জবাবদিহি ও দায়িত্ব

{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} ইংরেজি সংস্করণ | ফরাসি সংস্করণ | হিন্দি সংস্করণ | পর্তুগিজ সংস্করণ | স্প্যানিশ সংস্করণ   ধনী দরিদ্র নির্বিশেষে ভারতের বহু লোকেই সরকারি প্রতিষ্ঠানগুলোর কাছ থেকে অধিকতর জবাবদিহি চেয়ে থাকেন। যে বিধবা তাঁর পেনশনের দরখাস্তটার কী হল, সে সম্পর্কে কোনো খবর…

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

{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} Whether in the field of public administration or corporate accountability, the term audit (from the Latin ‘to hear’) is often associated with technocratic forms of oversight—an exercise best left to “experts.” But what happens when this technocratic term is repurposed…

Unveiling Accountability in Uganda: A Linguistic Tapestry

{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} In most Ugandan languages, there is no direct word or words that exactly defines or translates the term ‘accountability.’ As such, different words with varying meanings get used, even within the same language communities. This blog is written by three…

O significado político do monitoramento em um espaço cívico restrito

{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} O monitoramento cidadão como meio de ampliar a responsabilização pública tornou-se prática amplamente utilizada no mundo todo ao longo dos anos. Nas Filipinas, onde várias iniciativas bem-sucedidas de monitoramento cidadão foram observadas, a experiência mostrou como o contexto político é…

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

{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} In 2006, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India took the bold step of making ‘community monitoring’—the idea that communities can provide feedback on the health system—an integral part of its ambitious public health initiative,…

The Political Meaning of Monitoring in Restricted Civic Space

{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} Citizen monitoring as a way to enhance public accountability has become popular globally over the years. In the Philippines, where several successful citizen monitoring initiatives have been noted, practical experience has shown how political context is a key factor that…

El significado político del monitoreo en contextos de espacio cívico restringido

{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} El monitoreo ciudadano como herramienta para fortalecer la rendición pública de cuentas se ha vuelto popular a nivel global en los últimos años. En Filipinas, donde se han registrado varias iniciativas exitosas de monitoreo ciudadano, la experiencia práctica ha demostrado…

O controle social e a participação no Brasil

{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} Versão em espanhol Versão em inglês O sentido político do controle social No Brasil, assim como em outros países da América Latina, o termo “controle social” tornou-se mais comum do que “accountability social” ou seu equivalente etimológico “prestação de contas”,…

El control social y la participación en Brasil

{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} Versión en inglés Versión en portugués   El sentido político del control social En Brasil como en otros países de América Latina, el término “control social” se volvió más común que “social accountability o su equivalente etimológico “rendición de cuentas”,…

Social Control and Participation in Brazil

{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} Portuguese version Spanish version The Political Meaning of Social Control In Brazil, as in other Latin American countries, the term “social control” became more common than “social accountability” or its etymological equivalent “prestação de contas”. It acquired a broader sense,…