DRG Program Resources

• User's Guide to Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Programming [pdf]
• Handbook of Democracy and Governance Program Indicators (1998) [pdf]
• Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Strategic Assessment Framework
• Gender Integration in Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) [pdf, 3mb]

Policy Documents

• USAID Counter-Trafficking in Persons Policy (2012) [pdf]
• USAID Strategy on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (2013)  [pdf]
• USAID Political Party Assistance Policy (2003) [pdf]

Capacity Development Guidance

• Capacity Development Measurement guidance [pdf, 175kb]
• Local Capacity Development: Recommended Approaches Additional Help [pdf, 235kb]

DRG Funded Research

• Maintaining Civic Space in Backsliding Regimes pdf [820kb]
• Grassroots Reform in the Global South pdf [789kb]
• Making Human Rights Campaigns Effective While Limiting Unintended Consequences pdf [1mb]
• Can Indigenous Associations Foster Trust, Tolerance, and Public Goods? Exploring the Role of Grins in Post-Conflict Mali [pdf, 2mb]
• Combatting Corruption Among Civil Servants: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on What Works [pdf, 1mb]
• Does Women’s Political Presence Matter? Examining Descriptive, Substantive, and Symbolic Representation via a Natural Experiment [pdf, 1mb]
• Increasing the Civic and Political Participation of Women: Understanding the Risk of Strong Resistance [pdf, 1mb]
• Struggles from Below: Literature Review on Human Rights Struggles by Domestic Actors [pdf, 1mb]
• China and the African State Evidence from Surveys, Survey Experiments, and Behavioral Games in Liberia [pdf, 471kb]
• Reducing Vulnerability to Human Trafficking [pdf 530kb]
• Civil Resistance and Corporate Behavior [pdf 736kb]
• Theories of Democratic Change Phase 1 - Democratic Backsliding [pdf 1mb]
• Online and Offline Activism in Egypt and Bahrain [pdf]
• Value for Money in Purchasing Votes? [pdf]
• Legitimacy Deficits in Colombia’s Peace Talks [pdf]
• Golos Impact Evaluation [pdf, 3mb]
• Constituency Dialogues and Citizen Engagement in Cambodia [pdf, 793kb]
• Networks and Information: An Impact Evaluation of Efforts to Increase Political Participation in Mozambique [pdf, 2mb]
• Summary Report Cambodia Impact Evaluation [pdf, 1mb]
• Developmnet Effectiveness Evaluation Study [pdf, 485kb]
• Impact Evaluation of USAID’s Community-Based Crime and Violence Prevention Approach in Central America: Regional Report for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama [pdf, 676kb]
• Ghana Strengthening Accountability Mechanisms (GSAM) [pdf, 330kb]
• Increasing Political Participation in Mozambique [pdf, 593kb]
• Increasing Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault in South Africa [pdf, 506kb]
• Baseline Report: La lucha contra la influencia de los intereses ilegales en los procesos políticos del Perú [doc, 231kb]
• Impact Evaluation of the “Increasing Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault in South Africa” Program [doc, 2mb]
• Impact Evaluation of Supporting Traditional Leaders and Local Structures to Mitigate Community-Level Conflict in Zimbabwe [doc, 556kb]
• Numerous Africa Bureau country page updates & review to include: South Africa, Southern Africa Regional, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Senegal, Burundi, Liberia, Kenya [doc, 816kb]
• Starting line report conducted in districts and among the population for the Pro participation program [pdf, 3mb]

Field Guides & Handbooks

Applied Political Economy Analysis

• Applied Political Economy Analysis Field Guide and Framework

Civil Society and Media

• Community Media Sustainability Guide (2009) [pdf]

Elections and Political Transitions

• Transition Elections and Political Processes in Reconstruction and Stabilization Operations: Lesson Learned (2007) [pdf]
• Best Practices in Electoral Security: A Guide for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Programming (2013) [pdf]
• Best Practices in Electoral Security: A Guide for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Programming (2013) [pdf]
• Electoral Security Framework: Technical Guidance Handbook for Democracy and Governance Officers (2010) [pdf]
• Promoting legal frameworks for democratic elections: an NDI guide for developing election laws (2008) [pdf]
• Assessing and Verifying Election Results: A Decision-Maker’s Guide to Parallel Vote Tabulation and Other Tools [pdf]

Rule of Law

• Rule of Law Practitioner's Guide (2020)
• Designing and Implementing Court Automation Projects Guide (2019)
• Non-State Justice System Programming: A Practitioners’ Guide (2019)
• Key Document: Guide to Rule of Law Country Analysis: The Rule of Law Strategic Framework (2010) [pdf]
• Crime and Prevention Field Guide Final Report 2016
• Integrating Rule of Law and Global Development: Food Security, Climate Change, and Public Health 2013 [pdf]
• Field Guide for USAID DG Officers: Assistance to Civilian Law Enforcement in Developing Countries (2011) [pdf]
• HIV/AIDS Legal Assessment Tool (2011) [pdf]
• Guide to Court Reform and the Role of Court Personnel: A Guide for USAID Democracy and Governance Workers (2010) [pdf]
• Reducing Corruption in the Judiciary (2009) [pdf]
• Using Administrative Law Tools and Concepts to Strengthen USAID Programming (2008) [pdf]
• Anticorruption and Police Integrity (2007) [pdf]
• USAID Legal Empowerment of the Poor: From Concepts to Assessment 2007 [pdf]
• Rebuilding the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Environments 2005 [pdf]
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Guide (1998) [pdf]
• Land and Business Formalization for Legal Empowerment of the Poor: Strategic Overview Paper January, 2007
• Assistance for Civilian Policing: USAID Policy Guidance December, 2005
• Achievements in Building and Maintaining the Rule of Law: MSI's Studies in LAC, E&E, AFR, and ANE November, 2002
• Guidance for Promoting Judicial Independence and Impartiality November, 2002
• Case Tracking and Management Guide September, 2001
• Strategic Approaches for Donor-Supported Rule of Law Programs February, 1994
• “From Rule of Men to Rule of Law in Europe and Eurasia” A Synthesis of Eight Country Impact Assessments February, 2004

Anti-Corruption

• Key Document: Anticorruption Assessment Handbook (2009) [pdf]
• Key Document: Practitioner's Guide to Anticorruption (2015) [pdf]
• USAID Anti-corruption Program Efficacy in sub-Saharan Africa 2018
• Analysis of USAID Anticorruption Programming Worldwide 2014 [pdf]
• Tools for Assessing Corruption and Integrity 2005
• An Anti-corruption reader (2005) [pdf]
• Anti-Corruption and Transparency Coalitions: Lessons from Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador and Bolivia 2005 [pdf]
• Anti-corruption Investigation and Trial Guide 2005 [pdf]

Governance

• Decentralized Governance and Accountability: Academic Research and The Future of Donor Programming
• USAID Guidance for Democracy and Governance Programming in Post-Conflict Countries
• Democratic Decentralization Programming Handbook (2009) [pdf]
• Interagency Security Sector Reform Guide (2009) [pdf]
• Handbook on Legislative Strengthening (2000) [pdf]

Human Rights

• Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) Field Guide (2013) [pdf]
• Field Guide: Helping Prevent Mass Atrocities [pdf]

Empowerment & Inclusion

• Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes [pdf]
• Five Focus Areas to Support Persons with Disabilities in the Wheelchair Sector [pdf]

Transitional Justice

• Community Participation in Transitional Justice: A Role for Participatory Research (2014) [pdf]

Security Sector

• Security Sector Reform
• Security Sector Governance
• Security Sector Governance and Justice Indicators Guide (2019)
• Inventory of USAID Security Sector Governance and Institution Building Programs 2019
• Security Sector Institution Building Toolkit 2017 [pdf]
• Interagency Security Sector Assessment Framework Guidance for the U.S. Government (2010) [pdf]
• Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Programming Lessons Learned 2010
• Interagency Maritime Security Sector Reform 2010 [pdf,871kb]
• Effectiveness of Police Accountability Mechanisms

DRG Assessments & Analysis

Country Assessments

• DRG Assessment of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2012) [pdf]
• DRG Assessment of Indonesia (2013) [pdf]
• DRG Assessment of Senegal (2013) [pdf]

Regional Assessments

• African Union Democracy and Governance Stocktaking Assessment (2013) [pdf]

Democracy Assistance

• Deepening our Understanding of the Effects of US Foreign Assistance on Democracy Building (2008) [pdf]
• Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge though Evaluations and Research (2008) [pdf]

Civil Society & Media

• A Mobile Voice: The Role of Mobile Phones in Citizen Media (2008) [pdf]
• Civil Society Organization (CSO) Sustainability Index for Sub-Saharan Africa (2011) [pdf]
• Civil Society Organization (CSO) Sustainability Index for Eastern Europe & Eurasia (2011) [pdf]
• Civil Society Organization (CSO) Sustainability Index for Afghanistan (2011) [pdf]
• Civil Society Organization (CSO) Sustainability Index for Pakistan (2011) [pdf]
• Media Sustainability Index [pdf]
• New Media and International Media Development: A Resource Guide for Europe and Eurasia (2008) [pdf]

Elections & Political Transitions

• A study of political party assistance in Eastern Europe and Eurasia (2007) [pdf]

Women in Power Project

• Women in Power Summary Report
• Women in Power Briefer
• Women’s Leadership as a Route To Greater Empowerment: Desktop Study [pdf]
• Women’s Leadership as a Route to Greater Empowerment: Report on the Diamond Leadership Model [pdf]
• Women’s Leadership as a Route to Greater Empowerment: Cambodia Case Study [pdf]
• Women’s Leadership as a Route to Greater Empowerment: Georgia Case Study [pdf]
• Women’s Leadership as a Route to Greater Empowerment: Jordan Case Study [pdf]
• Women’s Leadership as a Route to Greater Empowerment: Kenya Case Study [pdf]
• Women’s Leadership as a Route to Great Empowerment: Mexico Case Study [pdf]

DRG Videos

• Security Sector Assistance E-module Training (1-hour)
• Women in Power Project

Cross-Sectoral Programming

• Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance and BioDiversity Conservation Linkages