Coalitions Building and Networking
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2013
Training Course for Women Candidates for the 2010 Municipal Elections
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This document provides background information on the need for increased women's participation in Lebanon and on the basic principles of democracy and local governance. It also includes training modules covering public service, leadership, communication and campaigning.
Tunisian Election Law Handbook for Lawyers
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
The comprehensive "Tunisian Election Law Handbook for Lawyers" describes and explains the country’s legal provisions surrounding electoral conduct. The handbook provides advice on applying Tunisia’s new Election Law and presents Tunisian lawyers with guidance on substantive law and procedures from the Constituent Assembly. The handbook also highlights potential areas of dispute and legal strategies in assisting citizens on election legal issues.
Incentives and Risks Involved with Candidacy in Municipal Elections
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This presentation discusses the importance of being properly motivated to be a candidate. It stresses that a candidate should be more influenced by internal factors than external ones, such as money and fame. It is based on Abraham Maslow's theory of self-actualization.
Developing Political Party Messages
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This presentation describes elements of a successful communications strategy, including themes, sub-messages and selecting the medium. It includes the Issue Matrix Tool for planning messages and gives examples and a group exercise.
The Permanent Campaign: Political Branding and Governing
Language(s): English
Published: 2010
The presentation describes defining success in a political context, understanding types of political brands, developing a tool kit of political brand techniques and creating a political brand using public opinion polling.
Campaign Skills Handbook
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2013
This manual contains 11 modules for preparing a comprehensive, step-by-step program to plan and execute an election campaign. The manual offers guidance on building communication strategy, campaign planning and tools for research, mobilizing resources and targeting voters. It also details key steps for political party activists and leaders to develop successful messages and become powerful communicators and leaders.
Exercise for analyzing and studying the views influencing municipal elections
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This handout instructed students to create a visual representation of the important issues in an election, plan how to address them and organize resources.
Developing an Issue Matrix: The Art of Defining Yourself and Your Opponent
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This presentation focuses on how candidates and parties should plan their message before undertaking an initiative or campaign. The Issue Matrix tool highlights four areas: how we define ourselves, how opponents define us, how opponents define themselves and how we define our opponents. Examples are provided.
International Republican Institute Campaign Manual for Local Council/Municipality Candidates
Language(s): English
Published: 2010
The manual provides information on creating an effective campaign message, communicating with voters, volunteers, mobilizing voters and managing the campaign. The training was conducted for four different independent political groups in 2009.