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Accountability Institutions and Accountability Ecosystems: From Evidence to Practice | Politics, Governance and Development
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Politics, Governance and Development. Musings on the politics of governance and development. Accountability Institutions and Accountability Ecosystems: From Evidence to Practice. April 27, 2015. In Western democracies, government accountability has often been conceptualized along two dimensions: vertically through periodic elections of government representatives, and horizontally through the division of powers and checks and balances between branches of government. However, citizens in stable democra...
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Collective Governance for Accountability in the Extractives Sector | Politics, Governance and Development
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Politics, Governance and Development. Musings on the politics of governance and development. Collective Governance for Accountability in the Extractives Sector. July 20, 2015. Having helped organize two workshops exploring lessons from multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs). In which EITI featured prominently, as well as coordinating a study. The first big question that a book reflecting on EITI might want to answer is: Has it made any difference? Giving civil society a seat at the table is an important ad...
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Mobilizing Accountability: Citizens, Movements and the State | Politics, Governance and Development
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Politics, Governance and Development. Musings on the politics of governance and development. Mobilizing Accountability: Citizens, Movements and the State. May 6, 2015. How do citizens ensure that their governments are more accountable to them? Is there something missing from this equation? At a gathering of funders, researchers and civil society representatives. Last year to explore the big challenges and opportunities in the transparency and accountability field, many wondered ‘Where are the citizens?
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Political Analysis for Citizen-Led Accountability | Politics, Governance and Development
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Politics, Governance and Development. Musings on the politics of governance and development. Political Analysis for Citizen-Led Accountability. June 9, 2015. Transparency, citizen engagement and accountability are inherently political processes. Involving power relationships between and among actors in the state and society. There are increasing calls for more politically-informed and savvy approaches to addressing accountability issues. And the ‘calculus’ of government decision-making, to provide insigh...
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Accountability Institutions and Accountability Ecosystems: From Evidence to Practice | Politics, Governance and Development
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Politics, Governance and Development. Musings on the politics of governance and development. Accountability Institutions and Accountability Ecosystems: From Evidence to Practice. April 27, 2015. In Western democracies, government accountability has often been conceptualized along two dimensions: vertically through periodic elections of government representatives, and horizontally through the division of powers and checks and balances between branches of government. However, citizens in stable democra...
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Studying the Politics of Accountability | Politics, Governance and Development
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Politics, Governance and Development. Musings on the politics of governance and development. Studying the Politics of Accountability. September 4, 2014. Questions and More Questions. How does transparency contribute to accountability? Or phrased more specifically, what kinds of information allow which actors with what capacities and incentives to leverage which accountability mechanisms under what conditions? Clientelism and vote buying. One party state and/or unrepresentative political parties. Process ...
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Politics, Governance and Development | Musings on the politics of governance and development | Page 2
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Politics, Governance and Development. Musings on the politics of governance and development. Mobilizing Accountability: Citizens, Movements and the State. How do citizens ensure that their governments are more accountable to them? May 6, 2015. Accountability Institutions and Accountability Ecosystems: From Evidence to Practice. April 27, 2015. India’s Daughter and the Political Economy of Rape in Urban India. I watched the documentary India’s Daughter this weekend, along with many other people around the...
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June | 2015 | Politics, Governance and Development
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Politics, Governance and Development. Musings on the politics of governance and development. Monthly Archives: June 2015. Responsive and Accountable Urban Governance and the Challenge of Slums. June 16, 2015. Political Analysis for Citizen-Led Accountability. June 9, 2015. The Politics of Accountability and Inclusive Development: Implications for Open Governance. Adventures in Aidland: Insights from the 2016 Bond Conference. Opening Governance: What have we learned and how do we translate into better pra...
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July | 2015 | Politics, Governance and Development
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Politics, Governance and Development. Musings on the politics of governance and development. Monthly Archives: July 2015. Collective Governance for Accountability in the Extractives Sector. July 20, 2015. The Politics of Accountability and Inclusive Development: Implications for Open Governance. Adventures in Aidland: Insights from the 2016 Bond Conference. Getting Strategic about Technology and Accountability: MAVC Learning and Inspiration Event in Manila. Follow me on Twitter. Follow Blog via Email.
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Review of “Development Aid Confronts Politics: The Almost Revolution” by Thomas Carothers and Diane De Gramont « The Urban Citizen's View
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The Urban Citizen's View. Musings on Cities, Citizenship, Urban Development, and other things I find interesting. Review of “Development Aid Confronts Politics: The Almost Revolution” by Thomas Carothers and Diane De Gramont. The authors believe that the conversation about politics within the international development community is a step forward, but warn that the road towards truly politically-informed development practice will be both long and challenging. 10 Things To Know About Rule of Law Reform &ra...
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