The document summarizes the Turkey Speaks citizen assemblies organized by TEPAV to involve citizens directly in the constitution drafting process. Over 7,000 citizens participated in 13 assemblies across Turkey to discuss 50 constitutional questions over 10 hours. Discussions were instantaneously documented and polling results displayed. The assemblies showed citizens could discuss even polarizing issues civilly and generated over 15,000 pages of opinions on constitutional expectations. They empowered women and youth participation. The process motivated both citizens and parliamentarians on the constitution conciliation commission to see constitution making as difficult but possible through consensus.
This presentation gives you an idea about how democracy as a system affects the growth of a country ,the challenges faced by it and possible solutions that can be adopted.
In the 20th century, one of the greatest changes to democracy around the World was the inclusion of increasing numbers of women, both as voters and as members of parliaments.
This document summarizes a presentation on gender equality as a subsidiary objective of Swedish transport policy from 2001 to present. It discusses how gender equality was introduced as an objective in 2001 to promote women's representation and influence in the transport sector. It analyzes the effects between 2001-2004 when specific commissions were conducted, and since 2004 when new governments and bills shifted the approach. While awareness has increased, measuring long term impact is difficult. The removal of gender equality as an explicit objective risks reducing its influence going forward unless reintroduced.
- The document summarizes migration trends in Nepal over several decades, showing a large increase in the number of people working abroad, especially in the Gulf states and Malaysia. It notes both economic benefits but also social impacts and abuses some workers face.
- It discusses efforts to include regional cooperation on labor migration issues in the agenda for an upcoming SAARC summit. A technical working group drafted proposals focusing on optimizing migration's development benefits and protecting migrant workers.
- The document concludes by reflecting on lessons learned from engaging policymakers and pursuing realistic policy impacts through partnerships with stakeholders.
This document summarizes the evolution of best practices for public accounts committees (PACs) based on various studies conducted between 1999-2013. It outlines the traditional Westminster model of PACs and how they have transformed in new and non-Commonwealth countries. PACs are increasingly taking on powers like self-initiating inquiries and considering budget estimates. The document concludes with recommendations for good practices like adequate resources, open hearings, follow up on recommendations, and specialized training for PAC members.
Catherine Ragasa - Assessing the Performance of Agricultural and Rural Manage...IFPRI SIG
"Assessing the Performance of Agricultural and Rural Management Councils (CARGs) in Western Democratic Republic of Congo" - Catherine Ragasa, John Ulimwengu and Thaddee Badibanga at SIG 2015 Workshop "Integrating Multi-level Governance into the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Opportunities, Trade-offs, and Implications", Nov 9-10, 2015
This document provides a summary and critical evaluation of Uganda's implementation of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). It describes Uganda's APRM structures, the process of developing the country self-assessment report and national plan of action, and the peer review. It finds that while the APRM process provided an opportunity for dialogue on governance issues, it suffered from weaknesses such as a lack of civil society participation and oversight of the APRM commission. The document recommends improvements to strengthen the independence, methodology and public awareness of the APRM process.
The document outlines a goal and strategic approaches to empower women migrant workers from India. The goal is to promote their socio-economic security and rights in countries of employment through various approaches such as pilot projects, policy advocacy, capacity building, knowledge management and research, and monitoring mechanisms. It discusses challenges faced by women migrant workers, including harassment and lack of changes to their situations despite interventions. It also provides recommendations from advisory bodies on ensuring their rights and decent work conditions.
This presentation gives you an idea about how democracy as a system affects the growth of a country ,the challenges faced by it and possible solutions that can be adopted.
In the 20th century, one of the greatest changes to democracy around the World was the inclusion of increasing numbers of women, both as voters and as members of parliaments.
This document summarizes a presentation on gender equality as a subsidiary objective of Swedish transport policy from 2001 to present. It discusses how gender equality was introduced as an objective in 2001 to promote women's representation and influence in the transport sector. It analyzes the effects between 2001-2004 when specific commissions were conducted, and since 2004 when new governments and bills shifted the approach. While awareness has increased, measuring long term impact is difficult. The removal of gender equality as an explicit objective risks reducing its influence going forward unless reintroduced.
- The document summarizes migration trends in Nepal over several decades, showing a large increase in the number of people working abroad, especially in the Gulf states and Malaysia. It notes both economic benefits but also social impacts and abuses some workers face.
- It discusses efforts to include regional cooperation on labor migration issues in the agenda for an upcoming SAARC summit. A technical working group drafted proposals focusing on optimizing migration's development benefits and protecting migrant workers.
- The document concludes by reflecting on lessons learned from engaging policymakers and pursuing realistic policy impacts through partnerships with stakeholders.
This document summarizes the evolution of best practices for public accounts committees (PACs) based on various studies conducted between 1999-2013. It outlines the traditional Westminster model of PACs and how they have transformed in new and non-Commonwealth countries. PACs are increasingly taking on powers like self-initiating inquiries and considering budget estimates. The document concludes with recommendations for good practices like adequate resources, open hearings, follow up on recommendations, and specialized training for PAC members.
Catherine Ragasa - Assessing the Performance of Agricultural and Rural Manage...IFPRI SIG
"Assessing the Performance of Agricultural and Rural Management Councils (CARGs) in Western Democratic Republic of Congo" - Catherine Ragasa, John Ulimwengu and Thaddee Badibanga at SIG 2015 Workshop "Integrating Multi-level Governance into the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Opportunities, Trade-offs, and Implications", Nov 9-10, 2015
This document provides a summary and critical evaluation of Uganda's implementation of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). It describes Uganda's APRM structures, the process of developing the country self-assessment report and national plan of action, and the peer review. It finds that while the APRM process provided an opportunity for dialogue on governance issues, it suffered from weaknesses such as a lack of civil society participation and oversight of the APRM commission. The document recommends improvements to strengthen the independence, methodology and public awareness of the APRM process.
The document outlines a goal and strategic approaches to empower women migrant workers from India. The goal is to promote their socio-economic security and rights in countries of employment through various approaches such as pilot projects, policy advocacy, capacity building, knowledge management and research, and monitoring mechanisms. It discusses challenges faced by women migrant workers, including harassment and lack of changes to their situations despite interventions. It also provides recommendations from advisory bodies on ensuring their rights and decent work conditions.
The role of the Mozambique and Southern Africa observatories in alleviating p...UNICEF Algérie
The Experience of Mozambique Development Observatory&Poverty Regional Observatory in SADC.
Ministry of Development and Planning (Mozambique), Dr. Alfredo Salvador Mutombene.
This document outlines several key points about public institutions in India:
- It discusses what institutions are, highlighting that they establish rules that shape human interactions and incentives.
- It then examines several dimensions of governance measured by the Worldwide Governance Indicators, including voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and rule of law.
- For each dimension, it provides details on India's performance over time according to the indicators, noting areas where India is strong and needs improvement compared to other countries.
- It also analyzes some of the institutional mechanisms in place in India related to each dimension and puzzles regarding state capacity and effectiveness.
How can police be free of undue political interference?Yogesh Upadhyaya
Whether it is the murder of Jessica Lal or the more recent case of stalking of a girl by a politician's son, political interference in police work has been a huge problem. Police is India is not as honest and efficient as it can be and undue political interference is big part of the problem.
We explain how this problem can be tackled.
1) Gender budgeting is a process that incorporates a gender perspective into all stages of policymaking, from planning and resource allocation to implementation and review. It aims to promote gender equality and determine actions needed for policies, budgets, and programs to meet the needs of both women and men.
2) Key stages for gender budgeting include budget preparation, post-budget analysis, implementation, and post-implementation evaluation. Gender budgeting cells and focal points can help analyze budgets and policies from a gender perspective at each stage.
3) Guidelines for writing cabinet notes and appraisal memoranda explicitly ask for gender impact assessments. Outcome budgets also provide a way to assess programs' gendered impacts.
The document outlines a proposal for a Parliament of the Youth Republic, a supranational youth organization. It details plans for selecting 197 young state representatives from countries around the world to serve as the main cadre. Additional local council cadres would be selected in each country to help expand membership and institutionalization. Funding could come from a monthly 1 Euro membership fee from millions of youth members, as well as possible state, business, and international organization support. The parliament would be composed of elected youth representatives ages 19-25 with expertise in various fields. A Law and Judicial Council would also be established to ensure fairness and provide oversight.
UNCAC - Direct Impact on Public AdministrationsUNDP Eurasia
The document discusses several key provisions of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) that are relevant for public administrations, including requirements for preventing corruption through transparent and merit-based recruitment and employment policies, establishing codes of conduct for public officials, and promoting education and training programs on corruption for civil servants.
Initiation of Gender Audit in India through the Ministry of Finance. Institutionalization of Gender Audit in India would take Gender Budgeting forward and complete the cycle from outlays to outcome
Inter-Parliamentary Union presentation on how to ensure gender balance in delegations, governance and panels based on their groundbreaking work in this area.
Presentation by Xavier Sisternas at the webinar organised by SIGMA for its working partner Bosnia and Herzegovina on 24-25 June 2021. The objective of this workshop is to increase the awareness of what should be the role of the senior civil servants, and to exchange views on the way forward of reforms.
This document presents a framework for gender-responsive planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation and auditing (GRPBMEA) in South Africa. It outlines that while advances have been made in gender equality, women still face political, economic and social exclusion. It also notes weaknesses in institutionalizing gender mainstreaming across the state. The framework is needed to address these issues and ensure better outcomes for women through a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach to mainstreaming gender throughout the policy cycle. The document discusses South Africa's commitments to gender equality, previous GRB initiatives, and an approach incorporating planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation to advance the country's vision of a non-sexist society.
The survey results from 20 delegations found that 55% reported decentralization trends in their countries were generally progressing, while 35% reported the status quo and 5% reported recentralization. However, 80% assessed the degree of decentralization as still low. Examples of challenges faced in different country contexts included lack of political will, weak local institutions, and little involvement of local actors in policy dialogue. Successes included capacity building of local authorities and coordination among donors, while weaknesses included lack of strategic vision and focus on decentralization at the national level. Overall, engagement with the political dimensions of decentralization and use of political economy analysis remained moderate to low.
Governing Agenda 2030: Institution-Building and Good GovernanceSIANI
This document discusses good governance and its importance for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It outlines Goal 16 of the SDGs which focuses on building effective institutions. The document then examines definitions of governance and good governance, highlighting the importance of impartial institutions. It also explores approaches for promoting good governance, both direct methods like anti-corruption efforts and indirect methods like education initiatives. Key factors for success include political will to address corruption, state capacity building, and use of both soft and hard governance tools tailored to local contexts.
The document provides information about Turkey. It describes Turkey's flag as red with a white crescent moon and star, symbols of Islam. It notes Turkey is a unitary parliamentary republic with a prime minister who handles daily governance and a ceremonial president. It provides demographic information showing most of the population is Muslim but Turkey guarantees religious freedom. It also shares some cultural aspects of Turkey like common greetings, traditional dishes, and important historical sites.
Turkey has a parliamentary democratic republic system of government. The president is head of state with ceremonial powers, while executive power lies with the prime minister and Council of Ministers. Legislative power is held by the unicameral Grand National Assembly. Key principles of the Turkish political system established after the fall of the Ottoman Empire include Kemalism, secularism, and modernization. Major political parties include the governing conservative Justice and Development Party and the secularist Republican People's Party.
Turkey is located in both Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Turkey is a secular and democratic republic whose first president was Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is currently the Prime Minister and Abdullah Gül is the President. Turkish is the official language spoken by over 83 million people worldwide and has a basic word order of subject-object-verb.
- Turkey is located in both Eastern Europe and Western Asia, bordering 8 countries. Its capital is Ankara but the largest city is Istanbul.
- Turkey has a long history dating back to antiquity. It was once home to many ancient civilizations and was later the center of the Ottoman Empire.
- Today, Turkey is a secular republic with over 99% of the population being Muslim. The official language is Turkish and the currency is the Turkish Lira. Turkish culture is influenced by its diverse history and geography.
Turkey is a country located on two continents with a long history spanning many civilizations. It has diverse regions and landscapes. Ankara is the capital located in central Turkey, with many museums, parks, and historic sites. Ataturk was Turkey's founder and first president who established the republic and modernized the nation. The Bosphorus Bridge connects Europe and Asia across the strait in Istanbul, overlooking the scenic city. Hagia Sophia was originally a church but is now a mosque, maintaining its historic significance. Cappadocia has unique rock formations that people once lived in, and was an important stop on the Silk Road.
Turkey is located in both Europe and Asia, bordering 8 countries. It has a population of over 75 million people and Turkish is the official language. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk established Turkey as a secular republic after the fall of the Ottoman Empire and implemented significant political, social, and cultural reforms. Turkey has a democratic parliamentary system of government with executive power held by the president and prime minister.
This document provides an overview of political culture and attitudes toward democracy in various regions around the world based on survey data. It discusses levels of support for liberal democratic values in Asia, attitudes toward democracy in Latin America, what Africans believe about democracy based on Afrobarometer data, and evidence from the Arab Barometer on religion and political culture in the Arab world. Key findings include variable but often substantial support for democracy globally, though with some caveats, and majorities in many countries rejecting outright authoritarian alternatives to democracy.
Thoughts and inspiration behind e-swarajsmalltown_boy
E-swaraj is a proposed online platform dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar that aims to strengthen democracy through organized civic participation. It would allow citizens to contribute facts and proofs to help the government, courts, and police while educating people to become more aware and engaged. The platform is intended to enhance but not replace existing democratic institutions by addressing issues like corruption and a lack of citizen involvement. It is envisioned as a flexible, evolving system that empowers common people as participatory citizens rather than "sleeping citizens" through discussion, voting, and transparency around donated funds used for specific reforms.
The role of the Mozambique and Southern Africa observatories in alleviating p...UNICEF Algérie
The Experience of Mozambique Development Observatory&Poverty Regional Observatory in SADC.
Ministry of Development and Planning (Mozambique), Dr. Alfredo Salvador Mutombene.
This document outlines several key points about public institutions in India:
- It discusses what institutions are, highlighting that they establish rules that shape human interactions and incentives.
- It then examines several dimensions of governance measured by the Worldwide Governance Indicators, including voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and rule of law.
- For each dimension, it provides details on India's performance over time according to the indicators, noting areas where India is strong and needs improvement compared to other countries.
- It also analyzes some of the institutional mechanisms in place in India related to each dimension and puzzles regarding state capacity and effectiveness.
How can police be free of undue political interference?Yogesh Upadhyaya
Whether it is the murder of Jessica Lal or the more recent case of stalking of a girl by a politician's son, political interference in police work has been a huge problem. Police is India is not as honest and efficient as it can be and undue political interference is big part of the problem.
We explain how this problem can be tackled.
1) Gender budgeting is a process that incorporates a gender perspective into all stages of policymaking, from planning and resource allocation to implementation and review. It aims to promote gender equality and determine actions needed for policies, budgets, and programs to meet the needs of both women and men.
2) Key stages for gender budgeting include budget preparation, post-budget analysis, implementation, and post-implementation evaluation. Gender budgeting cells and focal points can help analyze budgets and policies from a gender perspective at each stage.
3) Guidelines for writing cabinet notes and appraisal memoranda explicitly ask for gender impact assessments. Outcome budgets also provide a way to assess programs' gendered impacts.
The document outlines a proposal for a Parliament of the Youth Republic, a supranational youth organization. It details plans for selecting 197 young state representatives from countries around the world to serve as the main cadre. Additional local council cadres would be selected in each country to help expand membership and institutionalization. Funding could come from a monthly 1 Euro membership fee from millions of youth members, as well as possible state, business, and international organization support. The parliament would be composed of elected youth representatives ages 19-25 with expertise in various fields. A Law and Judicial Council would also be established to ensure fairness and provide oversight.
UNCAC - Direct Impact on Public AdministrationsUNDP Eurasia
The document discusses several key provisions of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) that are relevant for public administrations, including requirements for preventing corruption through transparent and merit-based recruitment and employment policies, establishing codes of conduct for public officials, and promoting education and training programs on corruption for civil servants.
Initiation of Gender Audit in India through the Ministry of Finance. Institutionalization of Gender Audit in India would take Gender Budgeting forward and complete the cycle from outlays to outcome
Inter-Parliamentary Union presentation on how to ensure gender balance in delegations, governance and panels based on their groundbreaking work in this area.
Presentation by Xavier Sisternas at the webinar organised by SIGMA for its working partner Bosnia and Herzegovina on 24-25 June 2021. The objective of this workshop is to increase the awareness of what should be the role of the senior civil servants, and to exchange views on the way forward of reforms.
This document presents a framework for gender-responsive planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation and auditing (GRPBMEA) in South Africa. It outlines that while advances have been made in gender equality, women still face political, economic and social exclusion. It also notes weaknesses in institutionalizing gender mainstreaming across the state. The framework is needed to address these issues and ensure better outcomes for women through a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach to mainstreaming gender throughout the policy cycle. The document discusses South Africa's commitments to gender equality, previous GRB initiatives, and an approach incorporating planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation to advance the country's vision of a non-sexist society.
The survey results from 20 delegations found that 55% reported decentralization trends in their countries were generally progressing, while 35% reported the status quo and 5% reported recentralization. However, 80% assessed the degree of decentralization as still low. Examples of challenges faced in different country contexts included lack of political will, weak local institutions, and little involvement of local actors in policy dialogue. Successes included capacity building of local authorities and coordination among donors, while weaknesses included lack of strategic vision and focus on decentralization at the national level. Overall, engagement with the political dimensions of decentralization and use of political economy analysis remained moderate to low.
Governing Agenda 2030: Institution-Building and Good GovernanceSIANI
This document discusses good governance and its importance for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It outlines Goal 16 of the SDGs which focuses on building effective institutions. The document then examines definitions of governance and good governance, highlighting the importance of impartial institutions. It also explores approaches for promoting good governance, both direct methods like anti-corruption efforts and indirect methods like education initiatives. Key factors for success include political will to address corruption, state capacity building, and use of both soft and hard governance tools tailored to local contexts.
The document provides information about Turkey. It describes Turkey's flag as red with a white crescent moon and star, symbols of Islam. It notes Turkey is a unitary parliamentary republic with a prime minister who handles daily governance and a ceremonial president. It provides demographic information showing most of the population is Muslim but Turkey guarantees religious freedom. It also shares some cultural aspects of Turkey like common greetings, traditional dishes, and important historical sites.
Turkey has a parliamentary democratic republic system of government. The president is head of state with ceremonial powers, while executive power lies with the prime minister and Council of Ministers. Legislative power is held by the unicameral Grand National Assembly. Key principles of the Turkish political system established after the fall of the Ottoman Empire include Kemalism, secularism, and modernization. Major political parties include the governing conservative Justice and Development Party and the secularist Republican People's Party.
Turkey is located in both Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Turkey is a secular and democratic republic whose first president was Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is currently the Prime Minister and Abdullah Gül is the President. Turkish is the official language spoken by over 83 million people worldwide and has a basic word order of subject-object-verb.
- Turkey is located in both Eastern Europe and Western Asia, bordering 8 countries. Its capital is Ankara but the largest city is Istanbul.
- Turkey has a long history dating back to antiquity. It was once home to many ancient civilizations and was later the center of the Ottoman Empire.
- Today, Turkey is a secular republic with over 99% of the population being Muslim. The official language is Turkish and the currency is the Turkish Lira. Turkish culture is influenced by its diverse history and geography.
Turkey is a country located on two continents with a long history spanning many civilizations. It has diverse regions and landscapes. Ankara is the capital located in central Turkey, with many museums, parks, and historic sites. Ataturk was Turkey's founder and first president who established the republic and modernized the nation. The Bosphorus Bridge connects Europe and Asia across the strait in Istanbul, overlooking the scenic city. Hagia Sophia was originally a church but is now a mosque, maintaining its historic significance. Cappadocia has unique rock formations that people once lived in, and was an important stop on the Silk Road.
Turkey is located in both Europe and Asia, bordering 8 countries. It has a population of over 75 million people and Turkish is the official language. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk established Turkey as a secular republic after the fall of the Ottoman Empire and implemented significant political, social, and cultural reforms. Turkey has a democratic parliamentary system of government with executive power held by the president and prime minister.
This document provides an overview of political culture and attitudes toward democracy in various regions around the world based on survey data. It discusses levels of support for liberal democratic values in Asia, attitudes toward democracy in Latin America, what Africans believe about democracy based on Afrobarometer data, and evidence from the Arab Barometer on religion and political culture in the Arab world. Key findings include variable but often substantial support for democracy globally, though with some caveats, and majorities in many countries rejecting outright authoritarian alternatives to democracy.
Thoughts and inspiration behind e-swarajsmalltown_boy
E-swaraj is a proposed online platform dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar that aims to strengthen democracy through organized civic participation. It would allow citizens to contribute facts and proofs to help the government, courts, and police while educating people to become more aware and engaged. The platform is intended to enhance but not replace existing democratic institutions by addressing issues like corruption and a lack of citizen involvement. It is envisioned as a flexible, evolving system that empowers common people as participatory citizens rather than "sleeping citizens" through discussion, voting, and transparency around donated funds used for specific reforms.
Democracy International - Afghanistan Public Opinion Poll December 2013DemocracyInternational
This document outlines the methodology of a public opinion poll conducted ahead of Afghanistan's 2014 elections. It details the study design, questionnaire development, sampling methodology, data collection process, and margins of error. Key findings are also presented on issues like the biggest problems facing Afghanistan, views on democracy and elections, security, and information received about the upcoming vote. The methodology involved a stratified random sample of 2,500 face-to-face interviews across 34 provinces and 115 districts.
The research report presents a comprehensive, first ever analysis of 10-year (2008-2018) legislative performance of the both house of the bicameral parliament.
Gender Audit of the Parliament of the Republic of MoldovaUNDP Moldova
The document is a gender audit report of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova conducted by Sarmite D. Bulte with support from Daniela Terzi-Barbarosie. It finds that while the Parliament has taken steps to promote gender equality, such as establishing a Women's Platform, women remain underrepresented. The audit identifies gaps that hinder gender mainstreaming, such as a lack of gender awareness and the need to strengthen scrutiny of legislation from a gender perspective. It provides recommendations, such as instituting gender training and developing a gender equality action plan, to make the Parliament more gender sensitive and responsive to the needs of both men and women.
The document discusses political financing and lobbying in India. It notes that transparency is needed in the financing of political parties, as most funds come from unknown sources like businesses and corporations seeking future favors. It recommends requiring political parties to maintain standardized accounts, undergo audits, and implement internal democracy through laws to increase transparency and accountability. Internal democracy in political parties is seen as the final solution, as parties that are not democratic internally cannot be expected to respect democratic principles in governing the country.
Contrial presents The Fourth Measurement of Social Capital of Colombia
Challenges for Citizenship, Civil Society, Politics and the State
John Sudarsky explains How to build Territorial Settings that accumulate Social Capital, Trust and Sustainable Commitment, articulating participatory and representative democracy.
This document discusses the implications of elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) for democracy. It notes declining voter turnout and trust in politicians. While a new role like PCC may not alone reverse this, the digital age opens opportunities. The PCC's office could embrace openness, actively listen to the public, make agile decisions, and view itself as owning local democracy into the future. Prioritizing civic engagement online could help reinvigorate democratic participation.
The document discusses proposed solutions to improve free and fair elections in India. It notes several problems with the current system including that the winning candidate does not always receive an absolute majority of votes, encouraging money and muscle power, and making smaller parties negligible. It proposes solutions like making voting compulsory for some groups, increasing polling locations, educating voters, strengthening local governments, and decriminalizing politics by fast tracking cases against politicians and disqualifying those convicted of crimes. The overall goal is to empower voters and reduce the influence of money and corruption in politics.
Women's Leadership in Public Life - Global Forum on Public Governance, Sessio...OECD Governance
While the proportion of female leaders, from local to global level, is increasing, women remain vastly outnumbered by men in leadership positions. Women’s ability to participate in and influence the decisions that affect their lives – from the household to the highest levels of political decision making – is both a basic human right and a prerequisite for responsive and equitable governance. Increasing women’s representation and participation at all levels is also essential for putting issues of importance to women on national and local agendas.
Empowering women and fully leveraging their talent and leadership in the global economy,politics and society are fundamental to maximising a nation’s competitiveness, as diverse leadership is more likely to find innovative solutions to foster growth that shares its benefits across all social groups. For more information view http://www.oecd.org/gov/oecdglobalforumonpublicgovernance.htm
This document describes a platform called Javnarasprava.ba that aims to connect citizens and parliament in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The platform provides summaries of proposed laws to help citizens understand them, identifies key policy issues, and allows citizens to vote and submit questions to parliamentarians. It has seen over 600,000 visits and 350 laws analyzed. Parliamentarians can use it to gauge public opinion and promote their positions. The goals are to increase participation from more parliamentarians, expand the platform to all cantonal parliaments, and make citizen engagement through the platform a decisive factor in lawmaking.
The document provides statistics and information about the democratic system and governance structure in India. It discusses that India has a population of 120 crore people and uses a representative democracy with elected members at the national and state levels. At the national level there are 550 Members of Parliament. At the state level there are around 4200 Members of the Legislative Assembly who represent constituencies of around 2-3 lakh people each. It also provides numbers related to voters, polling stations and local governance responsibilities.
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) is a voluntary organization that promotes parliamentary democracy among Commonwealth nations. It has over 180 branches across 52 Commonwealth countries with over 16,000 parliamentarians as members. The CPA works to enhance knowledge of democratic governance and build capacity of democratic institutions through professional development programs, technical assistance and publications.
The document discusses political reforms needed in India to address issues like overpopulation, illiteracy, unemployment, corruption, and crime. It proposes electoral reforms such as conducting elections under presidential rule, implementing biometric voting, and screening candidates based on knowledge of the constitution. The key challenges to implementing these reforms are risks to officials, contradictions that may arise, and the large scale effort required.
The National Council for Women, is the highest specialized national machinery for the advancement of women in Egypt.
Entrusted with:
- planning for the advancement of women,
- following up on the plans’ implementation,
- proposing policies for women’s development and empowerment,
- enabling them to play their essential role in society,
- integrating their efforts into national comprehensive development programs.
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Website: http://ncw.gov.eg/ar
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ncwegyptpage/
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Creating A New Turkish Constitution: An Opportunity for Arab Spring?ERAY AKDAG
Summary:
During the last decade, the Turkish constitution was the ultimate source of political crises on numerous occasions, but Turkey might be blessed with the greatest chance ever to create a new highest document. This policy brief outlines some of the ingredients that should be inccluded, and argues that the process, and the final producet, can be an inspiration for the Middle East and North Africa region as a whole.
About the Author
Eray Akdağ is the permanent Ankara representative of Turkish
Industry & Business Association (TUSIAD) and has been the
organization’s main liaison to the Turkish Parliament since 2003. As a government relations executive, his main responsibilities include improvement of TUSIAD’s influential participation to national and international policymaking processes. He also teaches at Ankara University and guest lectures at Middle East Technical University.
About GMF
The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) strengthens transatlantic cooperation on regional, national, and global challenges and opportunities in the spirit of the Marshall Plan. GMF does this by supporting individuals and institutions working in the transatlantic sphere, by convening leaders and members of the policy and business communities, by contributing research and analysis on transatlantic
topics, and by providing exchange opportunities to foster renewed commitment to the transatlantic relationship. In addition, GMF supports a number of initiatives to strengthen democracies. Founded in 1972 as a non-partisan, non-profit organization through a gift from Germany as a permanent memorial to Marshall Plan assistance, GMF maintains a strong presence on both sides of the Atlantic. In addition to its headquarters in Washington, DC, GMF has offices in Berlin,
Paris, Brussels, Belgrade, Ankara, Bucharest, Warsaw, and Tunis. GMF also has smaller representations in Bratislava, Turin, and Stockholm.
About the On Turkey Series
GMF’s On Turkey is an ongoing series of analysis briefs about Turkey’s current political situation and its future. GMF provides regular analysis briefs by leading Turkish, European, and U.S. writers and intellectuals, with a focus on dispatches from on-the-ground Turkish observers. To access the latest briefs, please visit our web site at www. gmfus.org/turkey or subscribe to our mailing list at http://database. gmfus.org/reaction.
ANC Legislature and Governance Policy DocumentSABC News
The document discusses policy goals for the ANC related to legislature and governance in South Africa for 2022. It begins by outlining the theme of unity and renewal to defend democratic gains. It then reviews previous ANC resolutions on legislature and governance from national conferences since 2007. Over 144 resolutions were made across eight areas, including reviewing state policies, improving human resources, and addressing service delivery. The document evaluates progress on implementing these resolutions and identifies ongoing challenges like factionalism and failure to implement policies. It proposes strengthening accountability measures and monitoring of deployed ANC members. Additional discussion questions are provided on various topics.
Electoral System in 2025: Diagnosis and Change PrinciplesMarcin Senderski
Democracy’s image is becoming increasingly impaired. Its deterioration is proportional to the descending credibility of the top politicians. Thus, the rationale behind the assumptions to the newly developed electoral system should be to reinforce democracy’s rating by promoting more effective decision-makers and more transparent forms of government. This diagnosis, along with the assumption that society behaves rationally, underlies my forecast on how the electoral system may evolve in forthcoming years and how to address key challenges of contemporary democracy.
The document discusses the need for electoral reforms in India to address issues like the influence of black money and criminal candidates in elections as well as the lack of transparency in political funding. It proposes several reforms such as online voting, restrictions on candidates with criminal backgrounds, greater regulation of campaign donations, and making the Election Commission of India independent of government control. The challenges in implementing reforms and monitoring their impact are also examined.
This document discusses governance issues in Nepal based on a presentation by Dr. M Rijal. It provides common definitions of governance from various organizations and outlines World Bank indicators used to measure governance. While Nepal saw some improvements from 1990-2000, its World Bank governance scores declined from 1996-2002. The document also discusses positives and negatives of global governance trends and outlines both improvements and issues in Nepal's governance, including political instability, corruption, and failure to benefit all regions and populations equally.
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Office of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Poland
Mrs Katarzyna Wilkołaska-Żuromska, senior Counsellor, Department of Constitutional and International Law
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2. tepavTEPAV: A think-do tank in
Turkey
policy
research
and
advocacy
practical
projects
The think
& do tank
Economics
Law
Governance
Foreign
Policy
3. tepavTEPAV Good Governance
Agenda
• Developing and Implementing Tools for
Participatory Local Strategic Governance
Citizen scorecards, poverty mapping, budget monitoring
• Public oversight on the central government budget
• Anti-corruption
Tracking household perception on public administration,
public services and corruption
• Governance in local and regional development
Participatory city and regional strategies
• Constitution studies
Secretariat for the Constitution Platform
4. tepav
• The constitution, a social contract but how?
• CP was established in 2007
An initiative of the Turkey side of the Turkey-EU Joint
Consultative Committee (host + facilitator)
• Objective: To create a forum for constitutional dialogue
that should inform the new constitution
• Motto: The constitution as a symbol of unity is
dependent on how the constitution is made
• A national search conference brought together 250
participants from 80 CSOs
Participation for a constitutional dialogue is possible
Constitutional is good for overcoming barriers built around
polarized topics
Constitution Platform (2007)
5. tepav
• Organizing Citizen Assemblies under TEPAV’s
secretariat
• First deliberative democracy experiment
• Taking the constitutional debate one step
further:
From constitutional principles to concrete constitutional
expectations
• Demonstrating how a culture of consensual
dialogue can deal with contentious issues
• Voluntary participation in constitution making
• Heterogeneous groups showing the capability
to discuss, if not totally resolve, polarizing
issues
Constitution Platform (2012)
Turkey Speaks
6. tepav
Participation is worth
when you have an address
Constitutional Conciliation Commission of
the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA)
Equal representation of all parties
Unanimity sought in decision making
Speaker of Parliament and commission
members from each political party attended
every single Citizen Assembly.
8. tepav
Demand for a new constitution on
the rise after the referendum
Do you think that Turkey needs a new constitution?
41%
69%
59%
31%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Kasım 2008 Şubat 2011
YOK
VAR
November 2008 February 2011
NO
YES
TEPAV Public Survey
9. tepav
Demand for direct participation
in constitution making
40%
58%
47%
28%
13% 14%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2008 2010
Halkın vereceği katkı yok
Halk referandumda onaylasın
Halk fikirleriyle katılsınHalkın fikirlerini ifade
edebilecekleri
katılım mekanizmaları
oluşturulmalıdır.
TEPAV Public Survey
How do you think the people should participate in constitution making?
Halkın referandumda oy
kullanması yeterlidir
People don’t have any
contribution to make
Voting in a referendum
would suffice
Participatory
mechanisms enabling
people’s opinions to be
heard must be designed
10. tepav
15%
22%
63%
İktidar yapmalı
Mecliste uzlaşma
ile yapılmalı
Toplumsal
uzlaşma ile
yapımalı
83%
9%
8%
Katılıyorum
Ne katılıyorum /
ne katılmıyorum
Katılmıyorum
Popular demand for
consensual constitution making
Who should make the
constitution and how? (2010)
Consensus must be sought
during the constitution making
process (2010)
TEPAV Public Survey
Government
in power
In the
Parliament, co
nsensually
Through
societal
consensus
Agree
No idea
Disagree
12. tepav
2 ways of asking the people to become
“Constitution Volunteers”
Reaching out to the people
Mobile phones; effective and legitimate
• Turkish people’s use of mobile phones
above the European average
• 62 million cell phone subscriptions
• A monthly average of 90 min. talk per person
2/3 of participants
• Citizens who answered the
randomly sent messages through
cell phones
1/3 of participants
• Local CSO representatives invited
by going through every available list
1 2
Size of available
halls determined
the number of
participants
3
13. tepav
Ensuring diverse tables
• A special software designed by TEPAV to make sure that
each table has at least 6 participants
each table has at least 2 woman participants
each table has at least 2 local CSO representatives plus
2 citizens randomly invited through cell phones
no table has participants with the same surname
no table has participants from the same local CSO
14. tepavOur method (1)
Turkey Speaks, but how?
First deliberative democracy experience in the history of Turkey
~ 50 QUESTIONS
~ 10 HOURS OF DEBATE
DELIBERATION POLLING
Instant documentation of
discussions
Instant display of the results
of decisions
PARLIAMENT’S
CONSTITUTIONAL CONCILIATION COMMISSION
15. tepav
• ~ 50 questions designed using a concise and
politically enabling language
A universal, unimposing, non-polarizing
vocabulary
Avoiding the jargon that triggers ossified positions
Questions reviewed in meetings with
stakeholders
A comprehensive list of constitutional issues that matter
most for not only institutional design, but also citizens’
everyday lives
Our method (2)
Turkey Speaks, but how?
16. tepav
50 questions around 10 topics
1. Freedom of expression and political association
2. Cohabitation of divergent groups within the society
3. Public services (Equal access and impartiality)
4. Local governance
5. Governmental systems
6. Judicial independence and the rule of lawtu
7. State and Religion
8. Elections and political parties
9. Checks and balances for the political power
10.Natural and cultural values
17. tepav
QUESTION
CONSTITUTIONAL
PRINCIPLE
EQUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICES
The government has a duty to ensure that
citizens are capable of using their basic right
to equal and effective access to public
services.
Should there be additional regulations in the new
constitution that take note of citizens’ differences
in order to ensure that all citizens have equal and
effective access to public services?
An Example of a Question
18. tepavPerceptions of
“equal access to public services”
• How are “differences” perceived?
Disabilities, sexual orientations, religious sects, ethnic
identities
• Opinions regarding the “additional regulations that
take note of citizens’ differences”:
Equal access to religious services (Ankara)
Lifting the ban on headscarves (Konya)
Affirmative action for the Roma people (Edirne)
Provision of services in different languages (Diyarbakır)
Enabling the participation of disabled persons in social life
(İzmir)
Yes to “equal access”, no to “additional regulations”
(Ankara)
19. tepav
• Random invitation through cell phones helped
us reach heterogenous groups
• Carefully designed set of questions encouraged
participants to formulate their own demands
What CP achieved (1)
Our method worked smoothly
20. tepav
• Citizen Assemblies showed that every social issue in
Turkey could be dealt with from
the perspective of deliberative democracy
Mature and reasonable
participants
Fruitful and civilized
discussions
What CP achieved (2)
The possibility of a new approach
21. tepav
• Targeted events in response to low women
and youth participation:
~400 women participants /
8 March Ankara Assembly
~350 young participants /
25 March Samsun Assembly
What CP achieved (3)
Empowering women and youth
22. tepav
• More efforts to encourage women’s participation
Child care centers
Quotas for woman
representatives of CSOs
Call Center’s prioritized calls
A woman’s voice message
randomly invited woman citizens
What CP achieved (4)
Trying hard to overcome gender inequality
23. tepav
• A highly influential “constitutional awareness”
campaign was successfully carried out.
What CP achieved (5)
Engaging the people
24. tepav
Citizens’ opinions on constitutional issues compiled in
12 different provinces over a period of 5 months
• 7000 participants, 1,000 discussion tables where groups of 6 to 10
deliberated
• ~ 15,000 pages of citizens’ opinions compiled
What CP achieved (6)
13 Citizen Assemblies
25. tepav
Which principle
should be upheld as
a priority in the
making of the new
constitution?
An example that demonstrates
how sophisticated the data set is
26. tepavWhich principle should be upheld as a priority
in the making of the new constitution?
AVERAGE OF 13 ASSEMBLIES
19
14
36
58
ÖZGÜRLÜK EŞİTLİK REFAH İSTİKRAR ADALETLIBERTY EQUALITY WELFARE STABILITY JUSTICE
27. tepav
40
20
26
18 22 23 18 17 15 16 15 11 13
15
17
16
18 15 14
11 12 13 14 14
10 11
3
6 2
3 4 2
6 4 6 4 2
3 1
2
10
3 6 4 5
7 8 6 5
5
7 6
40
47
54 54 55 55 58 59 60 60 64 68 69
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Adalet
İstikrar
Refah
Eşitlik
Özgürlük
Which principle should be upheld as a priority
in the making of the new constitution?
PROVINCES
Justice
Liberty
Stability
Welfare
Equality
29. tepavTable 40 in Trabzon:
Options other than justice given more priority
Highly diverse reasons, justifications and arguments
3
3
3
TABLE 40
ÖZGÜRLÜK
EŞİTLİK
İSTİKRAR
•“Everything depends on
money…”
•“Without stability, we can’t be a
nation…”
•“Without liberty, no stability…”
•“Equality means justice…”
LIBERTY
EQUALITY
STABILITY
30. tepavTable 21 in Trabzon:
Consensus on justice
9
TABLE 21
Adalet
• “Justice guarantees liberty, too…”
• “I want welfare…”
• “Without justice, there can be neither
welfare nor equality…”
NOTE:
Dialogue implies that the participant arguing
for “welfare” was probably convinced by
arguments in favour of “justice”
JUSTICE
31. tepavHow to analyze such
sophisticated data?
• Constitutional demands and expectations
could be approached at different levels of
analysis.
• Every constitutional demand is expressed with
very different motivations, for very different
reasons.
• Majority or minority… Every opinion matters
32. tepav
A general evaluation
• Citizen Assemblies were a success
We utilized deliberative democracy as an
attempt to transform the majoritarianism of
representative democracy into a pluralist
experience
Citizen Assemblies did not produce superficial
poll results, but captured the substantial and
sophisticated thought processes of citizens
• Beyond simple “Yes/No” questions
The “No”s that informed a “Yes” and vice versa
40. tepavConclusion
• CP experience means debating contentious topics
within a framework based on common sense.
• Close cooperation with the Conciliation
Commission
By attending the Citizen Assemblies, commission
members not only motivated participants, but got
motivated themselves.
• Before the Citizen Assemblies, constitution making
was a “very difficult” process.
After…it is just “difficult”…
41. tepav
Words from participants
• I do not want be considered as an electorate
but a citizen.
• This platform made me feel that I am a citizen.