Auditing by the People: The Collective Conceptualization of Public and Social Audits in India

Accountability Keywords

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Marie Marthe Rocksaint

Our Land Was Like a Goldmine

Events

Our Land Was Like a Goldmine ARC and Accountability Counsel co-hosted an in-person panel event discussing how displaced peasants in Haiti used an international accountability mechanism to fight for remedy. The event launched Accountability Note 13, “After the Agreement: Implementing Remedy for Displacement in Northern Haiti” in Kreyol, Spanish, and English.

Unveiling Accountability in Uganda: A Linguistic Tapestry

Accountability Keywords

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Workers

Disentangling Government Responses

Events

Disentangling Government Responses: How Do We Know When Accountability Work is Gaining Traction? Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Online and in-person at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex Advocacy for public accountability aims to produce reactions from government officials or service providers. But it is not always clear to advocates how to interpret diverse…

A panel of men on chairs in front of a banner, with an audience seated on the ground in front of them

Community Monitoring: Bringing People Closer to Public Health Services in India

Accountability Keywords

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The Political Meaning of Monitoring in Restricted Civic Space

Accountability Keywords

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O controle social e a participação no Brasil

Accountability Keywords

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El control social y la participación en Brasil

Accountability Keywords

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