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Launch: Media Sustainability Index (MSI) - Europe & Eurasia
10 April 2012 | eurasia, europe, media, media dev, media sustainability, regional assessmentThe 2012 MSI study for Europe & Eurasia revealed a mix of positive developments, regression, and stagnation (or resilience, depending on one's point of view). Nearly half of the 21 countries...
How corrupt is Italy
26 March 2012 | corruption, europe, governance, public institutionsThe anti-corruption organisation, Transparency International Italy, will publish a report on 30 March evaluating the effectiveness of Italy’s key institutions against corruption. Only 5 per cent of...
The citizens’ debt audit
29 February 2012 | blogpost, citizen monitoring, debt, economic governance, europe, france, initiative, social accountabilityThe campaign for a citizens’ audit of the public debt is making headway. Following the success of the call for general mobilization, which attracted nearly 60,000 signatures, about a hundred...
Corruption on the rise in Europe | space for transparency
28 February 2012 | cis, corruption, europe, perceptions, press release, public opinionA public opinion survey finds that corruption is a major problem across the European Union. The survey was published today by the European Commission. Two – thirds of Europeans believe corruption is...
Balkan Peer Exchange: Enhancing Analysis and Research-Based Advocacy in an Era of Open Data | Think Tank Fund | Open Society Foundations - OSF
27 February 2012 | advocacy, balkans, cis, evidence-based, researchThe Western Balkans has witnessed the emergence of a considerable number of influential advocacy organizations and think tanks in the last two decades. Acknowledged by donors and governments alike...
Transatlantic Conference on Transparency Research — ACRN
18 January 2012 | anti-corruption, call for papers, corruption, europe, opportunity, researchThe purpose of this conference is to bring together researchers from North-America and Europe in order to exchange the latest findings and insights concerning transparency and open government. This...
Call for Proposals: Using Data for Policy-Relevant Research and Evidence-Based Advocacy (21 April 2011, Open Society Foundations)
26 April 2011 | advocacy, asia pacific, call for proposals, cis, data, europe, evidence-based, opportunityThe Open Society Institute Think Tank Fund and Information Program invite proposals from think tanks, policy research organizations or advocacy organizations with in-house research capacity for...
Publication: Measuring Quality of Government and Sub-National Variation (ACRN, 13 April 2011)
13 April 2011 | europe, local governance, publication, report, well-beingIn January, 2011, a report, funded by the EU Commission for Regional Development was published by several scholars at the Quality of Government Institute. In this study, new data was produced at the...
Publication: Asset declarations for public officials: a tool to prevent corruption (UNPAN, 6 April 2011)
06 April 2011 | anti-corruption, case studies, cis, corruption, europe, fiscal transparency, legislation, research, studyA great number of countries around the world have introduced systems of asset declaration for public officials in order to prevent or combat corruption. Many believe that asset declarations can be a...
Blogpost: Political Parties in Kosovo fail the transparency test (TI, 6 April 2011)
06 April 2011 | blogpost, cis, corruption, elections, kosovo, transparencyMoney, like elections, is an inherent part of multi-party democracy. However, if not transparent, money in politics carries equally inherent risks of corruption. Transparency in political financing...