Die Evaluierung der Beobachter

Das ist ein interessantes Projekt: Das World Bank Institute (WBI) und das National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) machen eine Umfrage mit so genannten PMO, Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations. Die Arbeit dieser PMO ist es ihre jeweiligen nationalen Parlamente und anderer nationalen Regierungsorganisationen zu beobachten und zu evaluieren. Ziel der Umfrage ist es herauszufinden wie die PMOs arbeiten und welchen Auswirkungen sie auf die jeweils beobachten Institutionen haben. Eine Evaluation der Arbeit der Beobachter sozusagen. Aus der Einleitung zur Umfrage:

The World Bank Institute (WBI) and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) are currently collaborating on a global mapping of parliamentary monitoring organizations (“PMOs”). This joint initiative seeks to collect information about PMOs, the types of activities that they conduct and the impact of their monitoring efforts. The project will then identify best practices for parliamentary monitoring, suggest opportunities to the international donor community on how to best support parliamentary monitoring initiatives, and potentially provide a basis for establishing an international network of PMOs. As part of this effort, profiles of participating organizations (based on information that you provide in this survey) will be published on NDI’s website and shared with PMOs and international organizations alike.

This research stems from a recognition that there is a growing number of civil society organizations, often funded by the international community, who are engaged in monitoring, evaluating and assessing the functioning of national and sub-national legislatures. These efforts often face common challenges and PMOs could benefit from sharing methodologies and lessons learned. At the same time, efforts within the international community to codify emerging international benchmarks or norms for democratic parliaments provide an opportunity for more qualitative monitoring of parliamentary development. Understanding the experiences of PMOs and the opportunities and constraints that they face is important in improving legislative performance around the world.