I think you’re in the wrong meeting, Lady: International Day of the Girl Child
October 11, 2017 was International Day of the Girl Child. This year’s theme was ‘EmPOWER Girls: Before, during and after crises.’ According to the United... Learn More
From PNG to Romania – recent BCI activities
The BCI Team has been busy and working on inspiring activities with amazing people. Here’s what we’ve been up to… Carlo and Francesca travelled to... Learn More
Gender Equality: An Urgent Priority for Political Parties and practical tips for implementation
Guest blog by Shannon O’Connell. An edited version of this article on gender equality in political parties appears in an upcoming publication of the National... Learn More
Elections in Bulgaria: GERB’s plan to harness economic recovery
Guest post by Eva Maydell (Paunova), MEP A crude piece of graffiti adorns a street wall in Sofia, Bulgaria. ‘If elections changed anything, they’d be... Learn More
Macedonia’s Uncertain Elections
BCI consultants have a long and fond relationship with the Balkans. Both Carlo and Francesca have been engaged again on client projects in Kosovo and... Learn More
Candidate debates in Morocco’s parliamentary elections
With much of the world’s attention focused on debates between presidential and vice-presidential candidates in the United States, we wanted to highlight another set of... Learn More
Jordan elections: Pre-Election Asssessment Mission Statement
BCI’s President, Francesca Binda, recently returned from Jordan where she participated in the pre-election assessment organized by the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican... Learn More
Morocco: Who Really controls political parties?
Guest post: Siham Bojji is a Moroccan political expert working on democracy and development programs in the Middle East and North Africa. Francesca Binda contributed to... Learn More
EU Referendum: Why the UK should “Brexit”
Last month we invited a Labour British member of the European Parliament to tell us why UK citizens should vote to stay in the European... Learn More
Why CETA makes sense for Europe
As much European chatter these days is about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Pact (TTIP), another trade agreement between Europe and Canada is close to... Learn More