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CITIZENS AND
GOVERNANCE
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.Describe the nature ofcitizens role in governance
2.Identify the conditions orcriteria that allow greatercitizen involvement
3.Describe strategies forenhancing citizens role ingovernance
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Linking Democracy and
Human Development
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Building Good Governance:
Another Framework
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Citizens want increased
accountability andresponsiveness from
government, as well as greater
decentralization.
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Accountability-Decision-makers in
government, the private sector and civil
society organizations are accountable to the
public, as well as to institutional
stakeholders.
This accountability differs depending on the
organization and whether the decision isinternal or external to an organization.
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Responsiveness-Institutions and
processes try to serve allstakeholders
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CRITERIA FOR CITIZENS INGOVERNANCE
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Freedom of Assembly
The extent to which citizens can form and belongto associations of their choice, reflecting in this
case the content of Article 20 of the UDHR,
which highlights the importance of citizen
participation in public life.
To what degree do citizens have the
freedom of peaceful assembly andassociation?
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Freedom from Discrimination.
The level of tolerance betweenindividuals and groups in society. It
reflects most closely Article 2 of the
UDHR, which emphasizes fairness in theway state and society interact as well as
how citizens treat each other.
To what extent is there
discrimination in politics?
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Input into Policy-making.
The extent to which government engages inconsultation with citizens on public issues.
The ability to influence policy is a key
measure of success for organized activities
in this arena and it relates to how efficient it isin performing its role of articulating interests
and demands.
To what extent does government
facilitate public discussion on shifts
in policy?
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Respect for Rules.The extent to which citizens respect the rules
that are necessary for the achievement of
public order and stable government. It relates
to the sense of obligation to the publicrealm that citizens have and, therefore, their
accountability to the state.
To what extent do citizensrespect the system of rules affecting
their participation in public life?
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STRATEGIES FOR STRENGTHENING CITIZENPARTICIPATION
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COMMENTS/REACTIONS
As a citizen of your country, how
do you perceive your role in
governance and how do you rate
the freedom you now enjoy?