January 2012: Message from the director. PDF

Publications

Michael L. Mezey: "Representation and Constituency Relations"

Upcoming:

Chen Friedberg and Reuven Y. Hazan: "Legislative Oversight"

John Rohrbaugh: "Matching Evaluation Phases to Country Conditions in International Development"

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.

Governance Information Bulletin

In the latest issue of SUNY/CID’s Governance Information Bulletin, selected articles discuss the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals, the State Department’s Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, Executive Accountability and Legislatures in Southeast Asia, and other relevant topics.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.

Spotlight

SUNY/CID wins fourth Legislative
Strengthening IQC from USAID

A consortium of firms led by the SUNY Center for International Development was awarded USAID’s fourth Legislative Strengthening Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) in November. This award continues SUNY/CID’s record of success as USAID’s most frequently selected implementer of parliamentary strengthening programs.

Nairobi Principles a benchmark for developing parliamentary legal practice

Legal counsels from throughout Africa created the Nairobi Principles, which are intended to improve the separation of powers between the Executive and the Legislature and, ultimately, the growth of good governance and democracy in Africa.

Afghan legislators attend budget training sponsored by APAP and the World Bank

MPs and staff from the Afghan National Assembly recently attended a challenging series of budget-related roundtables and trainings in Washington, D.C.