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Questionnaire I 2013 World Press Freedom Index
Media, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis questionnaire is used for the 2013 World Press Freedom Index, and it is developed by the organisation Reporters without Borders. Founded in France 1985 the organisation has developed two essential and highly specialised spheres of activity: one focused on Internet Censorship and the New Media, and the other devoted to providing material, financial and psychological assistance to...
AfroBarometer Questionnaires
Africa, Civil Society, Democracy, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThe Afrobarometer is an independent, nonpartisan survey that measures the social, political, and economic atmosphere in Africa.The barometer collects and disseminates information regarding Africans’ views on democracy, governance, economic reform, civil society, and quality of life. Round 1 surveys were conducted between 1999 and 2001. At that time, the project covered seven countries in...
2010-2012 World Value Survey
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis questionnaire is used by the World Value Survey (WVS) to conduct a global study of what people value in life and to assess socio-cultural and political change on a global scale. The WVS questionnaire form has changed during the 4 survey waves, which means that researched values and beliefs may have changed between the different waves. Several questions are adaptable to national...
Election Transparency Scorecard
Electoral Systems, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyTo ensure public confidence in elections, voting technology should be transparent; election procedures should promote openness along with security; election laws should make it easy for candidates and/or voters to get reliable, manual recounts in close elections or when there is initial evidence of a problem in the election; and most importantly, citizens must be able to freely participate in...
Election Day: Poll Closing Questionnaire
Electoral Systems, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis questionnaire, developed by the organisation Verified Voting, can be used to assess elections, more specifically, poll-closing ballot and election transparency. It covers the following areas: Observability The Count Voting System Actions taken in case of discrepancy of recorded votes and signed voters.
Early Voting Questionnaires
Electoral Systems, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis questionnaire, developed by the organisation Verified Voting, can be used to assess elections, more specifically, election transparency and the ballot accounting that takes place in some jurisdictions at the close of early voting sites on each day of early voting. It covers the following areas: Voting system Daily tally Observability Poll Closing Checklist Procedures...
Questionnaire for compiling the 2011 Press Freedom Index
Media, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis questionnaire can used to assess the state of media freedom in a given country. It reflects the degree of freedom that journalists, news media and netizens enjoy in each country, and the efforts made by the authorities to respect and ensure respect for this freedom. The questionnaire is developed by Reporters Without Borders and contains 44 main criteria indicative of the state of press...
Questionnaire: Codebook for the QoG web-survey study 2008/2009 and 2010
Public Administration, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThe general purpose of the QoG-questionnaire is to measure the structure and behavior of public administration across countries. The qiuestionnaire covers a variety of topics which are seen as relevant to the structure and functioning of the public administration according to the literature, but on which we lack quantitative indicators for a large number of countries, such as meritocratic...
Social Accountability Monitoring Tool
Africa, Public Administration, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis Monitoring Accountability checklist can be used as a diagnostic tool to assess service delivery performance in the public sector and accountability from a rights based perspective. The checklist questions cover the following areas: What public funds/resources are available to officials/service providers? How do they plan to use them? How effectively are public funds spent? How...
NDI's Standard-based Questionnaire - Towards the Development of International Standards for the Functioning of Democratic
Justice, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThe questionnaire allows respondents to compare their legislature to the norms and basic functions of other democratic legislatures, and identify best practices and lessons learned. It provides a comprehensive checklist which can be used as a diagnostic tool to assess legislative procedures, both in formal and 'in practice'. The questionnaire consists of two-part questions. The first...