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"Chapter 1, by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), presents an overview of indicators from the Global State of Democracy Indices, which provide complementary indicators to measure progress on SDG Targets 16.3; 16.5, on reducing corruption and brib ... more

"[...] To test the argument whether the killing of journalists is a precursor to increasing repression, we introduce a new global dataset on killings of journalists between 2002 and 2013 that uses three different sources that track such events across the world. The new data show that mostly local jo ... more

"In step with United Nations efforts to further promote universal standards and better protect people against human rights violations, this publication of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights provides practical guidance for the development of quantitative and qualitati ... more

"In a cross-section of more than 150 countries, Kaufmann, Kraay, and Zoido-Lobatón provide new empirical evidence of a strong causal relationship from better governance to better development outcomes. They base their analysis on a new database containing more than 300 governance indicators compiled ... more

SDG 16 Data Initiative Report 2021. Impact of the Pandemic on Measuring Progress Towards SDG 16: Looking Forward, Tackling Obstacles

Canaries in a coal-mine? What the killings of journalists tell us about future repression

Human Rights Indicators: A Guide to Measurement and Implementation

Governance Indicators: A Users' Guide

Measuring Democratic Governance: A Framework for Selecting Pro-Poor and Gender Sensitive Indicators
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