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RAPID outcome assessment
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Academic/Think TankThe RAPID Outcome Assessment (ROA) is a learning methodology to assess and map the contribution of a project’s actions on a particular change in policy or the policy environment. It is a flexible and visual tool that can be used in conjunction with other evaluation tools and methods. The ROA draws significantly from Outcome Mapping as it focuses on key actors that the project is...
ESPA guide to working with Theory of Change for research projects
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Academic/Think TankThis guide is for Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) research projects. Its purpose is to support Principal Investigators and research teams who wish to work with a theory of change approach when developing their pathways to impact and impact strategies. It may also be of use to other research programmes with a similar approach to ESPA. ESPA researchers need to achieve academic...
Measuring Progress toward Safety and Justice:A Global Guide to the Design of Performance Indicators across the Justice Sector
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Academic/Think TankThis guide is written for programme managers responsible for improving the delivery of safety, security, and access to justice in any part of the world. It should also be useful to a wide variety of government officials and to anyone interested in pursuing a disciplined course of institutional reform in the safety and justice sector. The guide does not prescribe the use of...
WomanStats Database Codebook / Variable List
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Academic/Think TankThe WomanStats Project is a team of researchers dedicated to the continual expansion of the WomanStats Database, as well as the pursuit of research assessing the relationship between the security of women on the one hand, and the security, stability, and behavior of nation-states on the other. The codebook and variable list provides in depth detail on all the variables in the database: Part I....
Decentralization, local power and womens rights
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Academic/Think TankDecentralization has the potential to empower citizens, including such historically excluded groups as women, poor people, and racial, ethnic, sexual, and religious minorities. Many women and men are enthusiastic about the opportunities decentralization affords for participation in public life and are committed to pressing for greater gender equality and equity in decentralized systems....
A Manager's Guide to Evaluating Citizen Participation (eGovernment Resource Centre)
Civil Society, E-Governance, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Academic/Think TankThe Obama administration's Open Government Initiative is now three years old. But is it making a difference? By Tina Nabatchi, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, IBM Center for the Business of Government, Fostering Transparency and Democracy Series, 2012. "... This report is designed to assist public managers with the evaluation of their citizen participation projects and programs...
Knowledge Translation Toolkit
Civil Society, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Academic/Think Tank, Civil SocietyThe Knowledge Translation Toolkit provides a thorough overview of what knowledge translation (KT) is and how to use it most effectively to bridge the “know–do” gap between research, policy, practice, and people. It presents the theories, tools, and strategies required to encourage and enable evidence-informed decision-making. This toolkit builds upon extensive research into the...
Maximising the potential of UNCAC implementation: Making use of the self-assessment checklist
Corruption, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Academic/Think Tank, Civil SocietyThe UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) offers States Parties a unique framework to strengthen their ability to prevent and combat corruption. The self‑assessment checklist, which was developed as part of the review mechanism for the Convention, is one of the few available methods for assessment for which the state provides its own information, maximising its ownership of the process. At...