Iran Electoral Archive: Difference between revisions

▲The '''Iran Electoral Archive''' is an online comprehensive source of information about [[Elections in Iran |Iranian Elections]], comprising laws, official documents, academic articles and commentaries, both in English and in Persian. The key objective of the IEAr project is to provide a large variety of stakeholders with a broad and impartial look at the [[Elections in Iran|Iranian elections]] legal framework, history (from 1967 onwards) and current developments.<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Iran Electoral Archive, an overview on Iranian elections and rules|journal=The ITPCM Newsletter|year=2010|month=July|volume=VII|issue=24|pages=17|url=http://www.sssup.it/UploadDocs/8443_ITPCM_NEWL_JULY_2010.pdf|accessdate=1 February 2012}}</ref> The archive constitutes a unique and concrete answer to the scarcity of available information in this domain, addressing in a systematic and academic manner the controversial debate revolving around the [[Iranian presidential election, 2013|Iranian electoral process]].<ref>{{cite web|last=The Electoral Knowledge Network - ACE|title=Iran, Islamic Republic of, Election related Sources|url=http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/IR/links/electoral-archive-iear-website|accessdate=7 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Machiavelli Center for Cold War Studies - CIMA|first=University of Florence|title=The Iran Electoral Archive|url=http://www.machiavellicenter.net/middle-east-north-africa/the-new-iran-electoral-archive-iear-website/|publisher=University of Florence|accessdate=7 February 2012}}</ref>

▲The [[Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies|Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna]] [http://www.sssup.it], an Italian public university, has been running the project since 2009. All documents hosted on the Archive [http://www.iear.sssup.it] - more than 400 occurrences - have been selected by qualified and independent researchers, within<ref>{{cite web|last=International Research Laboratory on Conflict, Development & Global Politics|title=CDG Laboratory|url=http://www.sssup.it/context.jsp?ID_LINK=9715&area=47|publisher=Scuola Sant'Anna|accessdate=7 February 2012}}</ref> and outside the Scuola, inspired by the principles of impartiality and independence, and boasting a proven track record of relevant investigations within the Iranian political and electoral history fields. Moreover, all uploads undergo a final approval by an independent external body.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant%27Anna_School_of_Advanced_Studies#cite_note-49|work=The Doctoral Programme in Politics, human rights and sustainability, CDG Laboratory - International Research Laboratory on Conflict, Development and Global Politics|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=7 February 2012}}</ref>

▲The IEAr is structured in fourteen sections, each one of them corresponds to a given subject/topic: [[Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran|Iranian Constitution]], [[Islamic Consultative Assembly|Iranian Parliament]], [[President of Iran|Iranian President]], Iranian Elections Local Officials, Iranian Electoral Law and Bylaws [http://www.ifes.org/Content/Events/2011/Duality-by-Design-The-Iranian-Electoral-System.aspx], [[Political parties in Iran|Iranian Political Parties]] [[Category:Iranian women in politics|Iranian Women in Politics]], [[Censorship in Iran|Iranian Media and Censorship]], Election Technology, Iranian Dispute Resolution, Iranian Election History, Other Social and Institutional Actors, [[Iranian presidential election, 2009|Iranian 2009 Presidential Election]], Relevant Websites. Each section includes three subsections: official documents, relevant commentaries and selected articles.

▲Since 1996 the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna has been involved worldwide<ref>{{cite web|title=The International Training Programme for Conflict Management Curriculum|url=http://www.sssup.it/UploadDocs/11391_Cv_ITPCM_updated_MAY_2011.pdf|work=The ITPCM CV|publisher=Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna}}</ref> in activities related to elections training, assistance and monitoring as well as electoral research and studies. Promoting a better understanding of the legal, political and technical issues revolving around elections, globally and at country level, is the project’s ultimate goal.