A accountability nos serviços e fundos autónomos

Mestrado em Contabilidade

Accountability e controlo social

Comunicação apresentada no 8º Congresso Nacional de Administração Pública – Desafios e Soluções, em Carcavelos de 21 a 22 de Novembro de 2011.

The selection of senior civil servants in the context of the different public administration models: an issue of accountability

Comunicação apresentada no Congresso do IIAS-IISA no âmbito do IX Grupo de Estudo: Serviço público e política, realizado em Ifrane, Marrocos de 13 a 17 de junho de 2014

Ranking schools: a step toward increased accountability or a mere discriminatory practice?

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discussion of the effects of published school rankings based on average scores obtained by students on national exams. We study the effectiveness of this (low-stakes) accountability mechanism; we analyze whether students react to these rankings, by moving in or out of high-schools according to their scores and examine the movements of closing of schools. Our results suggest that families react strongly to published rankings. We also look at the changes in the socio-economic background of students of poorly performing schools in order to evaluate whether the publication of rankings has increased inequality, as feared by many observers. According to our results, published rankings do in fact reinforce stratification by income.

The 2004 election in Spain: terrorism, accountability, and voting

In this paper the electoral consequences of the Islamist terrorist attacks on March 11, 2004 are analysed. According to a quantitative analysis based on a post-electoral survey, we show the causal mechanisms that transform voters’ reactions to the bombings into a particular electoral behaviour and estimate their relevance in the electoral results on March 14, 2004

Review of governance and accountability mechanisms in the General Medical Services schemes

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The CFSP/ESDP, Parliamentary Accountability, and the ´Future of Europe´ Convention debate

This paper examines the importance that the current Convention on the Future of Europe is giving (or not) to the question of democratic accountability in European foreign and defence policy. As all European Union (EU) member states are parliamentary democracies1, and as there is a European Parliament (EP) which also covers CFSP (Common Foreign and Security Policy) and ESDP (European Security and Defence Policy2) matters, I will concentrate on parliamentary accountability rather than democratic accountability more widely defined. Where appropriate, I will also refer to the work of other transnational parliamentary bodies such as the North Atlantic Assembly or NAA (NATO´s Parliamentary Assembly) or the Western European Union (WEU) Parliamentary Assembly3. The article will consist of three sections. First, I will briefly put the question under study within its wider context (section 1). Then, I will examine the current level of parliamentary accountability in CFSP and defence matters (section 2). Finally, I will consider the current Convention debate and assess how much attention is being given to the question of accountability in foreign and defence policies (section 3). This study basically argues that, once again, there is very little interest in an issue that should be considered as vital for the future democratic development of a European foreign and defence policy. It is important to note however that this paper does not cover the wider debate about how to democratise and make the EU more transparent and closer to its citizens. It concentrates on its Second Pillar because its claim is that very little if any attention is being given to this question

Accountability em câmaras municipais: uma investigação em portais eletrônicos

Neste artigo, tem-se por objetivo investigar a capacidade dos portais eletrônicos de câmaras municipais do estado de Santa Catarina para a construção de accountability. A pesquisa é do tipo descritiva, realizada por meio de um estudo survey, com abordagem quali-quantitativa. O objeto de análise refere-se às câmaras municipais do estado de Santa Catarina que possuem portal eletrônico. Nesse sentido, foram pesquisados 93 portais eletrônicos, representando 31,74% dos 293 municípios existentes no estado. Na coleta de dados utilizou-se um protocolo de observação. As visitas aos portais foram feitas seguindo-se os itens do protocolo de observação. Concluiu-se, pela evidência empírica coletada, que o conjunto de portais eletrônicos de câmaras municipais localizadas em municípios catarinenses mostra ausência de capacidade de viabilizar a construção das dimensões de accountability. Os portais analisados configuram muito mais a existência de murais eletrônicos do que espaços de construção de accountability. Os portais respondem a um requerimento, um impulso da modernidade expresso por um imperativo tecnológico dominante, porém não contribuem para o desenvolvimento democrático. Os resultados da pesquisa indicam que essas condições ainda estão longe de serem atendidas.

The Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) Program in Iowa, 1999 – 2000

The issue of effectively holding juveniles accountable for criminal behavior is a topic of public concern and debate. Congress created the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) program and appropriated new federal funds through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The goals of the program are to reduce juvenile delinquency, improve the juvenile justice system, and increase accountability for juvenile offenders.