1. Democracy and Development Regional Governance Week, Cairo, 2012 -State of (Local) Democracy Assessments/Democratic Accountability Assessments -Content, process, lessons -Contacts

2. Democracy and Development Home-grown/in country Flexible process Evolved over 12 years Citizens’ experiences is key 25 + countries State of (Local)Democracy Assessments

3. Democracy and Development Background document and session specific issues -State of (Local) Democracy framework based on principles of popular control and political equality -Participation, Authorization, Representation, Accountability, Transparency, Responsiveness and Solidarity – core values -Democratic accountability in service delivery – tool under development/peer reviews welcome

4. Democracy and Development Process more important than single document Engage with audiences who will use findings Multi-dimensional analysis Assessing for reforms Strategic communication General Lessons Identified

5. Democracy and Development www.idea.int/sod http://www.facebook.com/idea.int.SoD Twitter: @STATEofDEM SoD: l.westerberg@idea.intl.westerberg@idea.int Democratic Accountability: h.bjuremalm@idea.inth.bjuremalm@idea.int Thank you for listening