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DataGov | Tracking and analyzing governance around the world
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Economic Governance, Europe and CIS, Human Rights, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Web Resource, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe DataGov database provides country and regional scores from publicly available sources. The Database provides a user-friendly interface for accessing most of the publicly available indicators related to governance. The interactive tool permits users to easily produce cross-national comparative and time series graphs and tables for immediate printing or for export to standard office software....
Global survey on internet privacy and freedom of expression
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, E-Governance, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Other UN AgencyThis publication seeks to identify the relationship between freedom of expression and Internet privacy, assessing where they support or compete with each other in different circumstances. The report maps out the issues in the current regulatory landscape of Internet privacy from the viewpoint of freedom of expression. It provides an overview of legal protection, self-regulatory guidelines,...
Measuring well-being I different approaches, their implications and an illustration | Development Progress
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Academic/Think TankThis Project Note examines three methods of measuring progress that allow us to compare the performance of different countries. It argues that the methods we employ to measure progress matter, illustrating the diverse results that are generated in a comparison of performance in East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The note summarises how the findings inform the measurement component of ODI’s...
Lessons Learned: Global Programme on Governance Assessment
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, GAP, Latin America and the Carribean, ReportOn the heels of the Oslo Governance Forum, UNDP convened projects supported by the Global Programme on Governance Assessments from around the world. This one-day workshop collected and compared the lessons learned from experiences in 16 countries. This report draws on those experiences, as well as the seven reviews and evaluations of UNDP’s governance assessments projects...
Toolkits on Civil Society Accountability
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil Society, GovernmentIn partnership with the Commonwealth Foundation, One World Trust worked on a project across three Commonwealth countries, Belize, India and Uganda, and one region, the Pacific islands, to stimulate discussion among CSOs on what it means to be accountable. Working with Society for Education and Research (SPEAR) in Belize, Voluntary Action Network India (VANI)in India, Development Network of...
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...
Human Development Report 2011
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Latin America and the Carribean, UNDP ProducedThe great development challenge of the 21st century is to safeguard the right of generations today and in the future to live healthy and fulfilling lives. The 2011 Human Development Report offers important new contributions to the global dialogue on this challenge, showing how sustainability is inextricably linked to equity—to questions of fairness and social justice and of greater access to a...
Benchmarks for Electoral Standards: A Guide for European Union Election Observation Missions
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Latin America and the Carribean, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyAuthors/Editors: Mark Stevens and Anders Eriksson Election observation missions are tasked with assessing the conduct of an election in accordance with best practices and with reference to various international and regional standards for elections, which respective countries have voluntarily agreed to adhere to. This guide brings together many of the key international and regional standards...
The Work of Domestic Election Observer Groups Around the World
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Book, Civil Society, Electoral Systems, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyAuthors/Editors: Paul O’Grady, Rafael Lopez-Pintor, & Mark Stevens Civil society is a vitally important outlet for democratic activity and civil society groups are central partners in the promotion and defence of democratic development – from Latin America to Asia and from Europe to Africa. The aim of this publication is to highlight the work done by domestic election observers around the...
Internet Use and Democratic Demands: A Multinational, Multilevel Model of Internet Use and Citizen Attitudes About Democracy
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Media, Academic/Think TankThe success of a democracy depends, in part, on public demand for democratic institutions. How does Internet use shape citizens' preferences for regime type? Combining individual public opinion data from Africa and Asia with country-level indices, we test a multilevel model examining the relationship between Internet penetration, individual Internet use, and citizen demand for...