Under the ASIV IDIQ, the ATARI Task Order was designed to support and inform the strategic planning, design, and implementation of democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG) programming to counter efforts to undermine democratic resilience.
Under the Task Order, DPI-MCI developed and piloted a new methodology and corresponding diagnostic tool for assessing external actors’ efforts to undermine democratic resilience in partner countries (including six country-level pilot assessments), and worked collaboratively with USAID Mission and other stakeholders to formulate effective responses. As an interrelated component, DPI-MCI synthesized the growing body of research and evidence on anti-democracy behavior by geopolitical competitors and non-state actors, and supported the generation of relevant research via grants to members of a growing community of researchers-practitioners. Through these components, DPI-MCI further developed and disseminated practitioners’ guidance related to promising approaches and best practices to strengthen democratic resilience, in support of the broader community of practice.
Please see the Strengthening Democratic Resilience (SDR) Assessment Tool Guide here for additional detail.
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