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Montenegro l Improving Municipal Governance and Service Delivery through Transparency in Kotor, Montenegro
25 February 2013 | capacity building, citizen monitoring, complaint and response mechanisms, europe, m&e, participatoryImproving governance at the local level through increased transparency, voice and better service delivery was the objective of a joint project between the Centre for Democratic Transition (CDT), a...
EU: The quality of political institutions within a member state can influence the extent to which citizens perceive the EU as being democratic
09 October 2012 | democracy, eu, europe, institutions, perceptions, public opinionOpinions on the EU’s democratic performance vary widely across the 27 member states. While citizens in some states are highly critical of the EU’s institutions, others view them much more positively...
Vacancies: Local Governance & Climate Change Experts-- Governance Assessment on Local Action for Climate Change
14 August 2012 | cis, climate, environmental governance, fyr macedonia, undp-supported, vacancyApplication deadline: 21 August 2012 Consultant: Local Governance Expert for Facilitating a Governance Assessment on Local Action for Climate Change Direct link for the applicants: http://jobs....
OSCE experts to estimate preparations for elections in Ukraine May 22-25 - ForUm
08 June 2012 | cis, elections, europe, pre-election, ukraineAn expert mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights will arrive in Ukraine on May 22 to assess preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections, Oleh Voloshyn,...
Serbia: UNDP International Experts Train Serbia’s Anti-Corruption Agency in the Development of National Indicators
30 April 2012 | anti-corruption, cis, integrity, trainingOriginally posted at http://www.undp.org.rs/index.cfm?event=public.newsDetails&revid=2F394489-F637-59E8-67350AA5E8BAEED1, Belgrade, 16 March 2011. A two-day training for the Serbian Anti-...
Tajikistan: Integrating Integrity and Evidence for a Better Water Policy
30 April 2012 | asia pacific, central asia, cis, tajikistan, undp-supported, waterTajikistan is one of the most water-wealthy states in the world, yet only 59% of its population has access to safe drinking water (15% in rural areas). While infrastructural and institutional...
Kazak Government Building Bridges towards a Stronger State
30 April 2012 | asia pacific, central asia, cis, kazhakstan, undp-supportedThe Government of Kazakhstan has initiated a participatory working group to facilitate civil society contributions to a national assessment on public administration and civil service. This...
Kazakhstan: Public Monitoring as Tool to Enhance Civil Society
24 April 2012 | cis, citizen monitoring, civ action, civ society, kazakhstan, web resourceInvolving people in the work of nongovernmental organizations, as well as broader social processes such as charity, monitoring, and budgetary planning, is among the priorities of the Civil Alliance...
Blogpost>Good Government Means Different Things in Different Countries – Journalist's Resource: Research for Reporting, from Harvard Shorenstein Center
17 April 2012 | cis, commentary, comparative, europe, oecd, performance, public adminA number of criteria have been developed to measure countries’ degree of “good government”; these can include the capacity to receive aid, manage foreign direct investment or initiate trade...
PACE delegation to arrive in Armenia in order to assess pre-electoral campaign | Armenia News - NEWS.am
10 April 2012 | armenia, cis, council of europe, elections, electoral systems, europeYEREVAN. – The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly delegation will visit Armenia on April 11-12 in order to evaluate the pre-election campaign process. Three PACE members will visit Armenia and...