AFSC intends to engage a research consultant/a research consultant team to conduct a cross-regional study that analyzes the current research and contexts of electoral violence in Africa, Asia, the Americas (with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean), and the Middle East over the last few years, with a focus on distilling lessons and best practices. We aim to have a cross-regional, comparative perspective and higher-level analysis of electoral violence patterns across geographies, while also providing more in-depth insights into specific contexts within Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East.