Golos impact evaluation : final report
2016EnglishEvaluated project title: Transparent elections | Originally posted to USAID/DEC under Document ID PD-ACW-248 ElectionsCODE: 118; Russia Central And Eastern Europe
Metadata
- Contract/Code
- AID-OAA-TO-11-00062 | AID-DFD-I-00-05-00198 | DFD-I-00-05-00198-00 | 118-A-00-10-00070-00 | AID-118-A-00-10-00070
- Institution
- 12295 - Democracy International, Inc. 40194 USAID. Bur. for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance. Center of Excellence on Human Rights Governance
- Keywords
- Elections | Election monitoring | Voter education | Voters | Political participation | Communication media | Civic action | Civic education | Public relations JB40 Political development (907.2) | Rule of law (336.0) | Democratization (306.0)
- ID
- PBAAE653
- File size
- 1745 KB
- Source
- Open PDF
Golos is a leading Russian nongovernmental organization (NGO) that aims to defend the rights of voters by observing elections in a range of regions throughout Russia. Golos's main objective is to provide trustworthy information about Russian elections to voters, political parties, election commissions, other NGOs, media outlets, and the domestic and international community. Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative techniques, including elite interviews, analysis of internet and social media networks, election forensics, and online surveys, Democracy International, Inc. (DI) evaluated Goloss role in influencing the quality of elections at the systemic and polling station levels and communicating its message to key constituencies. Overall, the analysis suggests that Golos has had a significant effect on elections and electoral politics in Russia. (Excerpt, modified)