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International AffairsStockholm, Sweden201-500 Employees
International IDEA is an intergovernmental organization focused on supporting democracy worldwide. Based in Strömsborg, Stockholm, with a global presence through regional offices, it conducts work across electoral processes, constitution-building, democracy assessment, and political participation to strengthen democratic institutions, processes, and actors. The organization emphasizes inclusivity, gender, conflict sensitivity, and sustainable development as cross-cutting priorities, aiming to increase democratic capacity, legitimacy, and accountability, and to foster cooperation in democracy-related efforts. Its activities include producing comparative knowledge and facilitating dialogue among national and local actors engaged in democratic reform, with the United Nations as a related platform through its status as a Permanent Observer. In recent developments, International IDEA expanded its regional footprint with a new office in Pretoria, South Africa, reflecting its ongoing regional outreach and collaboration initiatives. The entity operates within the international affairs field and serves governments, electoral bodies, civil society, and other actors involved in democratic governance and reform.