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Making a Case for Social Accountability in Governance Assessments
Civil Society, Report, Civil SocietyThis publication is part of the background material for the The Oslo Governance Forum (OGF). The OGF took place on 3-5 October 2011, and was organised by the UNDP’s Democratic Governance Group in collaboration with United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), ActionAid, ACT Alliance, World Bank Institute and PRIA Global Partnership. The Forum focused on participatory governance assessments and...
Blurring the Boundaries - Citizen Action Across States and Societies
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Academic/Think Tank, DonorBlurring the Boundaries - Citizen Action Across States and Societies provides a summary of nearly a decade of research on citizen engagement done by the Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability (the Citizenship DRC). The brief note Blurring the Boundaries - Citizen Action Across States and Societies has been produced by the Development Research Centre on...
Background on the the People Centred Analyses Report 2010 (FYR Macedonia)
Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Report, Academic/Think TankThis document provides background on the People Centered Analyses Report 2010 (FYR Macedonia).
People Centered Analyses Report 2010 (FRY Macedonia)
Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Report, Academic/Think Tank, UNDP ProducedThe 2010 People-centred Analyses Report provides policy analysts, decision makers and the public with an effective analytical policy tool focused on people's perceptions on key variables that affect their lives. At the same time it explores and suggests possible policy options that are responsive to citizens' aspirations and concerns, while supporting country's general...
Draft baseline study report
Africa, Civil Society, Report, Civil SocietyForum Syd’s Tanzania office is launching a three year social accountability program in one district of the Kagera region and two districts of the Mwanza. The Program is expected to start 2010 and be completed 2013. In order to make an informed decision on which social accountability interventions to apply, how they should be prioritised and to measure and evaluate the impact of...
Measuring change and results in voice and accountability work
Civil Society, Report, GovernmentCitizen voice and accountability (V&A) work has emerged as a priority in the international development agenda, as part of the importance of governance in improving the lives of poor people. Citizens’ capacity to express and exercise their views is a vital part of poverty reduction. This paper brings together a set of indicators that are used to measure the process...
Second OECD World Forum - Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies
Civil Society, Report, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyThis document presents proceedings of the OCED’s second World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy: Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies.’ The proceedings, in which leaders from 130 countries took part, emphasise the key role of access to information in judging the progress of societies. They also note that access to a comprehensive and...
Measuring Empowerment? Ask Them
Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Human Rights, Report, Civil SocietyProcesses of development and social change are never easy to measure though, and results can be elusive and difficult to evaluate. It is easier to count schools than to measure the impact of education. However, there are from time to time innovative and cutting edge efforts made to measure the “immeasurable”, and in Bangladesh we found one such example. This paper presents the...
Citizen Report Card on Urban Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste Services in Kenya: Summary of Results
Africa, Civil Society, Corruption, Report, Civil SocietyCitizen Report Card (CRC)on Urban Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste Services in Kenya: Summary of Results The CRC is a simple but powerful tool to provide public agencies with systematic feedback from users of public services, and enable them to identify strengths and weaknesses in their work. CRCs are compiled from data collected during a randomized sample survey of the users of...