Measuring Governance in the post2015 framework choices and

Measuring Governance in the post-2015 framework: choices and criteria Governance Week Cairo, November 2012 Joachim Nahem Oslo Governance Centre, UNDP United Nations Development Programme Oslo Governance Centre

Presentation overview n Measurement & the post-2015 agenda: n What do we know ? n Possible approaches n Measuring governance and the post-2015 agenda n n n Process Key messages from the consultation to date Possible criteria for selection United Nations Development Programme Oslo Governance Centre

What 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 Programme Oslo Governance Centre

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 governance Regional initiatives – eg SHa. SA in Africa, governance, peace and security statistics led by AUC International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Working Group on Indicators (OECD Secretariat) United Nations Development Programme Oslo Governance Centre

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

Possible approaches to measurement framework ¡ 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 Programme Oslo Governance Centre

Measuring governance 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. worldwewant 2015. org/governance ¡ Meeting: docs http: //www. worldwewant 2015. org/node/277879 Summary & report forthcoming United Nations Development Programme Oslo Governance Centre

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 MDG 8 type), Disagreement about the type of data (official vs other) sources of data United Nations Development Programme Oslo Governance Centre

Key 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 Programme Oslo Governance Centre

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