Areas of Work

Democracy & Election

IID has conceptualized several programs like Hello MP!, E-FGD, Policy Breakfast etc. to promote people’s participation in the policy discourse. These programs aim to bridge the gap between parliamentarians/policy makers and their mass constituencies.

IID’s activities in the field of Democracy can broadly be grouped into Policy Research, Promote People’s Participation and Bridging Government with the Mass.

RESEARCH & ADVOCACY

Survey of Opinion

IID specializes in conducting large scale, nationwide opinion surveys. Understanding public opinion, attitudes, and demands is an essential aspect of a working democracy.

Optimistic youth prefers democracy over economic growth

Advocacy & Campaign

IID advocates for citizens’ democratic rights and representation.

Ghost of discredited article 57 in Digital Security Law

Evidence-based approach to address gender-gap in voter list

Research Communication

Democratic decision making is about addressing citizens’ needs and producing the optimum outcome given limited resources. Successful decision making therefore requires policymakers and people’s representatives to be cognizant of specific facts and information that will help them achieve those goals. IID facilitates this by relaying relevant information – which includes public opinion as well as research findings – in an easy-to-understand manner to policymakers.

Info-page for Parliamentarians

PROMOTING PARTICIPATION

e-FGD

Online sessions using internet based video conferencing technology from distant places to connect peripheral with the centre.

Focus Group Discussion – Rajshahi

Hello MP

‘Hello MP’ program seeks to strengthen the connection between the MPs and the people.

Hello MP holds video-conference style meeting

Youth Manifesto

Interactive session with young leaders of different political parties to ensure participation of youth in the policy discourse.

Unheard Youth Voices Raised through IID’s Youth Manifesto Initiative

CREATING CONVERSATION

Policy Breakfast

Promotes evidence-informed and solution-driven debate among high-level key influencers of policy community.

Political participation should go beyond voting

Demand-driven campaign for the mayoral elections

Regional Policy Forum

Intended to take the policy discussion outside Dhaka, with greater focus on the youth. Another crucial objective of this activity is to create a platform for the young people to be able to better articulate their needs, demands and responsibilities to the policy makers, youth led organizations, young political leaders, community level youth leaders and key influencers, academicians, relevant industry leaders and practitioners.

Policy Forum on Sustainable Production and Consumption

e-Town Hall

IID sets up informal public meetings online called e-town hall, which allow the public to directly interact with experts and other influential members of society.

IRI explains its opinion survey at IRI-IID online seminar