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Parliamentary Oversight and Social Accountability
Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Democracy, Parliament, Civil SocietyParliamentary oversight is one of the cornerstones of democracy. John Stuart Mill asserted that the most appropriate tasks of a representative body are to: oversee and clarify the government actions, compel the executive to provide explanations for its activities and jurisdiction for its deeds (Mill 1890). A comparative study by Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU 2007) defined Parliamentary...
Framework: Global Best Practices - A Model Annual State of the Parliament Report
Framework, Justice, Parliament, Civil SocietyAuthors/Editors: Keith Henderson The objective of this working white paper is to present a strategic monitoring and reporting framework that can be used by all stakeholders to ensure that parliaments have the capacity, independence and support necessary to fulfill their constitutional responsibilities to both the government and the people they are supposed to represent. This paper is primarily...
Questionnaire on Corruption Prevention in respect of Members of Parliament, Judges and Prosecutors
Corruption, Justice, Parliament, Questionnaire , Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis publication contains the questionnaire used for the fourth GRECO evaluation round launched in January 2012. GRECO evaluation procedures involve the collection of information through questionnaire(s), on-site country visits enabling evaluation teams to solicit further information during high-level discussions with domestic key players, and drafting of evaluation reports. These reports,...
Questionnaire on Transparency of Party Funding
Corruption, Parliament, Questionnaire , Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis publication contains the questionnaire used for the third GRECO evaluation round launched in January 2007. GRECO evaluation procedures involve the collection of information through questionnaire(s), on-site country visits enabling evaluation teams to solicit further information during high-level discussions with domestic key players, and drafting of evaluation reports. These reports, which...
Parliament, the Budget and Gender
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Parliament, Inter-Governmental Organization, UNDP Produced, UN WomenParliament, the Budget and Gender This handbook was inspired by a series of regional and national seminars on Parliament and the Budgetary Process, Including from a Gender Perspective. Intended as a reference tool, this handbook sets out practical examples of parliament's active engagement in the budgetary process. It seeks to advance parliament's own institutional capacity to make a positive...
Strengthening Parliamentary Accountability, Citizen Engagement and Access to Information - Global Survey of Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations
Parliament, Report, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyDuring the past decade, parliaments have received increasing attention from the international development community. Citizens and civil society organizations have also realized the importance – or, in some instances, the potential importance – of parliaments to democratic governance, due to their roles in lawmaking, conducting executive oversight, and representing citizens and ...
State of the Union Ghana Report 2010
Africa, Civil Society, Corruption, Democracy, Justice, Local Governance and Decentralization, Parliament, Report, Civil SocietyProduced by the State of the Union project, this 2010 report is one of ten country studies that assess the performance of Member States against key governance, economic, social, civil and political policy standards, and rights instruments. Although a historical approach has been used, the period under review is 2007-2009. Further details on the methodology can be found in the appendices...
Cultura política de la democracia en Ecuador, 2010: Consolidación democrática en las Américas en tiempos difíciles
Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Parliament, Political Parties, Report, Academic/Think TankEste estudio representa la contribución más reciente de la serie de encuestas del Barómetro de las Américas, una de las diversas actividades del Proyecto de Opinión Pública de América Latina (LAPOP), las cuales se han diversificado y ampliado en años recientes. El estudio de 2010 es el más extenso realizado hasta el momento,...
GNU Watch - A Year in Review
Africa, Parliament, Political Parties, Report, Civil SocietyThe Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The sections profiled in monthly outputs may vary depending on events and issues raised in that particular report. Where possible, the relevant article as stipulated in the GPA has been provided. As this documentation began in April, there may at...
Equality in politics: a survey of women and men in parliaments
Governance and Gender, Parliament, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationWhen women are involved in all aspects of political life, including as members of parliament, societies are more equitable and democracy is both strengthened and enhanced. However, they have been sidelined from the structures of state that determine political and legislative priorities. Although the number of women in parliaments around the world has been increasing steadily over the...