Good governance in Norway (transparency, participation, accountability and effectiveness)

Good governance in Norway (transparency, participation, accountability and effectiveness) Good governance in Norway On the central and de-centralized level No introduction or conclusions Transparency - 2000 words - definition Some theory of the joys of transparency (democratic argument, effectiveness argument and human rights argument how this operates on the central and de-centralized level Discuss availability, accessibility and clarity of information Who should be transparent, about what and when - information act Discuss how it increases democracy, participation and accountability as well as trust and legitimacy. Increases government efficiency and prevents corruption. Helps economic and social rights. Helps create legal certainty and is an inherent principe of proper administration Participation - 2000 words definition - The right to seek to determine or to influence the exercise of an authority's powers and responsibilities Who gets to participate • In making which decisions • At what stage • To what degree Talk about voter turn out who can and cannot vote - what are the conditions Talk about decision making of local authorities At what stage can Norwegians participate - setting the agenda of parliament, preparatory stages, decision making or implementation and enforcement. Also look at this at the local level Democracy • Effectiveness/efficiency – Expert participation – Selected stakeholder participation • Protecting individual interests • Intrinsic value - is it good that we participate rather than leaving it to the experts…? Internal vs external conflicts Does participation lead to conflicts against effectiveness Vertical vs horizontal participation Does the CLEAR model exist: can norwegians vote, do they like to vote, are they enabled to vote, asked to vote and are they responded to… Accountability - 2000 words definition discuss history as it is an old concept why do we want accountability how does it work in norway how is the parliament and local councils held accountable what are they accountable for disucss institutions that ensure accountability like ombudsmen and court of audit but very brief mention of this. Effectiveness - 2000 words definition why it is needed - to know whether a certain regulation had indeed produced a desired result timely resuts talk about effectiveness at state level talk about effectiveness on the local level.