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Governance & Politics

How Does Taxation Affect the Quality of Governance?

IDS

A 2-page UK policy briefing on the relationship between taxation and the quality of governance in developing countries

International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-03-10

How Geography Makes Democracy Work

RSIS

This 62-page Singaporean working paper argues that a country's geographical attributes underlie and influence both economic development and civil society, and in turn affect democratic outcomes

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-01-07

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Crisis

CESifo

This 18-page working paper investigates the effects of economic crises on the subsequent economic performance, economic reform, democratization and institutional change

Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2012-03-07

How Insurgencies End

Rand Corporation

A US study of 89 modern insurgency cases to test conventional understanding about how insurgencies end

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-04-29

How Intertwined are the Revolutionary Guards in Iran's Economy?

AEI

A 10-page US paper describing the transformation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps into a business conglomerate

Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-10-23

How Russia is Not Ukraine: The Closing of Russian Civil Society

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

A 9-page policy paper discussing the absence of checks and balances in the Russian political system

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-02-09

How Soon is Safe? Iraqi Force Development and Conditions-Based U.S.Withdrawls

CSIS

This US paper asserts that unless the ISF are truly able to take up the burden as the US withdraws, the pressures of Iraqi and US domestic politics could set a timeframe for US withdrawals that will lead to instability in Iraq, and force the US to hand over responsibility to the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) before they are able to do the job

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-03-04

How Strong is Russia's Economic Foundation?

CER

This 7-page policy brief examines the strength of the Russian economy

Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-11-03

How the Arab Regimes Defeated the Liberalization Challenge

MERIA

An Israeli article examining democratization efforts in the Arab world and how governments neutralised, utilized or adjusted to them

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-10-15

How to Assess Political Fissures in Iran

Washington Institute

The 3-page report Report of a US forum held to discuss developments in Iran that may indicate either lost ground for reform-minded activists or cracks in the very foundation of the Islamic Republic

Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2010-02-18

How to Build M&E Systems to Support Better Government

World Bank

This 172-page report highlights the experience of several countries which have succeeded in building a well-functioning government monitoring and evaluation system

Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-10-09

How to Make the Rhetoric of Joined-up Government Really Work

ANZ Health Policy

A 20-page Australian paper examining developments around the concept of "joined-up government

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-11-05

Human Rights Insight Project

Ministry of Justice - UK

A 114-page UK study aiming to establish whether human rights could be used empirically as a tool to improve the public's experience of public services

Human Rights, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-01-17

Human Services Systems Integration: A Conceptual Framework

IRP

This 20-page US discussion paper develops a set of organising principles and constructs for planning a service integration initiative

Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-01-23

Hungary: Contoversial New Media Laws Cast Shadow on Presidency

Article 19

A 5-page UK statement on Hungary's introduction of greater media control as part of measures to increase state supervision over key institutions

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-01-24

Hurrah for an End to EU Navel Gazing

CER

A 4-page briefing note commenting on the implications of the proposed EU reform treaty

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-07-03

Hurting Stalemate in Syria

CEIP

A US commentary on the likely future of the existing Syrian regime

Governance & Politics, Human RightsPosted: 2012-02-01

Iceland on Course for the EU: Accession as a Last Resort

SWP

A 4-page German commentary on the likelihood of Iceland acceding to the EU

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-06-16

Identifying and Evaluating Regulation Reforms

Productivity Commission - Australia

A 609-page Australian report finding that a range of approaches is required to ensure that the stock of regulation is fit for purpose and to deliver net benefits to the community. They range from 'good housekeeping' measures to in-depth reviews. For most of these, good governance and consultation are crucial to their cost-effectiveness

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-12-16

Identifying and Evaluating Regulation Reforms

Productivity Commission

The 159-page Australian discussion draft of a report designed to draw lessons for the future from past experiences with regulation reform

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-09-23

Identity, Politics and Public Policy

IPPR

A 13-page UK paper studying the interaction between identity, politics and public policy

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-04-21

Impact Assessment Guidance

Cabinet Office - UK

A 10-page UK document describing a process designed to ensure that all new regulation is necessary and carried out with minimum burdens

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-04-03

Imperative of Exercising Control over the ISI

IDSA

An Indian article urging the Pakistan government to seize control of the ISI

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-01-08

Imperial Designs, Empirical Dilemmas: Why Foreign-Led State Building Fails

Stanford Institute for International Studies

This 47-page U.S. working paper examines why foreign-led state-building efforts frequently fail

Foreign Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-07-07

Implications of the Seventh Majlis Elections in Iran

Foreign Policy in Focus

A 2-page analysis of the implications of the recent election in Iran

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-04-12

Importing Revolution: Internal and External Factors in the Ukraine's Democratic Breakthrough

Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

This 68-page working paper examines the role played by external actors in fostering the factors that led to the Orange Revolution in Ukraine

Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-06-26

Improving Access to Government Through Better Use of the Web

W3C

Recognizing that governments throughout the world need assistance and guidance in achieving the promises of electronic government through technology and the Web, this document seeks to define the variety of issues and challenges faced by governments

Governance & Politics, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2009-05-13

Improving Governance in Tanzania: The Role of Business Advocacy Coalitions

Center for International Private Enterprise

A 10-page case study of a project in Tanzania designed to strengthen the governance process and improve private sector participation in policymaking

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-08-10

Improving How To Understand and Assess the USA's position and progress

U.S. Government Accountability Office

A 246-page study of the state of practice of national key indicator systems in the U.S. and around the world

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-11-12

Improving Information to Support Decision-Making: Standards for Better Quality Data

Audit Commission-UK

This 21-page UK paper is to encourage public bodies to improve the quality of the data they use for decision-making

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-11-13

Improving Security Policy in Colombia

Crisis Group

This 16-page briefing analyses FARC’s response to government military pressure during the past eight years and the emergence of alliances between the insurgents and other illegal armed groups

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-06-29

Improving the Representativeness of Councillors

Communities and Local Government - UK

A 49-page UK international literature review exploring the barriers and incentives to becoming a councillor

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-12-12

In Larger Freedom: Towards Development, Security and Human Rights for All

United Nations

A 62-page report by the U.N. Secretary-General, containing a series of proposals for reforming the United Nations and tackling global problems

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-03-28

In Support of Arab Democracy: Why and How

Council on Foreign Relations

This 88-page report of an independent U.S. task force urges the United States to give wholehearted support to an evolutionary development of democracy consistently throughout the Middle East

Foreign Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-06-09

In the Eye of the Beholder? A Framework for Testing the Effectiveness of Parliamentary Committees

Parliamentary Studies Centre

This 13-page Australian paper argues that it is both possible and valuable to assess the impact of parliamentary committees quantitatively

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-09-11

In Their Own Words: Hizbollah's Strategy in the Current Confrontation

CEIP

A 14-page policy outlook offering an in-depth look into the mindset of Hizbollah's Leadership

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-01-23

Increasing Pakistan's Sense of Security

Stimson Center

A US commentary on the causes of Pakistan's growing insecurities

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-03-16

Incumbent Regimes and the "King's Dilemma" in the Arab World

CEIP

This 28-page US paper examines the dilemma facing reform-minded leaders in the Arab world

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-01-03

Independence Accomplished: New Goals for Kosovo

IFIMES

A 4-page Slovene analysis of the current political situation in Kosovo

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-10-28

Index of State Weakness in the Developing World

Brookings Institution

An index ranking 141 developing nations according to their vulnerability in 4 spheres

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-03-08

Indoctrination of the Revolutionary Guards

AEI

A US article warning that the ideological indoctrination of the IRGC is reinforcing militarization in Iran

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-03-12

Indonesia: Averting Election Violence in Aceh

Crisis Group

This 12-page briefing proposes that election monitors should begin deployment to Aceh long before the 9 April election to deter intimidation

Governance & Politics, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2012-02-29

Indonesia: Deep Distrust in Aceh as Elections Approach

Crisis Group

This 20-page briefing reports that unless the underlying cause of tensions between the thye GAM and the Indonesian military is addressed, those tensions are likely to continue

Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-03-24

Indonesia: GAM vs GAM in the Aceh Elections

Crisis Group

This 12-page briefing looks at how the upcoming Aceh elections are deepening an old rivalry between Governor Irwandi Yusuf, who seeks to run for a second term as an independent candidate, and Partai Aceh, the GAM political party, led by its ex-“prime minister” Malik Mahmud

Governance & Politics, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2011-06-15

Indonesia: Hope and Hard Reality in Papua

Crisis Group

This 24-page briefing juxtaposes the vision of a peaceful Papua produced by a conference in Jayapura in July with the reality of conflict in Puncak Jaya, one of the most remote districts

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-08-23

Indonesia: How GAM Won in Aceh

Crisis Group

This 24-page briefing examines GAM's overwhelming electoral victory in Aceh, and the implications of its empowerment

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-03-22

Indonesia: Implications of the Ahmadiyah Decree

Crisis Group

A 20-page report illustrating how hardline Islamic groups have used advocacy techniques to influence government policy in Indonesia

Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-07-07

Indonesia: Obama Must Go There

FPRI

A US essay outlining the development of democracy in Indonesia

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-06-24

Indonesia: Pre-Election Anxieties in Aceh

Crisis Group

This 16-page briefing examines the sources of unease in Aceh in the build-up to next year's general elections

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-09-09

Indonesia: The Deepening Impasse in Papua

Crisis Group

A 16-page report finding that the Indonesian government needs urgently to address discontent in Papua, its easternmost region, and recognise that the root of the problem is political, not economic

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-08-04

Indonesia: "Christianisation" and Intolerance

Crisis Group

With hardline Islamists and Christian evangelicals competing for the same ground, this 20-page policy briefing argues that the Indonesian government needs a strategy to address growing religious intolerance

Governance & Politics, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-11-30

Indonesian Politics: Prospects for the Coming Presidential Election

JIIA

A 4-page Japanese analysis of the recent parliamentary elections held in Indonesia

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-05-27

Indonesian Politics: Prospects for the Coming Presidential Election

JIIA

A 4-page Japanese assessment of trends in Indonesian politics

Governance & Politics, RegionalPosted: 2009-06-16

Indonesia's Progress on Governance: State Cohesion and Strategic Institutional Reform

ODI

This 6-page UK case study illustrates Indonesia's progress in governance. The story describes the nature of the progress, analysis of the factors that have contributed to progress and lessons for policy makers

International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-12-03

Indonesia's Quiet Revolution

Council on Foreign Relations

A six page article tracing the recent transformation in Indonesia's political system

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-10-07

Information Needs When Making Complex Decisions

IDeA

This 222-page UK research paper proposes principles to help local authority services increase their focus on customers. It aims to put the customer at the heart of ‘joined up’ access to and delivery of services

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-03-04

Inner-Party Democracy: Development and Limitations

Hoover Institution

An 11-page US essay evaluating the Chinese Communist Party's decision on promoting “inner-party democracy"

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-02-22

Innovation and Its Contribution to Improvement: A Review

Department for Communities and Local Government - UK

An 86-page UK document providing a framework for understanding how innovation can lead to improvement in the public sector

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-05-23

Innovative Approaches to Building Market-Based Democratic Values

CIPE

A 7-page article describing innovative approaches to democracy promotion used in Belarus

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-07-05

Inside Gaza: The Challenge of Clans and Families

Crisis Group

This 32-page report examines the role of Gaza's traditional alternative power centres and how Hamas is responding to them

Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-12-20

Inside North Korea: A Joint U.S.-China Dialogue

USIP

The report of a US-Chinese conference held to discuss North Korea's economy, the role of external actors on North Korea's decision-making and the two countries' visions for the future of the Korean peninsula

Foreign Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-02-08

Inside Palestine

CEIP

A 21-page special issue examining the most pressing concerns for the Palestinians

Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-12-03

Instability and Humanitarian Conditions in Chad

CRS

A 14-page US report on the political and security situation in Chad

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-08-16

Integration Reloaded: Streamlining Moldova's European course

FIIA

A 10-page Finnish brief concluding that the EU has to assist Moldova in solidifying nascent pluralism and improving its long-term ability to implement reforms

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2010-04-20

Intensifying Diplomacy on Sudan

CFR

A US brief on diplomatic efforts designed to induce the key political actors in Sudan to manage successfully the referenda and the post-referenda environment

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-10-08

Interim Governments

Center for Contemporary Conflict

A special issue of "Strategic Insights" including a conference report and four case studies on interim governments (single page linking to all items)

Governance & Politics, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2006-01-08

Internal and External Impact of Russia’s Economic Crisis

IFRI

This 25-page French paper assesses the impacts of Russia's economic crisis

Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-04-07

International Approaches to Audiovisual Content Regulation: A Comparative Analysis of the Rgulatory Frameworks

Australian Communications and Media Authority

This 34-page Australian paper identifies and analyses current international approaches to content regulation in a converged and digital media and communications environment. In focusing on the current status of content regulation in selected jurisdictions

Science & Technology, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-06-02

International Conference on Engaging Communities

Queensland Government, United Nations

Papers and abstracts from a conference on engaging communities held in August 2005

Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-02-06

International Engagement in Failed States: Choices and Trade-Offs

Danish Institute for International Affairs

This 44-page Danish working paper offers an overview of the debate on how to deal with failed states

Foreign Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-10-24

International Engagement in Fragile States: Can’t We Do Better?

OECD

This 66-page study is intended to guide complex interventions in fragile and conflict-affected countries

International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-09-29

International Experiences on Government Land Development Companies: What Can Be Learned?

Urban Institute

This 87-page US working paper reviews ten case studies in which governments have experimented with government land development corporations

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-03-03

International Statebuilding

SWP

A 40-page German research paper examining the challenges posed by statebuilding

Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-11-09

International Terrorism, Political Instability and the Escalation Effect

IZA

This 43-page paper presents a new rationale (the escalation effect) stressing domestic political instability as the main reason for international terrorism

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-04-05

Internet Voting

CRS

A 6-page US report discussing issues surrounding the use of the Internet for voting

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-05-26

Intra-Party Democracy in China: Should We Take It Seriously?

Hoover Institution

A 14-page US article assessing the prospects for intra-Party democracy in China

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-11-23

Investing in the United Nations: For a Stronger Organisation Worldwide

United Nations

A 43-page report by the Secretary-General for reforming the United Nations

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-03-07

Iran after the 2012 Parliamentary Elections

Wilson Center

A US address assessing the outcomes of Iran’s parliamentary elections that took place on March 2 and the repercussions for the country’s political, economic, and social future

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2012-03-19

Iran Primer: The Basij Resistance Force

PBS.org

A US article on the place of the Basij Resistance Force in Iranian politics

Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-10-21

Iran: Ethnic and Religious Minorities

CRS

A 14-page updated US report dealing with the condition of minorities in Iran in repect of their human rights

Human Rights, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-12-15

Iran: Revolutionary Guards: March of the Guards

Chatham House

This 5-page UK article describes how Iran's hard-line Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the Pasdaran, are sheltering substantial parts of the country's nuclear project and closely control its missile programme

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-10-27

Iran’s 2009 Presidential Elections

CRS

This 15-page US report considers how the current stand-off between the government and opponents of the election outcome in Iran might mean for U.S. efforts to resolve the issue of Iran’s nuclear weapons program, its support for terrorism, and other national security concerns

Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-07-02

Iran's 2008 Parliamentary Elections: A Triumph of the System

MERIA

An Israeli paper describing Iran's political system and analyzing the recent parliamentary elections

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-06-24

Iran's Parliamentary Elections and the Revolutionary Guards' Creeping Coup d'Etat

AEI

A US paper examining the influence of the IRGC in Iranian politics

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-02-28

Iran's Political, Demographic and Economic Vulnerabilities

Rand Corporation

A 156-page US assessment of trends and vulnerabilites within Iran

Foreign Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-07-26

Iran's Presidential Election: What to Watch For

Brookings

A US article offering a background to the forthcoming presidential election in Iran

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-06-09

Iran's Secret Network: Major General Qassem Suleimani’s Inner Circle

AEI

This 10-page US bulletin identifies members of Suleimani's network within and outside the IRGC. It also argues that fluctuations in their careers could serve as indicators of Suleimani's authority in the Islamic Republic

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-03-04

Iran's Tenth Presidential Elections: Candidates, Issues and Implications

MERIA

An 18-page Israeli article on the fall-out from the Iranian presidential elections

Governance & Politics, Human RightsPosted: 2009-09-09

Iraq

United States Institute of Peace

A 16-page report summarizing the lessons emerging from a constitution-making project that has particular relevance for consideration by members of a post-election Iraqi National Assembly and the Iraqi public

Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-03-05