The Specific Objective of the Pillar/Program is to “promote civic participation and good governance principles through research and policy recommendations on elections, political parties and regional cooperation”.

D4D collaborates with key election stakeholders and is involved in a range of election related activities, from voter education and election observation, to voting trends, electoral justice, advocacy and electoral reform and improvement of the voter lists. To support the democratization of political parties, D4D has mapped the party ideologies and employs advocacy as a tool to improve legislation related to political party transparency and accountability, equal gender representation in election management bodies and youth involvement in decision- making.

Monitoring of political discussions shows that a female politician ranks among the figures most targeted by hate speech

Policy Analysis & Research

24 March 2026

How much space is given to women and men in online media?

Policy Analysis & Research

29 December 2025

Increase in male authors of misogynistic comments

Elections & Political Parties

02 December 2025