PARLIAMENT AND DEMOCRACY - Inter-Parliamentary Union
PARLIAMENT AND DEMOCRACY - Inter-Parliamentary Union
PARLIAMENT AND DEMOCRACY - Inter-Parliamentary Union
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208 I <strong>PARLIAMENT</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>DEMOCRACY</strong> IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY<br />
<strong>Parliamentary</strong> Centre, Canada<br />
The <strong>Parliamentary</strong> Centre is a Canadian not-for-profit organisation devoted to<br />
improving the effectiveness of representative assemblies and governance mechanisms<br />
in Canada and around the world.<br />
Founded in 1968 to strengthen the capacity of Canada’s Parliament, the Centre is now<br />
a global agency that also supports democratic institutions in Asia, Africa, Latin<br />
America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The Centre designs, implements and<br />
manages programs; conducts and publishes research; and establishes and expands<br />
parliamentary networks. The Centre acts as a broker and facilitator, fostering partnerships<br />
and providing access to a range of expertise.<br />
Website: http://www.parlcent.ca<br />
State University of New York<br />
The Centre for <strong>Inter</strong>national Development at the State University of New York<br />
(SUNY/CID) assists legislatures, local governments and court systems to function<br />
more effectively, and it also helps citizen groups and non-governmental organisations<br />
to interact more successfully with governments. SUNY/CID has also coordinated<br />
several conferences on legislative strengthening that have served as a forum for practitioners,<br />
legislators, and academics to advance the study and practice of improving<br />
legislatures.<br />
Website: http://www.cid.suny.edu<br />
Also based at the State University of New York, the Center for Legislative<br />
Development (CLD) also engages in democratic capacity building work. Since 1970,<br />
CLD has worked in over two dozen parliaments in Africa, Latin America, Eastern<br />
Europe, the Middle East, and other parts of the Islamic world. CLD performs its mission<br />
through a program that includes research and writing on democratization issues,<br />
assessments of legislative needs, the design of parliamentary capacity-building<br />
programs, and evaluating the results thereof.<br />
Website: http://www.albany.edu/cld/