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Assessing Governance, Staff Guidance Note on the Governance Rating of the Bank’s Country Performance Assessment
Article / Working Paper, Inter-Governmental Organization, DonorThe purpose of this note is to provide guidance to Bank staff on the sources of evidence available to inform the assessment of the governance rating and thereby reduce the scope for subjectivity of the annual CPA exercise. It is designed in particular for Country Economists responsible for the coordination of the CPA exercise, undertaken each year. It aims at enhancing the objectivity, quality,...
Fostering Social Accountability - From Principle to Practice (Guidance Note 2010)
Guide / Manual / Indicators, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Sarah Lister et al. Social accountability is at the heart of UNDP's understanding of democratic governance, and human development more broadly. Bothe the UNDP Strategic Plan (2008 - 2013) and the Global Strategy to Strengthen Civil Society and Civic Engagement (2009) prioritize fostering inclusive participation and building responsive state institutions as means to strengthen...
Fostering Social Accountability - From Principle to Practice (Guidance Note 2010)
Guide / Manual / Indicators, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Sarah Lister et al. Social accountability is at the heart of UNDP's understanding of democratic governance, and human development more broadly. Bothe the UNDP Strategic Plan (2008 - 2013) and the Global Strategy to Strengthen Civil Society and Civic Engagement (2009) prioritize fostering inclusive participation and building responsive state institutions as means to strengthen...
CD-ROM Electoral System Design
Training Material, Civil SocietyCD-ROM Electoral System Design - Download Free of Charge Since 1997, the Handbook on Electoral System Design has been the cornerstone of International IDEA's work in the promotion of sustainable electoral processes worldwide. In 2005, a thoroughly revised and updated version, Electoral System Design: The New International IDEA Handbook, was published. The Handbook describes which electoral...
Guidelines to Assist National Minority Participation in the Electoral Process
Civil Society, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThese guidelines have been developed to assist both governments and the organizations that represent or support national minorities. The assistance is directed towards developing a legislative framework for an electoral system that ensures effective participation by national minorities in public life.The argument that geographic boundaries of electoral districts should facilitate the equitable...
Election Observation Handbook - 5th Edition
Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis fifth edition of this handbook has been updated and expanded to adapt the methodology to new circumstances, and it also presents further experiences gained over recent years. It is designed not only as a required reading for all our election observers, but also as a guide for a wider public that is interested in election processes. The handbook includes a code of conduct for...
Handbook for Domestic Election Observers
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Inter-Governmental OrganizationAuthors/editors: Simon Osborn In recent years, observation of elections and referenda has emerged as an important task in support of democratic transition and human rights. While international observation has received the most attention and publicity, the importance of domestic observation has grown significantly. Observation by domestic observer groups can help to deter violations and promote...
NDI Handbook: How Domestic Organizations Monitor Elections: an A to Z Guide
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Civil SocietyThis handbook provides a comprehensive overview of how to organize a nonpartisan domestic election monitoring effort. It covers: Planning and organizational issues; Recruiting, training and logistical issues in building a communications network for reporting; Various subjects to monitor in the pre-election, election day and post-election periods; Considerations for how the...
The Quick Count and Election Observation: An NDI Guide for Civic Organizations and Political Parties
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Civil SocietyAuthors/editors: Melissa Estok, Neil Nevitte and Glenn Cowan This handbook addresses the importance of developing systematic observation of vital election day processes, including the quality of voting, ballot counting and tabulation of election results, as well as the projection of electoral results with extremely narrow margins of error and high degrees of statistical confidence. It covers...
The Oslo Principles on Democratic Governance Assessments
GAP, Policy Document, Academic/Think Tank, UNDP Produced, UN Women, Other UN Agency, Civil SocietyIn early October 2011, the Oslo Governance Forum gathered 270 policy makers, experts and practitioners from 75 countries to engage in a rigorous investigation of the principles and pragmatics underpinning democratic governance assessments. The Forum was convened by UNDP’s Democratic Governance Group in partnership with a broad coalition of stakeholders, including UNDEF, ActionAid, Act Alliance,...