Democracy and Development

Regional Governance Week, Cairo, 2012- State of (Local)

Democracy Assessments/Democratic Accountability Assessments

- Content, process, lessons

- Contacts

Democracy and Development

• Home-grown/in country• Flexible process• Evolved over 12 years• Citizens’ experiences is key• 25 + countries

State of (Local)Democracy Assessments

Democracy and Development

Background document and session specific issues- State of (Local) Democracy

framework based on principles of popular control and political equality

- Participation, Authorization, Representation, Accountability, Transparency, Responsiveness and Solidarity – core values

- Democratic accountability in service delivery – tool under development/peer reviews welcome

Democracy and Development

• Process more important than single document

• Engage with audiences who will use findings

• Multi-dimensional analysis• Assessing for reforms• Strategic communication

General Lessons Identified

Democracy and Development

• www.idea.int/sod• http://www.facebook.com/idea.int.SoD • Twitter: @STATEofDEM• SoD: l.westerberg@idea.int• Democratic Accountability:

h.bjuremalm@idea.int

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