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The Quest for Citizen-Led Accountability: Looking into the State - Budget Coalitions by Claire Shouten

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This was presented as part of a research workshop held at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) on 30 April 2015, in partnership with the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) and the Transparency Accountability Initiative (TAI). The focus of the workshop was on "the quest for citizen-led accountability - looking into the state." This presentation looked at budget coalitions in education and what we can learn about the state as a partner in citizen-led accountability work and budget processes.

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The Quest for Citizen-Led Accountability – Looking into the State
Accountability and the State • Lessons from experience and evidence – Can’t do it on our own – need to work within the accountability ecosystem – IBP & GIFT – govt, civil society, donors, investors, IFAC – In Brazil, INESC convinced deputies, Congress public hearings – In India, NCDHR campaign on diversion of funds took off with intro of exp code, local and int’l media and opposition legislators’ engagement – In SA, TAC worked with the courts for ARVS (LRC, ACIJ) www.Internationalbudget.org 2
Building Coalitions in Education Learning lessons from Argentina, Burkina Faso, Dom Rep, Ghana, India, Korea, Malawi, Palestine, SA, Tanzania • In DR, CED engaged all presidential candidates in Social & Political Pledge for 4% to educ’n • In Ghana, SEND engaged local res coms to monitor school feeding scheme -> improved village inf • In Malawi, CSCfQBE conducted PETS & engaged govt • In Palestine, student social audits, Min of Educ’n, ACC • In SA, LRC w courts, Equal Educ’n w Treasury, PPFC www.Internationalbudget.org 3
Catalyzing Accountability • Depends on interaction and coordinated action with the oversight system • Symbiotic engagement of the legislature, SAI, judiciary, media, cs, donors and sympathetic insiders in govt • CS can play an important role where legislatures or SAIs are weak • Start with what matters to people – e.g. service delivery demand + different pathways www.Internationalbudget.org 4
Claire Schouten International Budget Partnership www.internationalbudget.org 5 THANK YOU

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The Quest for Citizen-Led Accountability: Looking into the State - Budget Coalitions by Claire Shouten

  • 1. The Quest for Citizen-Led Accountability – Looking into the State
  • 2. Accountability and the State • Lessons from experience and evidence – Can’t do it on our own – need to work within the accountability ecosystem – IBP & GIFT – govt, civil society, donors, investors, IFAC – In Brazil, INESC convinced deputies, Congress public hearings – In India, NCDHR campaign on diversion of funds took off with intro of exp code, local and int’l media and opposition legislators’ engagement – In SA, TAC worked with the courts for ARVS (LRC, ACIJ) www.Internationalbudget.org 2
  • 3. Building Coalitions in Education Learning lessons from Argentina, Burkina Faso, Dom Rep, Ghana, India, Korea, Malawi, Palestine, SA, Tanzania • In DR, CED engaged all presidential candidates in Social & Political Pledge for 4% to educ’n • In Ghana, SEND engaged local res coms to monitor school feeding scheme -> improved village inf • In Malawi, CSCfQBE conducted PETS & engaged govt • In Palestine, student social audits, Min of Educ’n, ACC • In SA, LRC w courts, Equal Educ’n w Treasury, PPFC www.Internationalbudget.org 3
  • 4. Catalyzing Accountability • Depends on interaction and coordinated action with the oversight system • Symbiotic engagement of the legislature, SAI, judiciary, media, cs, donors and sympathetic insiders in govt • CS can play an important role where legislatures or SAIs are weak • Start with what matters to people – e.g. service delivery demand + different pathways www.Internationalbudget.org 4
  • 5. Claire Schouten International Budget Partnership www.internationalbudget.org 5 THANK YOU