- Rights-based approach to monitoring human rights
- J. Theis / Child Rights Information Network, 2003
- This paper proposes a rights-based approach to monitoring changes in human and children’s rights, accountability, participation and equity by measuring different dimensions of change: changes in people’s lives, in policies...
- Lessons from UK for policy making in developing countries
- S. Sutcliffe; J. Court / Overseas Development Institute, 2006
- Over the last decade the UK government has been promoting the concept of ‘evidence-based policy’ (EBP). This toolkit aims to identify lessons and approaches from EBP in the UK, which may be valuable for developing countrie...
- Framework for developing right to water indicators
- Heinrich Boell Foundation, 2005
- This issue paper describes the start of an international process to develop right to water indicators that can be used by a variety of actors to make their monitoring processes more consistent, rigorous and transparent. Such actors in...
- New method to construct measures of women's empowerment
- J. Williams / Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 2005
- This paper develops a new method for constructing measures of gender and women’s empowerment with cross-sectional survey data. The paper first re-conceptualises gender and women’s empowerment for measurement pu...
- Questioning the use of indicators
- C Whitehouse / MiniAid, 2004
- All leading international aid and development institutions emphasise accountability, transparency and the introduction of logical frame approaches. The focus of this paper is on what some have claimed to be a key element of this appro...
- What is driving change?
- D. Warrener / Overseas Development Institute, 2004
- This paper sets out an overview of DFID’s recently developed ‘Drivers of Change’ (DoC) approach, developed to address how DFID can interact with the ‘politics of development’. The paper draws o...
- Government performance and satisfaction with democracy in Senegal
- L. Wantchekon; P. Ngomo; B. Sall / Afrobarometer, 2007
- Previous analyses of citizens’ perceptions of democracy in Senegal have largely focused on elite views. This study seeks to present perspectives of democracy from the point of view of ordinary Senegalese citizens. Th...
- Indicators to measure progress towards security
- Vera Institute of Justice, 2003
- This guide describes the process of choosing appropriate indicators for measuring progress towards safety and justice. It is written for managers responsible for improving the delivery of safety, security, and access to justice in any...
- How objective are corruption indicators?
- S. Van De Walle / Public Management Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2005
- This paper argues that general subjective corruption indicators run the risk of reflecting citizens’ general predispositions towards government, rather than actual experienced corruption. The authors say that most of...
- Links between poverty and access to justice
- E Buscaglia, / Regional Bureau for Arab States, United Nations Development Programme, 2001
- This paper seeks to identify the links between access to justice and poverty by using case study analysis. It also identifies governance related factors blocking the poor people’s access to justice. The authors assess...
- How objective are corruption indicators?
- S. Van De Walle / Public Management Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2005
- This paper argues that general subjective corruption indicators run the risk of reflecting citizens’ general predispositions towards government, rather than actual experienced corruption. The authors say that most of...
- Links between poverty and access to justice
- E Buscaglia, / Regional Bureau for Arab States, United Nations Development Programme, 2001
- This paper seeks to identify the links between access to justice and poverty by using case study analysis. It also identifies governance related factors blocking the poor people’s access to justice. The authors assess...
- Global assessment of the use of ICT by parliaments
- Global Centre for Information and Communication Technologies in Parliament, 2008
- The World e-Parliament Report 2008 presents a global assessment of the use of ICT by parliaments, based mainly on survey evidence. The report’s main objective is to help legislatures evaluate the potential benefits of technology...
- How effective is Peer Review Mechanism (PRM) in Africa
- S. Naidu / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2009
- The paper discusses the Peer Review Mechanism (PRM) which is the principal means by which African governments can be held accountable for their poverty reduction initiatives as well as their actions generally. The author s...
- UNDP Gender Equality Strategy 2008-11
- United Nations Development Programme, 2007
- This document presents the UNDP’s Gender Equality Strategy (GES) 2008-11. It is grounded in the premise that the development objective of equality between men and women, or gender equality, is absolutely indivisible from the UND...
- Conflicting agendas of Paris Declaration and governance assessments
- L. Rakner; V. Wang / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2007
- In the context of developing and aid recipient countries, governance assessments have come to mean donor initiated initiatives aimed at leveraging change and reform. In contrast, the Paris Declaration in its official rhetoric demands ...
- A survey on the use of governance assessment
- T. Landman; J. Bewsher; E. Carvalho / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2009
- This preliminary survey is a desk study that compiles publicly available governance assessment documentation from international donor agencies and OECD member countries. The documentation reveals that there is not yet a har...
- Assessing the use of governance indicators in Philippines
- UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2009
- This report presents the results of a survey involving policy/decision makers in Philippines to assess the extent to which governance indicators are being used and whether there are differences on how sources are applied at various le...
- Local governance in post-conflict Lebanon
- K. Hamill; Z. Ali-Ahmad / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2008
- This research paper attempts to identify and disseminate relevant lessons for local government in post-conflict situations, using the Lebanon post-2006 war experience as a case study. It looks at the experience of municipalities in th...
- Lessons from media reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2004
- The aim of this paper is to contribute to UNDP practitioners’ understanding of broadcast media sector reform, especially reform concerning Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) The study is informed by a case study on bro...
- Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIF)
- The Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) is a political science research centre.
- GATEWAY
- GATEWAY focus is on collecting, sharing and expanding knowledge on corruption assessment. It aims to allow those who wish to measure corruption to match their needs with existing diagnostic tools. The project involves: Collecting information on existing corruption assessment methods and tools; Providing tool users with a better understanding of...
- MiniAid (MiniAid)
- African Community of Practice (AFCOP)
- AfCop's mission is to build African capacity to manage for development results through sharing experiences, networking and building strong learning relationships between practitioners in Africa and around the world. Its members bring this dialogue and knowledge-sharing to their countries through national AfCoP chapters across the continent.
- Open Budget Initiative (OBI)
- The Open Budget Initiative (Initiative) is a global research and advocacy program which seeks to promote public access to budget information and the adoption of accountable budget systems. IBP launched the Initiative with the Open Budget Survey—an analysis and survey that evaluates whether governments give the public access to budget information and opportunities to participate i...
- Localis (http://localis.org.uk/)
- Localis is an independent think-tank based in Westminster, dedicated to issues related to local government and localism. Since its formation it has produced research on a variety of issues including housing, the reform of regional government, innovation in services and local government finance.
- Local government of Rwanda
- Local government of Rwanda site. Declares as it's mission statement: 'Promoting the well-being of the population by good governance, community development and social affairs.
- Research Programme on Democracy (Democracy as Idea and Practice)
- Research Programme on Democracy (Democracy as Idea and Practice) is based at the University of Oslo. (website under construction - more details to follow)
