“Ultimately, if we can stay true to our principles…then the political movement provides opportunity to create change.” Sivarasa Rasiah discusses building a coalition with other parties before elections, and how to work together once in government. He mentions that change is sometimes slow in government, but that change can still be achieved. Sivarasa is the…
“I think the number one piece of advice I would have given myself is to remember why I wanted to run, know what I want to achieve and be patient, but keep plotting away and try to get there.” Anita Vandenbeld discusses why individuals should cross over from civil society to government and provides advice…
“My belief and the lesson learned is that the woman caucus is a strong vector to push within the parliament the reform regarding the woman rights and the woman equality.” Lobna Jeribi discusses the opportunity for her to cross over to government. She highlights a women’s caucus that she created and how that helped to…
Providing case studies, this document highlights how to begin the process of working with coalitions. This manual was developed by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights.