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Rise of the Audit Society

Rise of the Audit Society. Some Cautionary Tales. The Challenges. Technique over Politics – mastering the methods, but forgetting the fundamentals Tyranny of ‘tools’- empirics to sustainability Credibility of Champions – whose demand? whose voice?

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Rise of the Audit Society

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  1. Rise of the Audit Society Some Cautionary Tales Dr. Gopakumar Thampi, Fellow, Institute of Governance Studies, BRAC University, Dhaka

  2. The Challenges • Technique over Politics – mastering the methods, but forgetting the fundamentals • Tyranny of ‘tools’- empirics to sustainability • Credibility of Champions – whose demand? whose voice? • Perils of constructive engagement – power asymmetries and cooption • Assessing impact & presenting evidences– do snapshots tell us everything? Dr. Gopakumar Thampi

  3. Five Themes to focus… Dr. Gopakumar Thampi

  4. 1. Building Political Intelligence & Incentives • Context matters for outcomes – knowledge gap on practices • Changing political brakes to accelerators – role of communication Dr. Gopakumar Thampi

  5. 2. Choosing the Tool • Tools driving the agenda • Need for protocols and standards – the case of ‘Social Audits’ • Embedding capacities for iterative actions Dr. Gopakumar Thampi

  6. 3. Consequences of Mobilization • Romance of ‘Rude Accountability’ • From Civil to Political Society– Rise of new patrons Dr. Gopakumar Thampi

  7. 4. Demand Side Accountability • Social Movements Vs Civil Society – question of genuine demand • Increasing Deficit of Trust • Social outcomes over organizational sustainability • Reviewing impact assessments – moving beyond snapshots Dr. Gopakumar Thampi

  8. 5. Strategizing Actions • Positioning the intervention – Efficiency Vs Accountability • Sequencing public dissemination – Presenting the complete story • Balancing collaboration/contestation Dr. Gopakumar Thampi

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