Publications

The publication “13 Myths About Stalin” has been commissioned by the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD). The aim of the publication is to refute myths about Stalin, which were created by the totalitarian state and which are still widespread in Georgia. The publication explores the sources, reasons, and causes of the longevity of the 13 most widespread myths about Stalin. Totalitarian regimes are constantly encased in myths and legends, some of which are formed during the existence of the regimes and serve to strengthen the system. Other parts of the myths are formed later, in a different social environment, as a result of public attitude or deliberately by the state or social institutions or at their commission. Many myths exist regarding Stalin’s biography. We have selected 13 the most popular and the most widespread myths about Stalin.

EECMD’s 2020 brief report, covering the organization’s key activities, main challenges, and the new work environment amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Authors: Nana Kobaidze, Levan Tsutskiridze, Maia Machavariani

EECMD 2019 Annual Report in support of democratic progress in Georgia 

The Georgian political finance system is manipulated to the advantage of the incumbent political parties and it had eventually evolved into a system that distorts political representation and undermines democratic social contract in the country. Elections have become a profit-making endeavour for the politicians and electoral organizations that have otherwise consistently failed to leave any substantial mark in political life. Georgian voters spend disproportionately more on campaign finance than many citizens of developed economies. The next wave of the reforms of political finance system should consider addressing these loopholes that have often been deliberately left open to be exploited by politicians for their partisan and economic inter beyond the public scrutiny.

This publication has been prepared by Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy and aims to analyze actions taken by Ukrainian political parties in order to increase and encourage women’s political participation. The paper also identifies main challenges on the way of women’s political empowerment in Ukraine and offers recommendations for further improvement of the processes. Publication is available in English and Ukrainian languages.

The purpose of this research paper is to analyze the participation of young people in the political life of independent Ukraine and the role of the youth wings of political parties in activating young voters. This analytical study also examines the organizational structure of youth wings, interaction between political parties and young voters, as well as the decline in interest towards political processes in youth. Recommendations for the further improvement of the current state of affairs are also part of this paper. Publication is available in Ukrainian and English languages.

This policy paper has been prepared by the Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy. The paper represents an expert analysis of the current state of political education in Ukraine. It also identifies the major shortcomings of the existing political education programs from different actors, including political parties and civil society organizations, as well as the ways of overcoming them.

This publication examines the ideological platforms of the major political parties in Ukraine by analyzing their political programs of 2019 parliamentary and presidential elections. The party programs have been studied from three perspectives: domestic, international and public. The paper also proposes mechanisms for further improvement of the quality of party programs. Publication has been prepared by the Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy and is available in Ukrainian and English languages.