Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

12 october 2012, Bogota, Colombia

The IDEA-UNDP-NIMD 'Democractic Strengthening' programme focuses on: 1. Enhanced political representation, particularly of under-represented groups 2. Improved quality of legislation and party proposals 3. Design and implementation of mechanisms aimed at promoting transparency 4. Strengthened citize

Factsheet Colombia offers concise NIMD programme information and political analysis on a single sheet.

This fact-finding and policy review paper is a comparitive analysis about the impacts of organized crime, and specifically drugs related crime, on the Latin American political systems. The focus of the study is on Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and Bolivia. The countries analysed in this study have di