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Strategic options for APSA Strengthening democratic audits and governmental indicators

Explore different functions and users of indices, alternative data sources, and six strategic options for APSA in developing innovative indicators. Topics include encouraging innovative DG indices, incentivizing APSA sections, and funding competitive workshops and seed grants.

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Strategic options for APSA Strengthening democratic audits and governmental indicators

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  1. Strategic options for APSA Strengthening democratic audits and governmental indicators Pippa Norris Harvard University www.pippanorris.com

  2. Structure • Distinguish potential functions and users of indices • Alternative data sources: strengths and limits • Six strategic options for APSA

  3. Functions & uses of indicators

  4. (vi) Develop innovative indicators? • APSA professional body of scholarly expertise • Concepts, measures, & methodology • Encourage innovative DG indices: e.g. • Ethnic fractionalization, minority representation, media balance, local elections, gender empowerment, public administration effectiveness • Incentivize APSA sections • Fund 2-3 competitive workshop annually, seed money grants to develop specific indices within their section • Set criteria for awards, activities, deliverables • Use membership and international professional networks for perceptual surveys of experts • Already used for left-right party ideology – expand method to other areas

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