Accountability in International Organizations: the case of World Bank Inspection Panel (1993-2015)
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Resumo: | This paper argues that the concept of social accountability can be useful to explain the transparency and accountability policies adopted by international organizations (IOs). Social accountability is understood as the contributions of civil society actors in the functioning of IOs. In international politics, the recent development of IOs' accountability mechanisms has been challenged by the absence of a world government and the impact of inter-state power relations on the decision-making process of international organizations. The presence of civil society actors can reduce the gap between international organizations and citizens affected by their activities. This article resorts to a specific case study: the World Bank Inspection Panel. The analysis revealed the role of civil society actors in the creation, operation and outcomes of this institution. This analysis shows that the concept of social accountability can be adequate to explain not only the Inspection Panel, but other mechanisms recently developed by international organizations. |
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Accountability in International Organizations: the case of World Bank Inspection Panel (1993-2015)Democracysocial accountabilityinternational organizationsinspection panelWorld BankThis paper argues that the concept of social accountability can be useful to explain the transparency and accountability policies adopted by international organizations (IOs). Social accountability is understood as the contributions of civil society actors in the functioning of IOs. In international politics, the recent development of IOs' accountability mechanisms has been challenged by the absence of a world government and the impact of inter-state power relations on the decision-making process of international organizations. The presence of civil society actors can reduce the gap between international organizations and citizens affected by their activities. This article resorts to a specific case study: the World Bank Inspection Panel. The analysis revealed the role of civil society actors in the creation, operation and outcomes of this institution. This analysis shows that the concept of social accountability can be adequate to explain not only the Inspection Panel, but other mechanisms recently developed by international organizations.Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política2017-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-38212017000100202Brazilian Political Science Review v.11 n.1 2017reponame:Brazilian Political Science Reviewinstname:Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política (ABCP)instacron:ABCP10.1590/1981-3821201700010002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPereira,Alexsandro EugenioHorochovski,Rodrigo RossiCruz,Mariana Mattos de AlmeidaRodrigues,Noelieng2017-04-18T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1981-38212017000100202Revistahttps://brazilianpoliticalsciencereview.org/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbpsr@brazilianpoliticalsciencareview.org||bpsr@bpsr.org.br1981-38211981-3821opendoar:2017-04-18T00:00Brazilian Political Science Review - Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política (ABCP)false |
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Accountability in International Organizations: the case of World Bank Inspection Panel (1993-2015) |
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Accountability in International Organizations: the case of World Bank Inspection Panel (1993-2015) |
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Accountability in International Organizations: the case of World Bank Inspection Panel (1993-2015) Pereira,Alexsandro Eugenio Democracy social accountability international organizations inspection panel World Bank |
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Accountability in International Organizations: the case of World Bank Inspection Panel (1993-2015) |
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Accountability in International Organizations: the case of World Bank Inspection Panel (1993-2015) |
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Accountability in International Organizations: the case of World Bank Inspection Panel (1993-2015) |
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Accountability in International Organizations: the case of World Bank Inspection Panel (1993-2015) |
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Accountability in International Organizations: the case of World Bank Inspection Panel (1993-2015) |
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Pereira,Alexsandro Eugenio |
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Pereira,Alexsandro Eugenio Horochovski,Rodrigo Rossi Cruz,Mariana Mattos de Almeida Rodrigues,Noeli |
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Horochovski,Rodrigo Rossi Cruz,Mariana Mattos de Almeida Rodrigues,Noeli |
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Pereira,Alexsandro Eugenio Horochovski,Rodrigo Rossi Cruz,Mariana Mattos de Almeida Rodrigues,Noeli |
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Democracy social accountability international organizations inspection panel World Bank |
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Democracy social accountability international organizations inspection panel World Bank |
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This paper argues that the concept of social accountability can be useful to explain the transparency and accountability policies adopted by international organizations (IOs). Social accountability is understood as the contributions of civil society actors in the functioning of IOs. In international politics, the recent development of IOs' accountability mechanisms has been challenged by the absence of a world government and the impact of inter-state power relations on the decision-making process of international organizations. The presence of civil society actors can reduce the gap between international organizations and citizens affected by their activities. This article resorts to a specific case study: the World Bank Inspection Panel. The analysis revealed the role of civil society actors in the creation, operation and outcomes of this institution. This analysis shows that the concept of social accountability can be adequate to explain not only the Inspection Panel, but other mechanisms recently developed by international organizations. |
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