Opinion Pieces
Democracy Reporting International advocates for democratic reform and engages in the global democracy debate.
Opinion Article, The New York Times, 26 November 2011
Rules for Transition
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Opinion Article, Al-Masry Al-Youm 9 October 2011
Foster consensus to build the new Egypt
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The Daily Star, 28 February 2011
Why Arab kings may outlast the dictators
Governments across the Middle East are shaken by the democratic uprisings and more can fall, while some - those that have created a more liberal environment for their citizens - may be able to democratise through reforms.
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DRI in the New York Times, 18 Feburary 2011
Which Electoral System for Egypt?
The choice of an electoral system in Egypt is crucial to give new parties a chance in the upcoming elections, argues DRI's author in the New York Times' debate on Egyptian elections.
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The New York Times, 26 January 2011
What’s Next for Tunisia?
Tunisia's transition risks losing momentum. The next phase of development should include agreement on key demands, charting a way towards genuinely democratic elections, argue DRI authors in an OpEd for the New York Times/International Herald Tribune
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The Guardian Newspaper, 22 January 2011
Tunisia’s future hangs on electoral reform
Only genuinely democratic elections will bring long-term stability to Tunisia.
Democracy Reporting International's authors look at key electoral reforms, that are required before polls can be held.
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Daily Star / Common Ground, October 2010
The Impact of the Floods on Pakistan’s Democratisation
Pakistan’s floods have probably been the biggest natural calamity ever encountered by a democracy and the country faces difficult years ahead. A failure of the civilian government would be in nobody’s long-term interest. Expanding democracy would help address the challenges of reconstruction and would allow local communities to set the right priorities and understand the constraints of the relief effort. By Michael Meyer-Resende, executive director of Democracy Reporting International.
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Daily Star, 5 October 2010
Pakistani democracy is not dispensable
Pakistan’s floods have probably been the biggest natural calamity ever encountered by a democracy and the country faces difficult years ahead. A failure of the civilian government would be in nobody’s long-term interest. Expanding democracy would help address the challenges of reconstruction and would allow local communities to set the right priorities and understand the constraints of the relief effort. By Michael Meyer-Resende, executive director of Democracy Reporting International.
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The Guardian Newspaper, 20 April 2010
Pakistan’s maturing Democracy
Despite its violent, dysfunctional image, recent reforms have restored key features of the country's founding constitution.
By Democracy Reporting International's Director Michael Meyer and Hannah Roberts, Special Advisor in Pakistan.
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euobserver, 5 October 2009
Defining Democracy – An EU Imperative
The Czech and Swedish EU presidencies have launched a debate on a European consensus on democracy, which raises the question whether the EU should define a notion of democracy.
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The Guardian, 2 August 2009
Transparent Voting Saves Lives
Many post-election conflicts could be avoided if more attention was paid to laws and procedures during vote counts
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Daily Star, 19 June 2007
Church plus state can equal democracy
This article was translated by Search for Common Ground into French, Hebrew, Arabic and Bahasa Indonesia.
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