Latest Resources
2012-IIAG-summary-report.
Africa, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Civil SocietyThis is the sixth year in which we have measured governance outcomes in Africa, looking at both country and regional performances across four major categories – Safety & Rule of Law, Participation & Human Rights, Sustainable Economic Opportunity and Human Development – and 88 component indicators. Once again, the data point to some important findings that can assist leaders and citizens...
Democracy assessment: The Basics of the International IDEA Assessment Framework
Africa, Democracy, Framework, Civil SocietyThe IDEA State of Democracy project has developed a comprehensive methodological tool that the citizens of all democracies in the world can use to assess the functioning of their own democratic systems. The assessments are aimed at raising public awareness, sparking discussions and helping identify areas for reform. This publication is a basic guide to the International IDEA Democracy...
Questionnaire on National Public Administration in Africa
Africa, Public Administration, Questionnaire , Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe following open ended questionnaire can be used to establish an overall picture of operations, as well as tendencies, of national public administrations in order to obtain better understanding and knowledge of structures and processes within the public administrations. The questionnaire consist of ten parts: general structure of the assessed public administration civil...
Africa Forum on Civil Society and Governance Assessments - Dakar Conference Note
Africa, Civil Society, Event Material, UNDP ProducedThis paper is meant as information on the “African Forum on Civil Society and Governance Assessment” that took place from the 10th to the 12th November 2011 in Dakar, Senegal. The Africa Forum on Civil Society and Governance Assessments, organised by UNDP, reflected on African experiences with governance assessment, with a specific focus on civil society’s involvement in such initiatives....
The Work of Domestic Election Observer Groups Around the World
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Book, Civil Society, Electoral Systems, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyAuthors/Editors: Paul O’Grady, Rafael Lopez-Pintor, & Mark Stevens Civil society is a vitally important outlet for democratic activity and civil society groups are central partners in the promotion and defence of democratic development – from Latin America to Asia and from Europe to Africa. The aim of this publication is to highlight the work done by domestic election observers around 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...
Mobile Active Strategy Guide 1 - Using Mobile Phones in Electoral and Voter Registration Campaigns
Civil Society, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Civil SocietyMobile phone are used to register citizens to vote, encourage involvement in elections, raise money for candidates, monitor election turnout, and expose electoral fraud. While the Internet has transformed local, national and global societies with new means of communications and information access through websites, email and blog, the mobile phone has emerged alongside it as a new tool for...
2011 State of Civil Society Report
Report, Civil Society2011 marked a critical juncture for civil society. Authoritarian regimes buckled under the weight of citizen pressure, and prevailing political and economic orders faced unprecedented opposition from people power movements in a great wave of protests across many countries. The opening of new arenas and avenues for civic participation and mobilisation in turn provoked signicant state backlash...
Users' Guide to Civil Society Assessments
Civil Society, GAP, Users' GuideThis Users’ Guide provides extensive guidance for users of civil society assessments, illustrated with specific examples. It includes a source guide of currently available civil society assessment methods, including, for each of them, a snapshot of its methodology, some details of its content, the implications for its use and an outline of its strengths and weaknesses. The Guide also...
Developing Societal Progress Indicators: A Practical Guide
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThere is a broad recognition that the development of cross-cutting, high-quality, shared, and accessible information about a society's progress is crucial to ensure that decision-making is simultaneously responsive and responsible at all levels. There is no single correct way to manage a project to measure societal progress - different projects will have different goals,...