minorities

  Minority Rights Group International, 2006

  This document examines and evaluates the level of minority inclusion in electoral systems in different conflict situations worldwide. It specifically focuses on how the participation of minorities in the legislative process at the stage of electoral reform is a key tool, both in peace building and in future conflict prevention.

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