Report No. 6: Electronic Democracy? The Impact of New Communications Technology on Australian Democracy    (published: 8/2006)

posted: 9/08/2006

Author(s): Peter Chen (Monash University), Karin Geiselhart (University of Canberra), Rachel Gibson (University of Leicester, UK) Category: - Audit paper; Focussed Audits; NGOs/participation download Peter Chen, Rachel Gibson and Karin Geiselhart look at the way those involved in the political process, including government, political parties, MPs and civil society groups have used new technology, and the implications for democracy. On the one hand there is the potential for increased big brother surveillance of citizens, on the other for broader citizen participation and interactivity in the policy process. Little of the potential for more open government has been realised in Australia.

Making independent bodies independent    (published: 7/2006)

posted: 26/07/2006

Author(s): Andrew Macintosh (The Australia Institute) Category: - Audit paper; Accountability; Public service/statutory bodies download Andrew Macintosh, deputy director of the Australia Institute, considers the process of appointment to public bodies. Where the independence of these bodies is compromised, so too are their outcomes. And yet the current processes for appointing members is far from transparent or merit-based.

A comment on Landman, deSouza, and Tommasoli    (published: 7/2006)	posted: 24/07/2006
Author(s): Philip Larkin (Australian National University) 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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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