Join CEPPS for the Second Annual Learning Forum!
The Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) is hosting the second “Annual Learning Forum” from May 20-21, 2024, supported by the USAID-funded Democratic Elections and Political Processes (DEPP) cooperative agreement.
Day 1 features effective communications strategies between electoral management bodies and political parties throughout the electoral cycle. Day 2 focuses on recent findings and emerging areas of research on anti-corruption.
All events will be held virtually. Live interpretation will be available in French and Spanish.
Building Trust Through Credible Communications: A Guide for Effective Election Management Bodies’ Outreach to Political Parties
CEPPS core partners IFES and NDI will present the findings of a DEPP Technical Leadership Project titled “Practical Guidelines for Strengthening EMB and Political Party Relationships Through Improved Communications and Coordination.”
4:00 – 5:00 PM EDT
Panelists:
This event will be moderated by IRI’s Marian Ware and will feature a discussion with IFES’s Dr. Staffan Darnolf, IRI’s Jessica Keegan, and NDI’s Mario Mitre.
Digital Detection: Using Technology to Understand and Respond to Corruption
CEPPS partners IFES, CIPE, D-ARCH and Internews, as well as representatives from UPENN’s DevLab and the Brookings Institution, will present two new research projects being launched under DEPP. The first is a Technical Leadership project titled “Mixed-Methods Approach to Distinguishing Genuine from Self-Serving Anticorruption Campaigns,” and the second is a Pilot Project titled “Effective Approaches to Building Multi-Stakeholder Action Against Transnational Corruption in Elections”.
8:00 – 9:00 AM EDT
Panelists:
This event will be moderated by CIPE’s Kim Bettcher and will feature a discussion with USAID’s Amy Selzer, IRI’s Eguiar Lizundia, and ABA ROLI’s Lemarque Campell.
Mobilizing Against Kleptocracy: Lessons from Collective Action Movements
CEPPS partners IRI and CIPE will present on the interim findings of a DEPP Technical Leadership Project titled “Identifying Successful Collective Action Approaches Against Kleptocracy”. The project explored the factors that contributed to the success or failure of collective action efforts to fight kleptocratic capture.
12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
Panelists:
This event will be moderated by NDI’s Ramsey Rodriguez Vergara and will feature a discussion with IFES’s Richard Nash and NDI’s Kristen Sample.
