New Accountability Note: Rachel Nadelman and Anushka Bose share insights from a fellowship program that supported eight advocates to work on advancing accountability in development finance. French: bit.ly/4umfjW0 Spanish: bit.ly/4cF8nNt English: bit.ly/46RbkXC

Episode 89: Workers' Rights in the Global Supply Chain In this episode, School of International Service research professor Judy Gearhart joins Big World to discuss international labor organizing and the fight for workers' rights within the global supply c...

In this new episode of Big World, @arc-au.bsky.social research professor Judy Gearhart joins us to discuss forced labor in the global supply chain and the power of transnational labor organizing. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts! https://bit.ly/3MWf9nI

Ten Dimensions of Network Strengthening: Lessons from Health Rights Advocates in Guatemala, Mexico, and the Philippines - Accountability Research Center Reflections of four health rights CSOs in Guatemala, Mexico, and the Philippines, on what it takes to strengthen networks of volunteers.

#worldhealthday2026 Improving health care for marginalized populations requires strong networks of health rights advocates. Discover 10 ways such networks can become stronger:
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Today's episode of the Labor Link Podcast features Andy Tagoe, general secretary of Ghana’s General Agriculture Workers’ Union. Andy explains how GAWU takes a holistic approach to organizing across formal & informal agricultural sectors.

Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts bit.ly/47MkV2l

"Wantam": Kenyans' Slang for Just One Presidential Term, and Why it Matters - Accountability Research Center Idah Knowles on Wantam as political language with implications for incumbency norms and democratic accountability.

#WanTam started as slang in Kenya to mean “One Term”

Now it’s reshaping how time in office is understood. In my latest @arc-au.bsky.social keyword,I examine #WanTam as a political language/expression & what that shift signals for democratic accountability

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It’s clear that access-to-information laws matter most when they’re enforceable, adaptive & responsive to how public services are actually delivered today.

Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill moves firmly in this direction. @cfoiscot.bsky.social
#FoISAReform25 #OpenParliaments #ATI

“As an independent researcher working on transparency, accountability, and open parliaments, I welcome the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill as a timely and well-grounded effort to strengthen access to information in a modern democratic context.” - Idah Knowles, Independent Researcher

@idahknowles.bsky.social, an Independent Researcher based in Washington praises the FoI Reform (Scotland) Bill for being "timely and well-grounded".

#FoISAReform25 #freedomofinformation #accesstoinformation #foi #ati

𝐄𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲
How can youth voices shape mental health policies and practices? This case study, published today by @jcomsh.bsky.social shares experiences and lessons from an advocacy initiative in the Philippines. journals.ub.umu.se/index.php/jc...

Ten Dimensions of Network Strengthening: Lessons from Health Rights Advocates in Guatemala, Mexico, and the Philippines - Accountability Research Center Reflections of four health rights CSOs in Guatemala, Mexico, and the Philippines, on what it takes to strengthen networks of volunteers.

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
English: bit.ly/3L8X8kF Spanish: bit.ly/46T4AsC

The World Bank’s Civic Test The World Bank is considering Citizens at the Center, a new framework that seeks to move civic engagement from a procedural add-on to a core part of development, with CSOs as partners and community pa...

What would it take to shift civic engagement to the center of the World Bank’s development model? New analysis from Lindsay Coates & Rachel Nadelman looks at the Bank's strategic framework for civic & citizen engagement & asks what's at stake.
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IFC Sustainability Framework Review This Inside the Institutions critically analyses the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) review of its Sustainability Framework, amidst intensifying scrutiny of its harmful investments.

The IFC review of its Sustainability Framework risks rhetoric over reform: remedy gaps, weak oversight, and opacity persist as IFIs lean on private finance despite evidence of harm.

More in our latest Inside the Institutions:
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Find out about all ARC's latest publications and team news in our newsletter for September and October: mailchi.mp/f22a1a16c21d...

Happy International Day of Democracy 2025! Read more on Our vision for Open Parliaments in Africa both in English: accountabilityresearch.org/open-parliam... and French: accountabilityresearch.org/parlements-o...

#IDD2025 #OpenParliaments #Africa
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Open Parliaments for Inclusive and Participatory Oversight in Africa - Accountability Research Center How are advocates of open parliaments redefining openness as an evolving process that centers equity, participation, and institutional responsiveness?

This International Day of Democracy: a vision of parliaments as capable of listening, adapting, and co-governing with citizens. @idahknowles.bsky.social discusses how the open parliament idea plays out in African democracies. English: bit.ly/44wrbJ9 French: bit.ly/3HMux3p

Open Parliaments for Inclusive and Participatory Oversight in Africa - Accountability Research Center How are advocates of open parliaments redefining openness as an evolving process that centers equity, participation, and institutional responsiveness?

This International Day of Democracy: a vision of parliaments as capable of listening, adapting, and co-governing with citizens. @idahknowles.bsky.social discusses how the open parliament idea plays out in African democracies. English: bit.ly/44wrbJ9 French: bit.ly/3JrVBp9n

Twenty social organization leaders - seven working languages - three days of learning together in Choachí, Colombia. Sharing strategies on how to encourage governments to listen and deliver effectively to all citizens. Reflections, analysis, action to come. Watch this space!

How far did USAID get towards its goal of locally-led development?

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐝 𝐔𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲? When those in power appear to listen to citizen voices, how can we make sense of their responses? @jonathanfox707.bsky.social's new blog proposes 3 categories: response, responsiveness, & accountable responsiveness. English: bit.ly/4mREn2Y

Find news of our latest publications, events and practitioner reflections on accountability work in our July-August newsletter

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SIS is hiring

The School of International Service is currently inviting applications for three tenure-track assistant professor positions beginning August 1, 2026. 🧵 ⬇️ #AcademicSky

[OPINION] How can civil society have a truly meaningful engagement in the budget process? Here are three important guideposts to achieve that goal

What's needed for meaningful civil society engagement in budget processes? In her new op-ed for @rappler.bsky.social, Joy Aceron offers three guiding principles for truly impactful civil society participation
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Des Parlements Ouverts pour un Contrôle Inclusif et Participatif en Afrique - Accountability Research Center Comment les défenseurs des parlements ouverts redéfinissent-ils l'ouverture comme un processus évolutif centré sur l'équité, la participation et la réceptivité institutionnelle?

Nouveau blog: «Des parlements ouverts pour un contrôle inclusif et participatif en Afrique» @idahknowles.bsky.social #parlementsouverts doivent devenir des espaces d’apprentissage, où les parlementaires écoutent réellement, s’adaptent et co-gouvernent avec les citoyens. Lisez ici :
bit.ly/3JrVBp9

Visited the @brookings.edu. Founded in 1916,it has shaped milestones from the League of Nations trade framework to the Marshall Plan.A reminder that international affairs isn’t just about ideas, but about turning them into action through clarity, collaboration & community.

"The climate emergency is real in Nepal ... but despite some important efforts to drive change, climate finance and decision-making is not citizen centric." This blog suggests pathways for moving towards climate finance and policy that's more accountable to young people

The Anti-Corruption Tracker: Mapping the Erosion of Oversight and Accountability This Anti-Corruption Tracker focuses on the erosion or dismantling of oversight and accountability systems within the United States Executive Branch

The Anti-Corruption Tracker is live! This interactive, regularly updated resource catalogs how U.S. oversight systems are being dismantled—from watchdog firings to weakened enforcement. Follow the erosion, action by action.

Explore the tracker here:
www.justsecurity.org/117267/anti-...

Fisheries Minister Emelia Arthur engages Accountability Research Centre on sector reforms - Gh Extractives In a Facebook post on Tuesday, July 24, the Minister shared details of the engagement, which took place at her office the previous day.

During a meeting with ARC and partners, Ghana's Fisheries Minister emphasized that Ghana’s progress in fisheries governance will be best sustained through broad partnerships and inclusive policymaking. Read more: ghextractives.com/fisheries-mi...

Open Parliaments for Inclusive and Participatory Oversight in Africa - Accountability Research Center How are advocates of open parliaments redefining openness as an evolving process that centers equity, participation, and institutional responsiveness?

New blog by @IdahKnowles: Open parliament - based on principles of transparency, access to information, & public participation - needs to be more than a promise, more than a checklist
bit.ly/44wrbJ9
#Parliamentarians #30june #ParliamentarismDay

Three years ago Carlos Guerrero Orozco described a new Mexican government program for protecting whistleblowers. His update documents rollback and reflects on new systems currently under development.
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USAID's Locally‐Led Development Agenda: Open Government and Independent Monitoring USAID's ambitious localization agenda between 2021–2024—suspended in early 2025—aimed to provide more funding for local organizations, strengthen local systems, and co-create with local communities. ...

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁. Taking stock of USAID’s past efforts could inform future locally-led approaches by international donors. New article Jeff Hallock, @jonathanfox707.bsky.social, Nick Chen: bit.ly/3GNowTt

Summer 2025 - Bretton Woods Project This edition covers the Jubilee Year 2025 and calls at FfD4 to break the cycle of debt, IMF's Surveillance review, IDA21 package, Argentina, Sri Lanka and the IMF, and more.

Our new #ObserverSummer25 is out now🚀

This edition covers civil society demands of unconditional debt relief in #Jubilee2025, IMF's upcoming surveillance review, World Bank's billions to trillions 'fantasy', Sri Lanka, Argentina & the IMF, #FFD4, and more 🔥👇

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