Understanding Accountability in Practice: Obligations, Scrutiny, and Consequences
Attempting to increase authorities' accountability for their actions has become a mainstay of development practice in recent decades....
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Attempting to increase authorities' accountability for their actions has become a mainstay of development practice in recent decades....
While much is known about how citizens mobilize and make claims for accountability in more democratic, stable, and peaceful settings,...
It is increasingly common for international development actors to work in difficult and fragile settings, yet much of our understanding...
Aid agencies that support public accountability reforms commonly do so in the same places, and with similar state and civil society...
Published by: Wiley
In recent years, a growing literature has emerged analysing how organised citizen action can achieve more accountable and inclusive...
Published by: Wiley
Fragility and closing civic space present significant challenges for research, making research processes more onerous and difficult,...
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This paper draws on evidence from the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) research programme to show how women express their political agency and activism and seek accountability in repressive contexts.
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
How and under what conditions does citizen-led social and political action contribute to empowerment and accountability? What are the...
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Recent years have seen energy protests erupt in many countries around the world. Globally, countries are wrestling with the need to achieve a just transition away from fossil fuels while at the same time ensuring access to affordable energy.
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Energy protests are becoming increasingly common and significant around the world. While in the global North concerns tend to centre around climate issues, in the global South the concerns are more often with affordable energy. Both types of protests, however, have one issue in common: the undemocratic nature of energy policymaking.