Training
Applications are now being accepted for the seventh annual Summer School in Bologna, Italy. This year's 6-day class addresses the challenges posed to planning, monitoring and evaluation (PM&E). Details.
Publications
Dr. John Rohrbaugh: "Matching Evaluation Phases to Country Conditions in International Development"
Dr. Michael L. Mezey: "Representation and
Constituency Relations"
"Principles and Guidelines for Constituency Development Funds"
This newly-published pamphlet on CDFs developed by SUNY/CID and CPA is available online as a downloadable pdf.
Upcoming:
Chen Friedberg and Reuven Y. Hazan: "Legislative Oversight"
Governance Information Bulletin
The latest issue of SUNY/CID’s Governance Information Bulletin offers recent reports, summaries, and publications on development 
by development professionals from the Overseas Development Institute, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, International IDEA, and other organizations and universities. The GIB is an occasional email newsletter that draws attention to technical matters involved in strengthening political institutions and to broader issues of aid strategies, democracy assistance, public sector performance, and to countries and regions where SUNY/CID is working. Each entry provides a link to a larger piece of research. Our most recent edition can be found here and the archive here.
To receive the bulletin by email, please send your email address to: gib@cid.suny.edu.
Newsletter
January 2012: Message from the director. PDF
Spotlight
Kenya launches Africa's first legislative macroeconomic forecasting model
The Kenya National Assembly recently launched the Parliamentary Budget Office’s Macroeconomic Forecasting Model. Kenya is only the fourth legislative body worldwide to utilize such a model.
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SUNY/CID in USAID video marking 50 years providing assistance in Kenya
USAID is celebrating 50 years of partnership with Kenya to improve life in this African nation. Watch the entire 40-minute version here, or view this clip that mentions SUNY/CID's work as USAID's on-the-ground partner.
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SUNY/CID collaborates with Monash University Governance Research Unit
As research continues, international participants discuss the impact and operation of constituency development funds (CDFs) at workshop in Australia.
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Celebrating 25 years in 2011-2012
Newsroom
- Talk: Executive-Legislative Relations: Are Presidents Becoming Stronger?
- SUNY/CID program in Uganda HED partnership of the month
- Arab regional workshop focuses on emerging trends, challenges in technology
- Arab Parliamentary Libraries Network set
- USAID awards Bosnia project
a one-year extension - SUNY/CID wins fourth Legislative Strengthening IQC
- Afghan legislators attend budget training sponsored by APAP and the World Bank
- Arab Institute hosting ICT and library seminars
- Nairobi Principles a benchmark for developing parliamentary legal practice
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Staff in Focus
Each month we will be featuring a staff member whose work and dedication is vital to achieving our mission.
This month, learn about Senior Associate Andrea Wolfe, project director on the USAID- and DFID-funded Kenya Parliamentary Strengthening Project.
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Celebrating 25 years
SUNY Center for International Development's 25 years of achievement is featured in the Fall 2011 edition of the University at Albany Magazine. Read the online or digital version.
