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PUBLICATIONS Between Exit and Engagement: On the Division of Authority in Transitional Administrations By Mark Baskin, this appeared in Global Governance 10 (2004) This article examines recent assessments of the transitional administrations in the Balkans and East Timor with particular regard to the division of labor (international-domestic). Much of the writing on East Timor decries the failure to give more authority to domestic officials, while that on the Balkans disparages international officials for insufficient vigor in forcing domestic nationalists to implement "cosmopolitan" mandates. With the exception of the UN Secretary General's first substantial report about UNMIK, these analyses eschew systematic treatment of how authority is divided between international and domestic officials and how it is transferred from international to domestic officials. The article argues that an effective division of labor is essential to the success of post conflict administration and that it deserves more analytic and operational attention.
Developing Local Democracy in Kosovo By Mark Baskin This paper is also available through (http://www.idea.int/publications/dem_kosovo/index.cfm) in both Serbian and Albanian International efforts to build and sustain local democracy in Kosovo offer lessons that are significant well beyond the Balkans. Democracy at the local level means the development of municipal administrations that can accommodate many needs of diverse populations. It nurtures a community's economic development; it is embedded in networks of independent citizens' groups, but beholden to no single one of them; and it is comprised of sufficiently legitimate institutions that can manage social and political conflicts peacefully. Democratic local governance becomes sustainable when it is integrated into a much broader network of autonomous institutions that function according to basic, agreed-upon political values and the principles of democratic political and social organization. The publication describes and analyzes internationally-driven efforts to establish and strengthen local government in Kosovo in the period since June 1999. MP's
Orientation Handbook This comprehensive handbook was developed jointly by SUNY/CID and the Southern Africa Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) with funding from the UNDP Bureau for Development Policy (BDP). The handbook was designed to be used as part of the SADC PF Member Orientation Program, and is divided into ten modules covering areas such as Representation and Constituent Relations, Lawmaking, Oversight, Parliament and the Budget, and Parliamentary Committees. Gender issues are incorporated into each module. Illustrations are drawn primarily from Southern and Central Africa, but the booklet is also relevant to parliaments elsewhere. John Johnson of SUNY/CID and Rumbidzai Kandawasvika-Nhundu of SADC PF are the primary authors of the handbook, which can be downloaded in English, Portuguese, and French.
USAID
Handbook on Legislative Strengthening This
comprehensive guide to legislative strengthening is designed to help the
reader:
This short paper presents highlights from the Second International Conference on Legislative Strengthening. It addresses a number of the dominant themes and issues that emerged from both presenters and conference participants. It discusses (a) how legislatures can better reach out to constituents, civil society, and marginalized groups, (b) the manner in which globalization has influence legislatures and legislative development, (c) a range of donor and service provider considerations, and (d) alternative approaches to legislative programming. CID Senior Associates John Johnson and Jesse Biddle collaborated in drafting this paper.
The
Continent Is Flush with Causes for Hope Democracy
Can Flower When Conditions Are Right From
One Chamber To Two : The Case Of Morocco Rising
Legislative Assertiveness in Uganda and Kenya 1996 to 2002 The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze recent developments in parliamentary assertiveness occurring in Uganda and Kenya and to explore the significance of these events. CID Senior Associate John Johson and Professor of Political Science, Public Administration and Public Affairs at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs, University at Albany, Robert Nakamura collaborated in drafting this paper. A
Concept Paper on Legislatures and Good Governance This paper explains the functions of legislatures, different legislative types, and presents different activities for strengthening legislatures. By Robert Nakamura and JohnJohnson How
to Conduct A Legislative Needs Assessment This paper is designed to help decision-makers decide when to conduct a legislative needs assessment, and what the assessment should review. It includes a model "terms of reference" policy-makers can use in writing their own TOR and finding appropriate experts to conduct the assessment. By John Johnson and Robert Nakamura The Legislature and Constituency Relations Discusses the importance of legislative-constituency relations and interaction, some of the key issues and challenges faced by legislatures in developing countries regarding relations with constituents (resource constraints, etc.), and activities and structures which can enhance constituency relations (such as opening the legislature to the public, electoral reform, etc.). By Robert Nakamura and John Johnson
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