To rebuild and revitalize democratic institutions and to re-establish trust between the people and their governments, there is a need for new and innovative social contracts that better reflect the changing global environment and that meaningfully prioritize equity of access to the mechanisms of participation. 

In this context, International IDEA presents two new products under the Global State of Democracy Initiative:

• The Global State of Democracy 2022 Report: Forging social contracts in a time of discontent
• Democracy Tracker - a new qualitative database of democracy and human rights developments

The event will be livestreamed on International IDEA's YouTube channel and can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/8rY7JfPLMrk