Freedom on the Net

Is Federalism the Answer to Sectoral Questions?

This Discussion Paper was produced by the Institute for Leadership, Empowerment, and Democracy (iLEAD), with the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) and in partnership with the Ateneo Policy Center.

Corruption Perceptions Index 2017 - Transparency International

This year, New Zealand and Denmark rank highest with scores of 89 and 88 respectively. Syria, South Sudan and Somalia rank lowest with scores of 14, 12 and 9 respectively. The best performing region is Western Europe with an average score of 66. The worst performing regions are Sub-Saharan Africa (average score 32) and Eastern Europe and Central Asia (average score 34).

In Need of a Toolbox Against Populism?

What is populism? Who are the modern populists and what do they stand for? How liberal political parties can stand-up to populism and counter the populist message? What are the main ingredients of a successful political campaign? How to be popular without being a populist? These were the main issues discussed during the third FNF-ELF event from the project “We Want (you) to Stand up to Populism!”. The workshop “Cutting Through the Maze- Populism for Dummies” brought together in Sofia liberal strategists, campaigners and communication experts from FNF partner parties in East and Southeast Europe.

The Human Freedom Index - 2017

The Human Freedom Index presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal, civil, and economic freedom. Human freedom is a social concept that recognizes the dignity of individuals and is defined here as negative liberty or the absence of coercive constraint

Achievement and Enterprise in School Education

On average, pupils in independent schools in South Africa achieve much better National Senior Certi cate results (sometimes loosely known as “matriculation” results) than do their counterparts in public schools.

Eine neue Sicherheitspolitik für Osteuropa?

Analytical Report: A New Security Policy for Eastern Europe?

Good Governance - A Key to Prosperity

The executive committee of Liberal International (LI) (INSERT LINK) met in Johannesburg, South Africa on 28/29 October 2017. Professor Karl-Heinz Paqué, deputy chairman of the Foundation and LI vice-president, attended the event, which was held under the banner of “good governance”.

Lashes and Suffocation Take Turns