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...
Reflections on Covid-19 and its Impact on Trafficked Women and Girls: Report from GPG Virtual Conference, 6 October 2020
This is the second GPG online event on human trafficking related themes, this time focused on the ways in which states can counter the negative effects of the pandemic and its impact on human trafficking victims,...
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...
In Defence of Political Parties
Stephen Gethins is a GPG Associate. He is a former Member of Parliament having served as MP for North East Fife from 2015-2019 . This blog is an ode to political parties. It shows how they benefit from being grounded...
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...
Adapting to the Virtual Space: Continuation of our Work in Sudan
Huda is a Research Intern at GPG currently based in London office. She joined GPG last year and is working on the Sudan Parliamentary project. In this blog, she discusses what has been done to support the various groups who...
Empowered Women Empower Women: GPG’s work with the elected women’s network in Jordan
Batool Al-Refaai is a Senior Project Manager at GPG currently based in our Jordan office and working on the Iraq project. In this post, Batool discusses the challenges women face when trying to access leadership...