The English local government elections of May 2006    (published: 5/2006)

posted: 26/05/2006

Author(s): James Jupp (Centre for Immigration and Cultural Studies, Australian National University) Category: - Audit paper; Electoral download James Jupp analyses the local government elections held on 4 May in England, which saw the Labour vote at 26 per cent fall below that of both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. There was a doubling of the seats held by the anti-immigration British National Party but also an increase in the number of Muslim Councillors.

Quid pro quo needed for Western Australian electoral funding    (published: 6/2006)

posted: 15/06/2006

Author(s): Andrew Murray (Democrats Senator for Western Australia) Category: - Audit paper; Political Finance/Govt Advertising; Accountability download With public funding of political parties proposed in Western Australia, Senator Andrew Murray (Democrats) argues, in this Audit discussion paper, that a quid pro quo is required in the form of higher standards of governance, transparency, and accountability, from the parties that receive it.

NGOs out in the cold: The Howard Government policy towards NGOs    (published: 6/2006)	posted: 15/06/2006
Author(s): Joan Staples (University of New South Wales) Category: NGOs/participation; - Audit paper download In a new Audit discussion paper, Joan Staples (UNSW) attacks the Federal Government’s policies towards NGOs as undermining the democratic process. She argues that the Government has been inspired by public choice perspectives in its attempts to limit the advocacy role of NGOs.

From London to Ulaanbaatar: Making the State of Democracy Framework Travel    (published: 6/2006)

posted: 19/06/2006

Author(s): Todd Landman (University of Essex) Category: - Audit paper; Accountability download Todd Landman of the University of Essex describes how the democratic audit methodology has travelled beyond the eight countries in which the original pilot audits were conducted and has now reached Mongolia. He concludes that despite Mongolia lacking many features that modernisation theory has regarded as essential for democracy, the audit methodology has proved valuable in identifying both strengths and weaknesses. Presented at Democratic Audit workshop at International Political Science Association Congress in Fukuoka, Japan, on July 11 2006.

The Canadian Democratic Audit    (published: 6/2006)

posted: 19/06/2006

Author(s): William Cross (Carleton University, Canada) Category: - Audit paper; Accountability download William Cross describes how the Democratic Audit of Canada came into existence in the context of declining public confidence in democratic institutions and with voter turnout at a record low. The Audit used the benchmarks of public participation, inclusiveness and responsiveness to assess democratic performance and has produced nine books, widely used in political science and Canadian studies courses. Presented at Democratic Audit workshop at International Political Science Association Congress in Fukuoka, Japan, on July 11 2006.

IDEA's State of Democracy Assessment Methodology    (published: 6/2006)

posted: 19/06/2006

Author(s): Ozias Tungwarara (Formerly of IDEA) Category: - Audit paper; Accountability download Ozias Tungwarara, formerly of IDEA, describes the challenge of developing an audit methodology that clearly presents its normative and conceptual underpinnings but is still flexible enough to respond to very different environments. The methodology does not aggregate performance in discrete areas and recognises that democratic norms cannot be maximised simultaneously. Presented at Democratic Audit workshop at International Political Science Association Congress in Fukuoka, Japan, on July 11 2006.

The Democratic Audit of Australia: Populism vs Citizen Rights    (published: 6/2006)

posted: 19/06/2006

Author(s): Marian Sawer (Australian National University) Category: - Audit paper; Accountability download Marian Sawer describes how the Democratic Audit of Australia has separated out the values of political equality, popular control of government, civil liberties/human rights and deliberative democracy in order to highlight the threat posed by populist majoritarianism. Attacks on the 'non-elected' intermediary institutions essential to accountability and rights protection in representative democracy undermine popular control of government despite speaking in its name. Presented at Democratic Audit workshop at International Political Science Association Congress in Fukuoka, Japan, on July 11 2006.

Auditing Democracy in Ireland    (published: 6/2006)

posted: 27/06/2006

Author(s): Paula Clancy (TASC - A Think Tank for Social Change, Dublin), Ian G. Hughes (TASC - A Think Tank for Social Change, Dublin) Category: - Audit paper; Accountability download Paula Clancy and Ian Hughes, of TASC, describe how the Democratic Audit of Ireland and the parallel Democratic Audit of Northern Ireland are being conducted by independent think tanks assisted by a commission chaired by the head of the Irish trade union congress and with party, business and community representatives. Issues include responses to the unprecedented inward migration into Ireland in recent years. Presented at Democratic Audit workshop at International Political Science Association Congress in Fukuoka, Japan, on July 11 2006.

The Democratic Audit of South Asia: An Auditor’s notebook    (published: 7/2006)	posted: 21/07/2006
Author(s): Peter deSouza (Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Dehli, India) Category: - Audit paper; Accountability download Presented at Democratic Audit workshop at International Political Science Association Congress in Fukuoka, Japan, on July 11 2006.

Democratising Democracy Assessments: the State of Democracy Methodology	posted: 21/07/2006
Author(s): Massimo Tommasoli (International IDEA, Sweden) Category: - Audit paper; Accountability download Presented at Democratic Audit workshop at International Political Science Association Congress in Fukuoka, Japan, on July 11 2006.

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