Governance and Accountability

Governance Reform Under Real World Conditions: Citizens, Stakeholders, and Voice
(2008, Sina Odugbemi and Thomas Jacobson, editors)
The Missing Link - Fostering Positive Citizen-State Relations in Post-Conflict Environments (2008, Henriette von Kaltenborn-Stachau)
Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States (2008, Shanthi Kalathil, with John Langlois and Adam Kaplan)

Forthcoming Working Titles (2009-2010)

Activating Public Opinion to Secure Accountability: A Practitioner's Handbook (Diana Chung, Karen Sirker and GopaKumar Thampi, editors)
Public Sentinel: News Media & Governance Reform (Pippa Norris, editor)
Voice with Teeth: Public Opinion and Accountability (Sina Odugbemi and Taeku Lee, editors)

Access to Information Working Paper Series - Commissioned by the Media, Information, and Governance Program at the World Bank Institute (WBI) and supported financially by CommGAP

Budgeting Implications for ATI Legislation: The Mexican Case (2009, Alfonso Hernández-Valdez, PDF 415KB)
Enforcement Models. Content and Context (2009, Laura Neuman, PDF 299KB)
Exploring the Role of Civil Society in the Formulation and Adoption of Access to Information Laws: The Cases of Bulgaria, India, Mexico, South Africa and the United Kingdom (2009, Andrew Puddephatt, PDF 330KB)

Discussion Papers

Evaluation Framework for Governnace Programs: Measuing the Contribution of Communication (2007, PDF)
The Role of Media Literacy in the Governance Reform Agenda (2009, Johanna Martinson, PDF 333KB)

Workshop Reports

The Contribution of Government Communication Capacity to Achieving Good Governance Outcomes, Washington, DC, February 19, 2009
Using Communication Approaches and Techniques to Support Anti-Corruption Efforts: A Learning Event for Anti-Corruption Agencies, Vienna, Austria, November 17 - 19, 2008
Generating Genuine Demand with Social Accountability Mechanisms, Paris World Bank Office, November 1 - 2, 2007
Governance Reform under Real World Conditions: A Dialogue on Communication Challenges, Washington, DC, May 30 - 31, 2007
Monitoring Poverty Reduction Strategies: Leadership, Budget Links, and the Role of Communication, Cape Town, June 21 - 22, 2007
Deepening Voice & Accountability to Fight Poverty: A Dialouge of Communication Implementers, Paris OECD Headquarters, March 30 - 31, 2006

Briefs for Policy-Makers

Governance Reform Under Real World Conditions: Citizens, Stakeholders, and Voice
(PDF, 239KB, 6 pages)
The Missing Link - Fostering Positive Citizen-State Relations in Post-Conflict Environments (PDF, 234KB, 6 pages)
Towards a New Policy Model for Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States (PDF, 242KB, 6 pages)

Highlights

Publications