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Measuring Governance in the post-2015 framework: choices

and criteria

Governance Week Cairo, November 2012

Joachim Nahem

Oslo Governance Centre, UNDP



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



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



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’

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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



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/



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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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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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



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