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AfroBarometer Questionnaires
Africa, Civil Society, Democracy, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThe Afrobarometer is an independent, nonpartisan survey that measures the social, political, and economic atmosphere in Africa.The barometer collects and disseminates information regarding Africans’ views on democracy, governance, economic reform, civil society, and quality of life. Round 1 surveys were conducted between 1999 and 2001. At that time, the project covered seven countries in...
Score Card for Gender Responsive Agricultural Service Provision
Africa, Land Governance, Public Administration, Questionnaire , UN WomenThis scorecard, developed by UN-Woman and The Gender Monitoring Office, can be used for measuring access of women and men farmers to agricultural services, including inputs such as seeds and fertilizers, as well as financial services and land access. The goal is to identify both obstacles to access, improvements in service design, and gender gaps in service provision.
2010-2012 World Value Survey
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis questionnaire is used by the World Value Survey (WVS) to conduct a global study of what people value in life and to assess socio-cultural and political change on a global scale. The WVS questionnaire form has changed during the 4 survey waves, which means that researched values and beliefs may have changed between the different waves. Several questions are adaptable to national...
Social Accountability Monitoring Tool
Africa, Public Administration, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis Monitoring Accountability checklist can be used as a diagnostic tool to assess service delivery performance in the public sector and accountability from a rights based perspective. The checklist questions cover the following areas: What public funds/resources are available to officials/service providers? How do they plan to use them? How effectively are public funds spent? How...
Checklist: Gender checklist for free and fair election in SA
Africa, Electoral Systems, Governance and Gender, QuestionnaireThis checklist can be used as a diagnostic tool to assess the extent of gender equality in elections including the representation of woman and men in the decision-making process. The checklist is intended for electoral authorities, political parties, election observers, election monitors, gender activist, researcher and others concerned with assessing whether an election is free and fair,...
Country Self-Assessment for the African Peer Review Mechanism
Africa, Democracy, Local Governance and Decentralization, Questionnaire , Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyThis questionnaire can be used to assess and provide an overview of the results of a country's own self-assessment processes, with regard to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). The Questionnaire is divided into four major sections corresponding to the four focus areas in the “Objectives, Standards, Criteria and Indicators for the APRM” document Democracy and Good Political Governance...
Questionnaire: Etude sur la performance et le fonctionnement de la justice militaire: Fiche technique et terms de reference
Africa, Corruption, Justice, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyQuestionnaire developed for evaluation of the military justice system in DR Congo, Africa. Areas covered in the questionnaire includes the following: Legal and Institutional Framework Jurisdiction of Military Tribunals Operation and Performance of Military Tribunals Independence of Military Judges Fair Trail
Questionnaire: Democracy and Political Participation
Africa, Civil Society, Local Governance and Decentralization, Political Parties, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis open ended questionnaire is designed to feed into reports on government performance in the area of political participation. It is designed to evaluate states’ respect for the standards adopted by the African Union (AU) in relation to democratic principles and popular participation in government. Areas covered in the questionnaire includes the following: Constitutional Framework...
Questionnaire: Justice Sector and the Rule of Law
Africa, Justice, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis open ended questionnaire is designed to feed into reports on government performance in the area of justice and the rule of law. The reports not only document the main institutional issues surrounding independence of the judiciary, government respect for court orders etc; but also evaluate the usefulness of the justice system to ordinary citizens. Areas covered in the questionnaire...
Questionnaire on National Public Administration in Africa
Africa, Public Administration, Questionnaire , Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe following open ended questionnaire can be used to establish an overall picture of operations, as well as tendencies, of national public administrations in order to obtain better understanding and knowledge of structures and processes within the public administrations. The questionnaire consist of ten parts: general structure of the assessed public administration civil...