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United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
Measuring Governance in the post-2015 framework: choices
and criteria
Governance Week Cairo, November 2012
Joachim Nahem
Oslo Governance Centre, UNDP
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
Presentation overviewPresentation 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
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
What do we know?: mandateWhat do we know?: 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
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
What do we know?What do we know?
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 governanceRegional initiatives – eg SHaSA in Africa, governance, peace and security statistics led by AUCInternational Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Working Group on Indicators (OECD Secretariat)
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Governance indicators ‘mushrooming’
0880
CPIA
Freedom in the World
Commitment to Development
Bertelsmann Transformation
Index
Global Accountability Report
Index of Economic Freedom
Journalists killed
Open Budget Index
Polity
Opacity Index
Integrity Index
BEEPS
Press Freedom Survey
Political Terror Scale
Global Competitiveness
Index
World Governance Assessment
World Values Survey
State Failure Dataset
Women in Parliament
Governance Matters
Gender Empowerment
Measure
Index of Democracy
World Democracy
Audit
Failed States Index
Press Freedom
Index
Democracy Index
Institutional Profiles Database
Weberian Comparative State
Project
International Country Risk Guide
Human Rights Indicators
GAPS in Workers’ Rights
Corruption Perceptions
Index Bribe Payers
Index
Indicators of Local
Democratic Governance
CIRI Human Rights
Databse
Countries at the Crossroads
Civil Society Index
Economic Freedom of the World
Global Corruption Barometer
Rule of Law Index
Governance and
Democracy Processes
Global Peace Index
Index of Human Rights
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
Possible approaches to measurement Possible approaches to measurement frameworkframework
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/
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
Measuring governance in the post-Measuring governance in the post-2015 framework2015 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 agendahttp://www.worldwewant2015.org/governance
Meeting:docs http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/277879Summary & report forthcoming
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United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
Key messages (non-official):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
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United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
Key messages – criteriaKey messages – 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
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre
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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