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About

Rationale

The focus on access is a radical choice for citizen oriented governance, both in practice and in research methodology. Not policies or institutions are the departure for action and analysis, but the actual situation people find themselves in.




(Rationale Continued) What is the state of democratic governance in the 21st century?

Democracy as a form of government has spread and consolidated worldwide at a steady pace over the last decades. It has gradually been replacing authoritarian regimes that cannot be popularly held accountable for its actions towards its citizens.




What does Improving Access mean?

Improving Access means ensuring that the dimensions of democracy mentioned above in the ‘rationale’ are realized. It means identifying the problems of modern democratic governance.




How to link theory and practice: innovations in governance

Once we have identified the – sometimes deeply hidden or seemingly invisible – problems of democratic governance and understood the mechanisms behind these problems we can start looking for solutions.




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Improving access is creating a better match between the societal commitment and institutional capacity to deliver rights and services and people’s capacity to enjoy those rights and services. We are dedicated to exploring the mechanisms that impede access and to promoting innovations that improve access.

Contact:
info@improvingaccess.org