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		<title>Easter readings: new selection of articles and notes on democracy, open government, civic tech and others</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2021 10:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open government&#8217;s uncertain effects and the Biden opportunity: what now?&#160; A review of 10 years of open government research reveals: 1) &#8220;a transparency-driven focus&#8221;,&#160; 2) &#8220;methodological concerns&#8221;, and 3) [maybe not surprising] &#8220;the lack of empirical evidence regarding the effects &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/04/03/easter-readings-new-selection-of-articles-and-notes-on-democracy-open-government-civic-tech-and-others/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/04/03/easter-readings-new-selection-of-articles-and-notes-on-democracy-open-government-civic-tech-and-others/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DemocracySpot’s Most Read Posts in 2014</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2015/01/02/democracyspots-most-read-posts-in-2014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2015 14:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(I should have posted this on the 31st, but better late than never) Below are some of the most read posts in 2014. While I&#8217;m at it, I&#8217;ll take the opportunity to explain the reduced number of posts in the &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2015/01/02/democracyspots-most-read-posts-in-2014/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1079&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Now the paper: Evidence of Social Accountability Initiatives</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/09/24/now-the-paper-evidence-of-social-accountability-initiatives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little while ago I wrote about Jonathan Fox&#8217;s work on the evidence of social accountability initiatives. Initially in the format of a PDF slide presentation, it has now been turned into a magnificent paper, the first of the GPSA &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/09/24/now-the-paper-evidence-of-social-accountability-initiatives/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1045&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Social Accountability: What Does the Evidence Really Say?</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/05/13/social-accountability-what-does-the-evidence-really-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 11:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what does the evidence about citizen engagement say? Particularly in the development world it is common to say that the evidence is &#8220;mixed&#8221;. It is the type of answer that, even if correct in extremely general terms, does not &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/05/13/social-accountability-what-does-the-evidence-really-say/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=985&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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