The Institutional Strengthening Pillar programs and projects will focus on improving political governance at the national, provincial and local-level, developing healthy democratic institutions and governance structures and growing an effective and accountable public sector in Papua New Guinea. Pillar expertise is also involved in strengthening political parties, as vital institutions of political governance.

Programs

Improving Governance Program
Examining the electoral processes of PNG and contributing to electoral reform to promote free and fair elections.

Community and People Project
Researching community development and the empowerment of local communities.

Institutional Arrangements Project
Analysing options for the reform of PNG's decentralised system of governance to improve service delivery and accountability.

Recent Publications
Improving Governance Program

• Improving the Electoral Roll and Voter Registration in Papua New Guinea Discussion Paper No. 111
• Realigning Electoral Incentives: Lessons for the 2012 National General Election from Conflict Theory and Public Policy Discussion Paper No. 112
• Priorities for a Free and Fair Election: An NRI Issues Analysis. Discussion Paper No. 107
• The 2007 Papua New Guinea National General Elections Domestic Observation Report. Special Publication No. 52
• Options for Increasing Women's Representation at the National and Local-level Governments: The Need for a Comprehensive Analysis. Spotlight with NRI, Vol. 3 No. 3
• Local Government and the Evolution of Local Democracy in Papua New Guinea, 1964-2008. Spotlight with NRI, Vol. 2 No. 2
• Corruption in Papua New Guinea : Towards an understanding of Issues.Special Publication No. 37

Community and People Project

• Community Transformation: Unlocking the Development Potential of the People, Special Publication No. 56
• Community-Driven Development: Lessons from the Domil Case Study Spotlight with NRI, Vol. 3 No. 4

Institutional Arragenments Program

• Profiling Local-level Governments and Districts in Papua New Guinea. Spotlight with NRI, Vol. 3 No. 2
• The Quest for Good Governance A Literature Survey on the Reform of Intergovernmental Relations in PNG. Monograph No. 40
• Developing a Coherent Policy for the Restructure of Decentralised Government. Spotlight with NRI, Vol. 2 No.1