Global and Domestic Governance

What are the current understandings of accountability and what is the current best practice in applying them? How can Parliaments ensure that the state is really accountable to citizens, and that service delivery is as efficient as possible? What experience has been gained from donor support to Parliaments? How can understanding of the role of politics in parliamentary support initiatives be increased? What has been learned about the role of Parliaments in fragile and conflict-affected states? What Parliamentary benchmarks and indicators are helpful is assessing accountability? What do we now know about political party strengthening? What are the lessons learnt and the links to parliamentary support initiatives?

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