Statement of Partnership

We agree on the need for independent, arms-length contributions to public policy and debate within the Americas by means of timely, impartial, and high quality research on the state of democracy in the Andes; that such contributions should provide evidence to enable judgments about the trends in the region, with the intention of mobilizing political will to support democracy within the framework of the Inter-American Democratic Charter and related instruments; and that they should also encompass broader issues of constitutionalism and citizenship.