Annual Symposia

• Fifteenth Annual Symposium:- Contributing to credible elections in Africa through improved international observation practices, 23-24 November 2021
  Programme
• No symposium was held in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic
• Fourteenth Annual Symposium:- Electoral Integrity in Africa: Under Imminent Threat? 25-26 September 2019
  Proceedings Report
• Thirteenth Annual Symposium:- Realising democratic gains through social cohesion in Africa, 20-21 November 2018
  Proceedings Report
  Programme
  Concept Note.
• Twelfth Annual Symposium:- State capture as an obstacle to democratic consolidation in Africa, 28-29 November 2017
  Papers presented
  Proceedings report
  
• EISA's 20^th Anniversary Symposium:- Current democratic realities in Africa: Where are we headed beyond the vote? 20 to 21 October 2016
  Proceedings report
• Tenth Annual Symposium:- Recent trends in constitutional reforms in Africa: How do constitutions help or hinder democracy? 18-19 November 2015
  Checks and balances: African constitutions and democracy in the 21st century, 2017 Grant Masterson & Melani Meirotti, EISA.
• Ninth Annual Symposium:- Experiences, lessons and good practices in promoting gender equality in politics in Africa, 11-12 December 2014
  Programme
  Concept note
• Eighth Annual Symposium:- Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Political Party Alliances in Africa, 26-27 September 2013
  Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Political Party Alliances and Coalitions in Africa, JAE 13(1), June 2014
• Seventh Annual Symposium:- Two Decades of Election Observation in Africa: Lessons Learned, Role, Performance and Impact on Democracy Building, 13-14 March 2013.
  Programme
  Concept note
• Sixth Annual Symposium:- Pressing buttons for political change: Technology for efficient elections and democracy deepening and broadening, 23-24 November 2011.
  Programme
  Concept note
• Fifth Annual Symposium:- Setting Benchmarks For Enhanced Political Party Performance For Democratic Governance, 23-24 November 2010
  Proceedings report

• Fourth Annual Symposium:- Preventing and Managing Violent Election-Related Conflicts in Africa: Exploring Best Practices, 17-18 November 2009
  Proceedings report
• The Third Annual EISA Symposium:- Strengthening Democratic Governance through the African Peer Review Mechanism: A civil society dialogue, 21-22 October 2008
  Symposium statement, November 2008
  Programme
  Concept Note
• Second Annual Symposium:- In Search of Sustainable Democratic Governance for Africa: Does democracy work for developing countries? 7-9 November 2007
  Proceedings report
• First Annual Symposium:- Challenges for Democratic Governance and Human Development in Africa, 8-10 November 2006
  Proceedings report

Thematic conferences

Election management and observation

• Workshop on Electoral Commissions in the ECCAS region, 4 November 2021, Brazzaville.
• ECOWAS roundtable on sub-regional election standards and principles, 23-24 November 2017, Douala.
• EMB-Observer dialogue: Enhancing Electoral Integrity, 10-11 June 2015 at the Sunny Side Park Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Using Public International Law to Assess Elections: The Experience in Africa, 3-4 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya.
• Network for Enhanced Electoral and Democratic Support (NEEDS) Workshop, Dakar, Senegal, 3-6 November 2009.
• Election Observation for African CSOs, Training Workshop, Johannesburg, South Africa, 25-28 August 2009.
• International Meeting on the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation, Maputo, 23-24 October 2008.
• Effective Electoral Assistance Workshop, Maputo, 23-28 June 2008.
• Prevention and Management of Electoral Conflict Seminar, 3-7 July, Luanda 2006.
• Regional Conference on Election Management, Monitoring and Observation (SADC), 2003.

Civil Society

• Election Observation for African CSOs, Training Workshop, Johannesburg, South Africa, 25-28 August 2009.
• CSOs contribution to democratic electoral process: The challenge to civil society organisations in contributing to the consolidation and promotion of the democratic electoral process, 3 - 4 March 2004, Johannesburg Rosebank Hotel.
• Sub-saharan Africa Workshop-Non-governmental process for the community of democracies, 2004.
• Strengthening Democracy through NEPAD: The Role of African Civil Society, 2003
  Conference report.
• SADC NGO Network Roundtable-The Role of Democratic Elections in Promoting Regional Stability and Peace: The Challenge for Civil Society, Dar es Salaam, 1999. Order publication.
• NGO Roundtable: Strengthening Democracy through Civil Society, Gaborone, 1997. Order publication.

Governance, APRM and electoral reform

• Regional Workshop on the Review of EISA's “Benchmarks for Enhanced Political Party Performance for Democratic Governance in Africa”, Johannesburg, 29-30 March 2022
• Regional Forum on Civil Society Post-election follow-up on Recommendations and Electoral Reform Advocacy Initiatives, Abidjan, 29-30 June 2021
• The African Peer Review Mechanism in Southern Africa: Exploring Synergies with the Southern African Development Community, Gaborone, May 2015
• Policy Dialogue on democracy protection institutions in southern Africa on 14 July 2009.
• Reflection on Implementation of APRM in Mozambique National Seminar, Maputo, Mozambique, 2007.
• Improving Electoral Quality & Deepening Democratic Governance in SADC, Lusaka, Zambia, 28-29 November 2007.
• Regional Initiatives for Electoral Reform in SADC: Strengthening Democratic Transformation through Identified Benchmarks in the Region, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, August 2004.
• Strengthening Democracy through NEPAD: The Role of African Civil Society, 2003
  Conference report.
• Electoral System Reforms in SADC: In Search of Accountability, Representation and Political Stability, 2003.
• Electoral Systems Roundtable, Cape Town, 1998. Order publication.
• Roundtable Proceedings on Designing Electoral Systems, 1996. Order publication.

Political parties

• South Africa: Strengthening Political Parties for Sustainable Democracy Workshop 2, 2-4 March 2009.
• South Africa: Strengthening Political Parties for Sustainable Democracy Workshop 1, 24-25 February 2009.
• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Botswana: Strengthening Political Parties for Sustainable Democracy Workshop, 8 December 2006.
• Political Parties: Policy development and public outreach workshop, 20 February 2006.
• Dialogue on Political Parties in Southern Africa, Angola, Botswana, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, 14-15 April 2005
  Conference proceedings
• Dialogue on Political Parties in Southern Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, 10-11 December 2004
  Conference proceedings
• Roundtable meeting: Strengthening democracy in South Africa through party coalition building, June 2003.

Women and youth

• Youth in Mozambique Conference 2021: Strategies to raise levels of public participation, communication and action, Zoom - ID: 824 4456 6728 | Passcode: 221 747, 19 & 26 April 2021.
• Youth Participation in Political Processes in Southern Africa, 2005, Rosebank, Johannesburg.
• Infusion of Democracy and Human Rights in the Education Curriculum: From Policy to Practice-Facing Future Challenges, 2004.
• Participation of Youth in Local Government Elections: Roundtable Report, Johannesburg, 2000. Order publication.
• Preparing for Local Government Elections: Encouraging Participation, Bisho, 1999
  Order publication.
• Putting Women in Power: Free and Fair Elections: Report, Julie Ballington and Bob Jones, 1999. Order publication.

Regional and country conferences

Economic Community of Central African States

• Workshop on Electoral Commissions in the ECCAS region, 4 November 2021, Brazzaville.
• Roundtable on sub-regional election standards and principles, 23-24 November 2017, Douala.

Southern African Development Community

• Youth Participation in Political Processes in Southern Africa, 2005, Rosebank, Johannesburg.
• Regional Initiatives for Electoral Reform in SADC: Strengthening Democratic Transformation through Identified Benchmarks in the Region, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, August 2004.
• Regional Conference on Election Management, Monitoring and Observation (SADC), 2003.
• Electoral System Reforms in SADC: In Search of Accountability, Representation and Political Stability, 2003.
• SADC NGO Network Roundtable - The Role of Democratic Elections in Promoting Regional Stability and Peace: The Challenge for Civil Society, Dar es Salaam, 1999. Order publication
• NGO Roundtable: Strengthening Democracy through Civil Society, Gaborone, 1997. Order publication

SADC Electoral Commission Forum

• Conference on the SADC Electoral Commission Forum, Namibia, 1997. Order publication.
• Launch Conference of the SADC Electoral Commissions Forum, Cape Town, 1998. Order publication.
• Southern African Elections Forum-Conference Report, 11-14 June 2000, Windhoek. Order publication.

Angola

• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Dialogue on Political Parties and Governance in the SADC Region: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, 14-15 April 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa
  Conference proceedings
• Angolan Roundtable on Consensus Building, 2002.

Botswana

• Political Party Workshops, Botswana, 2009.
• Policy Dialogue on democracy protection institutions in southern Africa on 14 July 2009.
• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Botswana Electoral System Reform, 14-15 March 2006, Gaborone, Botswana.
• Botswana: Strengthening Political Parties for Sustainable Democracy Workshop, 8 December 2006.
• Dialogue on Political Parties and Governance in the SADC Region: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, 14-15 April 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa
  Conference proceedings

DRC

• Political, Electoral and Human Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Learning from Experiences in South Africa and the SADC region on 14 July 2009.
• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Dialogue on Political Parties and Governance in the SADC Region: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, 14-15 April 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa
  Conference proceedings
• Electoral Perspectives and the process of Democratisation in the DRC: Lessons from the SADC countries-Conclusions, 2002
  Conference proceedings: English  ·  Français.

Egypt

National roundtable on election observation in Egypt, 2014.

Lesotho

• Policy Dialogue on democracy protection institutions in southern Africa, 14 July 2009.
• Lesotho's 2007 General Elections: Towards a Constructive Management of Post-election Disputes, EISA Workshop, 25-27 September 2007, Maseru, Lesotho
  Conference proceedings.
• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Dialogue on Political Parties in Southern Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, 10-11 December 2004
  Conference proceedings

Madagascar

• Civil Society-Parliament Relations, 1-2 September 2008.
• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Challenges of Election Management and Prospects for Reforms in Madagascar (English and French), Antananarivo, Madagascar, 22 May 2008.

Malawi

• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Dialogue on Political Parties in Southern Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, 10-11 December 2004
  Conference proceedings

Mauritius

• Policy Dialogue on democracy protection institutions in southern Africa on 14 July 2009.
• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Dialogue on Political Parties in Southern Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, 10-11 December 2004
  Conference proceedings

Mozambique

• Youth in Mozambique Conference 2021: Strategies to raise levels of public participation, communication and action, Zoom - ID: 824 4456 6728 | Passcode: 221 747, 19 & 26 April 2021.
• Reflection on Implementation of APRM in Mozambique National Seminar, Maputo, Mozambique, 2007.
• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Dialogue on Political Parties and Governance in the SADC Region: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, 14-15 April 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa
  Conference proceedings
• Consolidating Peace and Democracy in Mozambique through Election-related Conflict Management Initiatives, 2003.

Namibia

• Policy Dialogue on democracy protection institutions in southern Africa on 14 July 2009.
• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Dialogue on Political Parties and Governance in the SADC Region: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, 14-15 April 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa
  Conference proceedings

South Africa

• The South African 2019 national and provincial elections: A post-election review, 8-9 July 2019, Johannesburg, South Africa.
• South Africa: Strengthening Political Parties for Sustainable Democracy Workshop 2, 2-4 March 2009.
• South Africa: Strengthening Political Parties for Sustainable Democracy Workshop 1, 24-25 February 2009.
• Policy Dialogue on democracy protection institutions in southern Africa on 14 July 2009.
• Electoral Systems & Accountability: Options for Electoral Reforms in South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, 2007.
• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Political Parties: Policy development and public outreach workshop, 20 February 2006.
• Dialogue on Political Parties and Governance in the SADC Region: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, 14-15 April 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa
  Conference proceedings
• Voter Information and the Role of Community Radios in South Africa's 2004 Election, 2004.
• Roundtable meeting: Strengthening democracy in South Africa through party coalition building, June 2003.
• The South African Electoral System Roundtable, 2002.
• Conflict Management Programme Report: South African Local Government Elections August-December 2000, Johannesburg, June 2000. Order publication
• Report on Conflict Management Committees and Arbitration Panels for the National Assembly and Provincial Elections, Johannesburg, June 1999. Order publication
• Preparing for Local Government Elections: Encouraging Participation, Bisho, 1999. Order publication
• Revisiting the Rural Model of Local Government in South Africa, 1997. Order publication

Swaziland

• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Dialogue on Political Parties in Southern Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, 10-11 December 2004
  Conference proceedings

Tanzania

• Policy Dialogue on democracy protection institutions in southern Africa on 14 July 2009.
• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Dialogue on Political Parties and Governance in the SADC Region: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, 14-15 April 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa
  Conference proceedings

Zambia

• EISA and the Judiciary of Zambia held a workshop in Lusaka to examine the High Court's handling of the 2016 parliamentary election petitions with a view to enhancing future electoral dispute resolution in Zambia.
  Proceedings report, 2017.
• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Policy Dialogue on democracy protection institutions in southern Africa on 14 July 2009.
• Dialogue on Political Parties and Governance in the SADC Region: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, 14-15 April 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa
  Conference proceedings

Zimbabwe

• Regional Conference on Political Parties and Democratic Governance in the SADC Region, 2006.
• Dialogue on Political Parties and Governance in the SADC Region: Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, 10-11 December 2004, Pretoria
  Conference proceedings.

Symposia & Conferences