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Measuring Governance in the post-2015 framework: choices and criteria

Measuring Governance in the post-2015 framework: choices and criteria Governance Week Cairo, November 2012 Joachim Nahem Oslo Governance Centre, UNDP. Presentation overview. Measurement & the post-2015 agenda: What do we know ? Possible approaches

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Measuring Governance in the post-2015 framework: choices and criteria

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  1. Measuring Governance in the post-2015 framework: choices and criteria Governance Week Cairo, November 2012 Joachim Nahem Oslo Governance Centre, UNDP

  2. Presentation overview Measurement & the post-2015 agenda: What do we know ? Possible approaches Measuring governance and the post-2015 agenda Process Key messages from the consultation to date Possible criteria for selection

  3. What do weknow?: mandate SDGs should: Action-oriented Concise and easy to communicate Limited in number Aspirational Global in nature and universally applicable to all countries while taking into account different national realities

  4. What do weknow? Multiple UN & inter-governmental initiatives related to measurement: Open Working Group (inter-governmental post Rio) Sub-task team of UN Task Team on measurement & monitoring (preliminary work under way) UN SG Executive Committee on Peace and Security (ECPS) Working Group on measurement of democracy and democratic governance Regional initiatives – egSHaSA in Africa, governance, peace and security statistics led by AUC International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Working Group on Indicators (OECD Secretariat)

  5. 1974 76 78 80 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 Governance indicators ‘mushrooming’ Global Accountability Report Indicators of Local Democratic Governance Institutional Profiles Database World Governance Assessment Democracy Index Human Rights Indicators World Democracy Audit Gender Empowerment Measure Weberian Comparative State Project Failed States Index State Failure Dataset Civil Society Index Countries at the Crossroads Women in Parliament Press Freedom Index Index of Economic Freedom Index of Human Rights CIRI Human Rights Databse Political Terror Scale Open Budget Index Global Corruption Barometer Commitment to Development Index of Democracy Rule of Law Index Global Competitiveness Index Journalists killed Governance Matters Integrity Index Economic Freedom of the World Bertelsmann Transformation Index Global Peace Index Polity BEEPS International Country Risk Guide CPIA Governance and Democracy Processes World Values Survey Opacity Index Press Freedom Survey Corruption Perceptions Index Freedom in the World Bribe Payers Index GAPS in Workers’ Rights 82

  6. Possibleapproaches to measurementframework Global goal(s), with global targets and global indicators, similar to existing MDGs. Global goal(s), with global targets and national indicators. Global goal(s), with regional targets and regional or national indicators. Global goal(s), with national targets and national indicators. Source: UNDP(2012) “Measuring Democracy and Democratic Governance in a post-2015 Development Framework.” Discussion paper available at: http://gaportal.org/

  7. Measuringgovernance in the post-2015 framework UNDP/OHCHR Expert Consultation on ‘Governance and Human Rights: Criteria and Measurement Proposals for a post-2015 development agenda’. Held in New York, 13-14 November 2012. 40 invited experts participated (UN, Member States, national statistical offices, Academia, Civil Society) Part of UNDP/OHCHR led global consultation on governance and human rights in the post-2015 agenda http://www.worldwewant2015.org/governance Meeting:docshttp://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/277879 Summary & report forthcoming /

  8. Key messages (non-official): Governance IS measurable within a global development framework ‘intrinsic’ vs ‘instrumental’ approaches. Development & measurement frameworks ‘do’ a number of things, choice of goals, targets & indicators affected by purpose. Choices in levels of measurement might allow politically more sensitive elements to be inserted into the framework (eg a global goal with nationally-defined targets). Integration of global governance issues throughout the framework (not just a stand-alone MDG8 type), Disagreement about the type of data (official vs other) sources of data   /

  9. Keymessages – criteria Criteria for choice of goals, targets & indicators: Democratic legitimacy Moral & cognitive salience Consistent with international law Clarity & simplicity Action-oriented Universally applicable Reflects equality

  10. Thank-you! Please sign-up and join the e-discussion (including on measurement) THIS WEEK at: http://www.worldwewant2015.org/governance /

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