Pnyx is a consultancy firm founded by Pär Sköld in 1996. It is based in Göteborg, Sweden. Pnyx undertakes assignments in the field of democracy and human rights.
As can be seen in the Curriculum Vitae, many assignments are awarded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Assignments are often carried out in cooperation with other consultancy firms.
Pnyx has vast experience in working with the following processes:
- Program and Project Cycle Management and Design
- Drafting of development cooperation strategies
- Policy dialogues
- Project formulation and design
- Project appraisal, monitoring and evaluation
- Human Rights, Democracy and Governance
- Human rights based approaches to development
- Institution building and capacity development
- Civil society strengthening
- Promotion of gender equality
- Elections
- Member of EU Exploratory Missions to Bolivia (2006 and 2008),
to Nicaragua (2006) and to Guatemala (2007). - Member of Core Team (political expert) in EU EOM Bolivia 2009 and
EU EOM Nicaragua 2011. - Participation in some 35 Election Observation/Supervision Missions since 1989.
- Contracted by Sida (2005-2015) to provide two-day training courses for Swedish election observers.
At present Pnyx is not available for assignments as Pär Sköld is stationed in Liberia, working with the UN.
