Publications

ARC publications distill knowledge, evidence, and insights to inform research and learning agendas within the transparency, participation, and accountability field.

SSAAT team verifying worker job card information with official labor list entires, prior to social audit.
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ARC publications serve as a platform for researchers and action strategists to share grounded experiences and analytical insights.

We seek to publish:

Compelling progress reports and success stories
Innovative strategies and tactics
Lessons from dilemmas or failures
New research methods and analytical concepts

Movement-building for Accountability: Learning from Indonesian Women’s Organizing Date: October 2018
Authors: Nani Zulminarni, Valerie Miller, Alexa Bradley, Angela Bailey, and Jonathan Fox
Publication type: Working Paper
Published by: Accountability Research Center, Just Associates and PEKKA
Learning to Sustain Change: Mitanin Community Health Workers Promote Public Accountability in India Date: August 2018
Authors: Samir Garg, Suchi Pande
Publication type: Accountability Note
Published by: Accountability Research Center
Going Vertical: Citizen-led Reform Campaigns in the Philippines Date: 2018
Authors: Joy Aceron (Editor)
Publication type: Book
Published by: Government Watch, Accountability Research Center
How a Community-Led Response to Sexual Exploitation in Uganda Led to Systemic World Bank Reform Date: June 2018
Authors: Elana Berger
Publication type: Accountability Note
Published by: Accountability Research Center, Bank Information Center
La escala: Su importancia y uso en iniciativas de transparencia y rendición de cuentas Date: Mayo 2018
Authors: Jonathan Fox
Publication type: Other
Published by: Accountability Research Center, Making All Voices Count
First Meeting of Auxiliary Watershed Organizations: Good Practices, Limitations, Lessons, and Prospects Date: May 2018
Authors: Brenda Rodríguez Hererra, Rebeca Salazar Ramírez, and Mariana González Moyo
Publication type: Learning Exchange Report
Published by: Accountability Research Center, Controla Tu Gobierno
Political Construction of Accountability Keywords: Lessons From Action-Research Date: April 2018
Authors: Jonathan Fox
Publication type: Presentation
Published by: Accountability Research Center
Lecciones sobre acción ciudadana y rendición de cuentas en los servicios públicos de salud de Guatemala Date: Febrero 2018
Authors: Walter Flores
Publication type: Accountability Note
Published by: Accountability Research Center, CEGSS
How Can Evidence Bolster Citizen Action? Learning and Adapting for Accountable Public Health in Guatemala Date: February 2018
Authors: Walter Flores
Publication type: Accountability Note
Published by: Accountability Research Center, CEGSS
Report on the ‘Think-in’ on Community Health Worker Voice, Power, and Citizens’ Right to Health Date: January 2018
Authors: Marta Schaaf, Caitlin Warthin, Amy Manning, Stephanie Topp
Publication type: Learning Exchange Report
Published by: Accountability Research Center, Averting Maternal Death and Disability
From the Ground Up: Multi-Level Accountability Politics in Land Reform in the Philippines Date: December 2017
Authors: Francis Isaac, Danilo Carranza, Joy Aceron
Publication type: Working Paper
Published by: Accountability Research Center, G-Watch, RIGHTS
Following the Money in Ghana: From the Grassroots to the Hallways of the IMF Date: December 2017
Authors: Abdulkarim Mohammed
Publication type: Accountability Note
Published by: Accountability Research Center
Citizen Oversight and India’s Right to Work Program: What Do the Social Auditors Say? Date: September 2017
Authors: Suchi Pande, Rakesh R. Dubbudu
Publication type: Working Paper
Published by: Accountability Research Center, Factly
Citizen Action Against Corruption Date: September 2017
Authors: Joy Aceron, Angela Bailey, Shaazka Beyerle, Jonathan Fox
Publication type: Learning Exchange Report
Published by: Accountability Research Center
Transparency and Accountability Strategies & Reproductive Health Delivery Systems Date: September 2017
Authors: Victoria Boydell, Jonathan Fox, Sarah Shaw
Publication type: Learning Exchange Report
Published by: Accountability Research Center, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Marie Stopes, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition
Construyendo la rendición de cuentas de manera diferente: Una propuesta para la integración vertical del monitoreo y la incidencia pública Date: Febrero 2017
Authors: Jonathan Fox, Joy Aceron, Aránzazu Guillán Montero
Publication type: Working Paper
Published by: C Michelsen Institute: U4, Accountability Research Center
Scaling Accountability Through Vertically Integrated Civil Society Policy Monitoring and Advocacy Date: December 2016
Authors: Jonathan Fox
Publication type: Working Paper
Published by: Making All Voices Count, Accountability Research Center
Going Vertical: Citizen-led Reform Campaigns in the Philippines Date: December 2016
Authors: Joy Aceron, Francis Isaac (editors)
Publication type: Working Paper
Published by: Making All Voices Count, Government Watch, Accountability Research Center
Doing Accountability Differently. A Proposal for the Vertical Integration of Civil Society Monitoring and Advocacy. Date: August 2016
Authors: Jonathan Fox, Joy Aceron, Aránzazu Guillán Montero
Publication type: Working Paper
Published by: C Michelsen Institute: U4, Accountability Research Center
Connecting the Dots: Civil Society Policy Monitoring and Advocacy Strategies Date: February 2016
Authors: Jonathan Fox (editor), Brendan Halloran (editor), Anna Levy, Joy Aceron, Albert van Zyl
Publication type: Learning Exchange Report
Published by: Transparency and Accountability Initiative, School of International Service, International Budget Partnership, Government Watch, SIMLab
Assessing the Evidence: The Effectiveness and Impact of Public Governance-Oriented Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives Date: September 2015
Authors: Brandon Brockmyer, Jonathan Fox
Publication type: Working Paper
Published by: Transparency and Accountability Initiative
Social Accountability: What Does the Evidence Really Say? Date: March 2015
Authors: Jonathan Fox
Publication type: Scholarly Journal Article
Published by: World Development
Social Accountability: What Does the Evidence Really Say? Date: September 2014
Authors: Jonathan Fox
Publication type: Working Paper
Published by: Global Partnership for Social Accountability