The role of transitional parliaments in making political settlements work: report on GPG’s December conference
This week’s blog reports on GPG’s virtual conference on the role of transitional parliaments in making political settlements work, which was held in December 2020. On December 10th, Global Partners Governance held a...
Report on the meeting of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointment Committee: The resilience of the Scottish Parliament’s practices and procedures
This week’s blog reports on the meeting of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointment Committee in which the resilience of the Scottish Parliament’s practices and procedures were examined. On November 12,...
Happy 15th birthday GPG. Here’s to the next 15!
New GPG Director Emily Death reflects on current and upcoming programmes and priorities for GPG on the occasion of our 15th anniversary. Happy 15th Birthday GPG. As my colleague...
Uzbekistan – Memories and Hopes
On the occasion of her collaboration with GPG on the creation of an online course for the Uzbek parliament, GPG’s Associate and Former Deputy Chief of Staff to the Deputy Prime Minister Baroness Alison Suttie recalls her...
In Praise of MPs: a valedictory blog from a departing Director
This week’s blog is a goodbye address from our departing Director Sue Griffiths, who leaves us a moving and important reminder of the crucial role MPs play in preserving and advancing democracy. Members...
Development and Democracy vs Diplomacy and Trade? The future of ‘working politically’ in the new FCDO
Continuing our series on the merger between DfID and the Foreign Office which led to the birth of the FCDO, GPG’s founder Greg Power warns of the challenges that lie in the very different ways the two departments...
Egyptian Parliament and the Covid-19 pandemic: an active parliament regardless of the crisis
Habiba Mohsen is a Research Assistant for the Centre for International Development and Training (CIDT), at the University of Wolverhampton. Habiba worked as a Project Manager for GPG at the Cairo office. She has also worked...
Parliament in the Time of a Pandemic: A Canadian Perspective
Kevin Deveaux is a GPG Associate and a Canadian lawyer who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the constituency of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage. During his time as an MLA he served...
Trade Unions and Transitions
Nick Sigler is a GPG Associate. He is the former International Secretary of the Labour Party. In this blog, he explains how trade unions have multiple qualities to serve democratic transitions: intellectual input, access to...
Merger or Acquisition? The birth of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sue Griffiths is GPG’s Executive Director. In the following article, Sue explains the challenges of the FCDO merger and how both departments will have to harmonize their strategy and...