Emerging Trends in Democratic Governance Oslo Governance Forum 4 Oct 2011 Sarah Lister

United Nations Development ProgrammeOslo Governance Centre


Emerging Trends in Democratic Governance

Oslo Governance Forum 4 Oct 2011

Sarah Lister

Oslo Governance Centre, UNDP



Trends in External Trends in External EnvironmentEnvironment Growing power of ‘South and new constellations of power holders Financial volatility Global impact of the ‘Arab Spring’ Growing importance of regional bodies & configurations Rapid growth in media & technology Environmental challenges Urbanisation Changing patterns of inequality Challenges of growing youth population Challenges from migration Transnational crime & the criminalisation of governance



Trends and debates in Trends and debates in DGDG role of the state after the ‘Washington consensus’ mixed picture on decentralisation emergence of ‘accountability’ as an overarching narrative critical role of taxation understanding interaction between formal & informal institutions importance of crisis states/fragility agenda implications of ‘Arab spring’ for DG agenda



Challenges to the broad DG Challenges to the broad DG agendaagenda

democratic form without function (hybridity) differing notions of democracy unclear empirical relationship between DG and other development goals contradictions between DG processes and external support need to demonstrate & measure results challenges in operationalizing research findings



Where do we (UNDP + others) Where do we (UNDP + others) go from here? go from here?

understand & demonstrate the relationship between DG and broad concerns of sustainable human development, including:

environmental concerns inclusive and equitable growth

bring empirical evidence & concrete proposals to the discussions around Rio +20, and post-2015 development framework

UNDP & other agencies need to adapt operational modalities to reflect the changing realities (configurations, issues, political understanding)

Emerging Trends in Democratic Governance Oslo Governance Forum 4 Oct 2011 Sarah Lister

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