Resources
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This is the rapporteur's report from a global learning event organized by CommGAP and the World Bank Institute's Governance Practice, in June, 2010. The learning event, which was attended by around 50 development practitioners, academics, diplomats, and representatives from donor institutions from around the world, sought to bridge the gap between the insights offered by context-specific political economy analysis and operational practice. Within this framework, the participants explored strategies on implementing findings of political economy analyses with a focus on coalition building and effective communication among multiple stakeholders in the development context.
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This case study describes some of the methods and activities developed by the Relay programme, managed by Panos London, and how they were applied in Kenya to the issue of tax and governance. It offers a detailed and descriptive account of Relay’s series of workshop sessions they ran with researchers, civil society organisations and journalists in the country.
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This paper identifies four primary drivers of proactive disclosure throughout history (Section 2). The first is the need to inform the public about laws and decisions and the public’s right to be informed, to know their rights and obligations. The second is the public’s demand for the information needed to hold governments accountable both at and between elections. The third is the demand for information in order to participate actively in decision-making. The fourth is the provision to the public of information needed to access government services, which has expanded
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This guide introduces some of the best recent literature on the role of communications in governance. It highlights the major critical debates surrounding the relationship between communications, government accountability and responsiveness, and state-society relations in developing countries. It is intended primarily as a reference for policymakers, and highlights practical guidance, lessons learned and case studies on supporting the development of independent and plural media systems, increasing access to information, and using communications tools in governance reform processes across a range of contexts, including fragile and conflict-affected states. New publications and emerging issues will be incorporated on a quarterly basis.
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An information platform, resource library and discussion forum to African media organisations and media researchers dealing with the issue of media and media development in Africa.
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This publication is a "how-to guide" to help anti-corruption agencies understand how to control their public image, frame their work, and build public support.
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Author: Shanthi Kalathil, with John Langlois and Adam Kaplan
The media and communication sector plays a complex role in post-conflict and fragile states. In states experiencing conflict, violent political upheaval or complete collapse, the media can provide important, reliable, and timely humanitarian and political information in the midst of chaos, helping people to navigate their tumultuous surroundings. Moving toward the longer term, media and communication processes can enable citizens to engage in dialogue, serve as platforms for debate and oversight, anchor governance reforms, and facilitate peacebuilding and poverty reduction. Yet, despite its importance, the media and communication sector is frequently an afterthought in post-conflict reconstruction. This paper calls for a new model in post-conflict and fragile states, one that prioritizes communication's role in governance and peacebuilding.
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Author: Henriette von Kaltenborn-Stachau
High expectations for a quick “peace dividend”, a public that does not trust the state, and state-citizen relations severed by years of exclusion are among the most challenging issues national governments, and the international community supporting them, encounter in planning and executing post-conflict recovery programs. These issues are too often neglected by policy makers. Experience has shown the cost of this oversight. Because of their direct relation to long-term stability and governance, dealing with these issues needs to be at the very heart of post-conflict work. This study applies the public sphere as a framework to deal with the “connective tissue” of state-building and calls for change in current post-conflict assistance policy and practice.
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Editors: Sina Odugbemi and Thomas Jacobson
This book demonstrates to a broad audience--particularly governments, think tanks, civil society organizations, and development agencies--the ways in which communication research can help address development challenges, particularly in the area of governance reform. Highlighting the communication discipline’s substantive and invaluable contributions to development work, the book provides innovative solutions to six key challenges faced in governance reform, presenting theoretical frameworks as well as practical approaches and techniques to address these challenges. Rich in articles and case studies, it is a useful guide to academics and practitioners trying to improve the ways in which governance reforms are implemented around the world.
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By Andrew Puddephatt, 2009 (PDF 330KB). Access to Information Working Paper Series by the World Bank Institute.
Watch interviews with experts on issues pertaining to governance reform under real-world conditions 
