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148 Members Found

Granville Abrahams

Nationality
South Africa

General Manager electoral matters with the Electoral Commission of South Africa. Electoral practitioner since 1998 and experienced in all aspects of election administration, voter education and training, and stakeholder management.

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections and Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media and Elections, Voting from Abroad, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Youth Participation,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Americas
Khorshed Alam

Nationality
Bangladesh

I khorshed alam, have completed B.A (honors)M.A degree from Dhaka University and also complted Commonwealth Executive MBA from Commonwealth of learning, Vancuver, Canada in collaboration with Bangladesh Open University.Since 10 December 2000 I worked [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Minority and Refugee Voting, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations,

Countries of Expertise
Bangladesh Nepal
Mazin Aldaif

Nationality
Iraq


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections and Technology, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Media and Elections, Vote Counting,

Countries of Expertise
Middle East
Alexander Baturo

Nationality
Ireland


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Electoral Observation, Electoral Systems,

Countries of Expertise
Europe

Languages
English, Russian,


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections and Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media and Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Voting from Abroad, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Youth Participation, Other,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East Pacific

Languages
English, Spanish,
Saad Alrawi

Nationality
Iraq

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Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Elections and Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media and Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Voting from Abroad, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Youth Participation, Other,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Asia Europe Middle East
Adhy Aman

Nationality
Indonesia


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Voting Operations,

Countries of Expertise
Bangladesh Indonesia Malaysia Nepal Philippines Singapore Thailand
Keith Archer

Nationality
Canada

PhD, Political Science, Duke University (USA), 1985. Professor, Political Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada, since 1984. Interest in voting and elections, including election administration, with an emphasis on voter registration [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Management, Participation, Parties and Candidates, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Youth Participation,

Countries of Expertise
Canada United States of America United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Australia
Terungwa Awuhe

Nationality
Nigeria

I am a motivated Principal Administrative Officer driven to maximally contribute to the attainment of corporate goals with my several years of experience in field operations of elections,budget administration, administration support and secretarial d [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Voter Registration, Voting Operations,

Countries of Expertise
Africa
Richard Daniel Balasko

Nationality
Canada

Experienced senior electoral management consultant specializing in elections, campaign finance, redistribution, legislation, planning, policy, research and democratic development. Professional Summary: • 20 years as Chief Electoral Officer, Sen [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Voting Operations, Youth Participation, Voter Education, Voter Education, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,

Countries of Expertise
Canada

Julie Ballington is the Gender Advisor, Global Programme for Electoral Cycle Support (GPECS), in the Democratic Governance Group at UNDP. She formerly served as specialist in the Gender Partnership Programme at the Inter-Parliamentary Union based in [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Parties and Candidates,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Asia Europe Middle East Pacific
Abdoulaye Abakar Abdoul

Nationality
Chad

Chef de Divisin Informatique de la Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections and Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Parties and Candidates, Voter Registration,

Countries of Expertise
Africa
Pantea Behroozi

Nationality
Canada


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections and Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Media and Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Voting from Abroad, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Youth Participation,

Languages
English, French,
Sarah Birch

Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

I am a Reader in Politics at the University of Essex, United Kingdom. I specialise in the comparative study of elections in emerging and semi-democracies. I have studied electoral systems in post-communist Europe, and I am currently engaged in a comp [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Voter Turnout, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Participation, Participation,

Languages
English, Spanish, French, Russian,
Anthony Bowyer

Nationality
United States of America

Anthony C. Bowyer has more than a decade of experience in designing and managing election assistance and civic education programs. He specializes in civic education and conflict resolution issues. Bowyer’s areas of expertise also include project de [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Observation, Electoral Training, Out of Country Voting, Youth Participation, Voter Education, Voter Education, Voting from Abroad,

Languages
English, Russian,
Helena Catt

Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2009-2014 international election consultant and BRIDGE facillitator, based in UK 2004-2009 Chief Executive of the New Zealand Electoral Commission 1990-2004 Academic in Department of Political Studies, University of Auckland - researching and teach [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
None,

Countries of Expertise
None
Olivia Bauer

Nationality
United States of America


Thematic Areas of Expertise
None,
Richard Chambers

Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Over thirteen years of experience in law, democratisation and elections. He was Team Leader of the EU Democracy and Election Support Mission to the Afghanistan Presidential Elections 2004 and has also observed numerous elections for the EU and OSCE/O [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Parties and Candidates, Voter Registration,

Educated as lawyer in UK. Emigrated to Canada. After work in industry and Bennett Jones law firm, appointed Parliamentary Counsel to Alberta Legislature and legal adviser elections. Legislative Counsel to Canadian Parliament - parliamentary law and [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Observation, Legal Framework, Vote Counting,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Americas Asia Middle East Pacific

Languages
English, French,


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Voter Education, Voter Education,

Languages
English, French,
Staffan Darnolf

Nationality
Sweden

Staffan Darnolf currently works as IFES’ Country Director in Pakistan. Darnolf previously worked as IFES’ chief of party in Nepal and spent two years in Afghanistan working as a senor advisor to the Interim Afghan Electoral Commission and as an i [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections and Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Media and Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Voting from Abroad, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations,
Anne-Marie DeLorey

Nationality
Canada


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Observation, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Americas Europe
Tomsie Dlamini

Nationality
South Africa

Tomsie has been involved in democracy, governance and election-related programmes informed by her professional background in Public Development Management and worked with the Swaziland Council of Churches in the area of income generating programmes f [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Youth Participation,

Countries of Expertise
Africa
David George Ian Mathieson

Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

David Mathieson is an experienced IT Director, Consultant & Project Manager, with more than 40 years’ experience in all aspects of information technology, at all levels and in a wide spectrum of industries and public bodies. He has a proven track [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Elections and Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Systems, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations, Other,

Countries of Expertise
Africa

Languages
English, French,
Daniel Michael Murphy

Nationality
United States of America


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Media and Elections, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations, Youth Participation,

Countries of Expertise
Americas Asia Europe Middle East

Languages
English, French,
Carl Dundas

Nationality
Jamaica

Carl W. Dundas, LL.B, LL.M.,Lond. Barrister-at-Law, Gray's Inn. Formerly employed by IFES-USAID as Chief of Party, Africa. Formerly Director of Elections, Jamaica, and Special Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat, dealing with electoral matters. Consult [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Legal Framework, Voter Registration,

Countries of Expertise
Africa
Daniel Duta

Nationality
Romania

General Director of Electoral Logistic Department (Permanent Electoral Authority Romania) 2004-2023; Editor-in-Chief Romanian Journal of Electoral StudiesDaniel DUTA graduated from the Faculty of Law, Bucharest University.He did his post-graduate stu [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections and Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media and Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Voting from Abroad, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Youth Participation, Other, None,

Countries of Expertise
Americas Europe

Languages
English, Spanish, French,
Said Ali Nasser Eddine

Nationality
Comoros


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Americas

Languages
English, French,
Andrew Ellis

Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Andrew Ellis is a senior consultant on elections, constitutions and democracy building based in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK. Until early 2014 he was Director for Asia and the Pacific for International IDEA, a global intergovernmental organisation whose m [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media and Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Voting from Abroad, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Youth Participation,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East Pacific
Peter Erben

Nationality
Denmark

Peter Erben is a Senior Electoral Advisor, who specialises in the management of electoral projects in emerging democracies and is continuously engaged in key positions in major electoral processes. In 2005 Mr. Erben was the Chief Electoral Officer of [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Out of Country Voting, Voting from Abroad, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,

Languages
English, Danish, German,
Astrid Evrensel

Nationality
Austria

Political / Electoral Affairs Officer working for UN Office to the African Union. Experience in Afghanistan, Nepal, Indonesia, Yemen, Kosovo and in over 15 African countries. Worked for UNDP, EU, IOM, OSCE, NGOs and the private sector. Publications i [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections and Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Gender and Elections, Voter Registration,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Asia Middle East
Zage Filipovski

Nationality
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of

What I bring to the team is over 15 years’ Elections Assistance experience bringing innovation in the work of different state institutions and civil society organizations in several countries where we managed to introduce new vision in the field of [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Gender and Elections, Parties and Candidates, Voter Registration, Voting Operations, Youth Participation, Other,

Countries of Expertise
Ethiopia Kenya Zambia Europe Albania Armenia Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Georgia Kosovo Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro Romania Serbia Slovenia Sweden Ukraine

Languages
English, Russian,
Jeff Fischer

Nationality
United States of America

Jeff Fischer has held three election directorships in internationally supervised elections where electoral security was one of his responsibilities. In 1996, he was appointed by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to serve [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Direct Democracy, Elections and Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Legal Framework, Media and Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Voting from Abroad, Youth Participation,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East Pacific
Mauricio FORERO

Nationality
Colombia

The ACE Electoral Knowledge Network is the world’s largest online community and repository of electoral knowledge. It provides comprehensive information and specialised advice on any aspect of electoral processes. The foremost aim of ACE, is to f [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections and Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media and Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Voting from Abroad, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Youth Participation, Other,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Djibouti Mali Americas Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Haiti Europe Switzerland Pacific American Samoa New Caledonia

Languages
English, Spanish, French, Portuguese,

Experto en gestión y outsourcing electoral. Como mas de 15 años de experiencia en los campos de supervisión, fiscalización, observación y ejecución de procesos electorales. He laborado en tanto en instituciones estatales ligadas al campo elect [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections and Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Vote Counting, Voting Operations, Youth Participation,

Countries of Expertise
Americas