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PAPERBACK price:$67.75 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles The Transition to Democracy:Proceedings of a Workshop The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development: An Imperative for the U.S. Agency for International Development Other Related Titles Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge Through Evaluations and Research (2008) Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Participants." Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge Through Evaluations and Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008. Please select a format: Page 247   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. B Committee Meetings and Participants Committee on the Evaluation of USAID Democracy Assistance Programs August 29-30, 2006 AGENDA August 29th CLOSED SESSION 8:30–10:15 OPEN SESSION 10:15 Meeting begins Opening remarks by committee chair Introduction of committee members Brief project overview Plan for the meeting 10:30 General Remarks Overview of USAID’s DG programs USAID’s DG strategy Page 247 Front Matter (R1-R16) Summary (1-16) 1 Democracy Assistance and USAID (17-42) 2 Evaluation in USAID DG Programs: Current Practices and Problems (43-70) 3 Measuring Democracy (71-98) 4 Learning from the Past: Using Case Studies of Democratic Transitions to Inform Democracy Assistance (99-118) 5 Methodologies of Impact Evaluation (119-150) 6 Implementing Impact Evaluations in the Field (151-176) 7 Additional Impact Evaluation Designs and Essential Tools for Better Project Evaluations (177-198) 8 Creating the Conditions for Conducting High-Quality Evaluations of Democracy Assistance Programs and Enhancing Organizational Learning (199-218) 9 An Evaluation Initiative to Support Learning the Impact of USAID's Democracy and Governance Programs (219-234) Glossary (235-240) Appendixes (241-242) Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (243-246) Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Participants (247-258) Appendix C: Measuring Democracy (259-284) Appendix D: Understanding Democratic Transitions and Consolidation from Case Studies: Lessons for Democracy Assistance (285-288) Appendix E: Field Visit Summary Report (289-314) Appendix F: Voices from the Field: Model Questionnaire (315-320)

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research B Committee Meetings and Participants Committee on the Evaluation of USAID Democracy Assistance Programs August 29-30, 2006 AGENDA August 29th CLOSED SESSION 8:30–10:15 OPEN SESSION 10:15 Meeting begins Opening remarks by committee chair Introduction of committee members Brief project overview Plan for the meeting 10:30 General Remarks Overview of USAID’s DG programs USAID’s DG strategy

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research Typical programs Coordination with other U.S. government agencies and donors Open discussion with committee members Overview of USAID Evaluation and Performance Management Budget and strategic planning Assessments and evaluations Performance management plans 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Overview of the Strategic and Operational Research Agenda (SORA) Introduction and background on SORA Previous studies, including the Quantitative Study Expectations for this study Open discussion with committee members 1:45 Discussion with USAID of Key Committee Tasks Research design Pilot field studies Future research 3:00 Break CLOSED SESSION 3:15–5:00 August 30th OPEN SESSION 8:30 Continental breakfast available in the meeting room 9:00 Meeting begins Plans for the day Plans for Field Study #1 10:30 Break CLOSED SESSION 10:45–4:00

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research PARTICIPANTS Patricia Alexander U.S. Agency for International Development Tabitha Benney National Academies Mark Billera U.S. Agency for International Development Richard Bissell National Academies David Black U.S. Agency for International Development Paul Bonicelli U.S. Agency for International Development John Boright National Academies Ed Connerley U.S. Agency for International Development Jeffrey Fillar Booz Allen Hamilton Pat Fn’Piere U.S. Agency for International Development Larry Garber New Israel Fund John Gerring Boston University Clark C. Gibson University of California, San Diego Jack A. Goldstone, Chair George Mason University Andrew Green U.S. Agency for International Development Rita Guenther National Academies April Hahn U.S. Agency for International Development Gary Hansen U.S. Agency for International Development Jo Husbands National Academies Jerry Hyman U.S. Agency for International Development Josh Kaufman U.S. Agency for International Development Eric Kite U.S. Agency for International Development Neil Levine U.S. Agency for International Development Kimberly Ludwig U.S. Agency for International Development Cathy Niarchos U.S. Agency for International Development

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research Maria Rendon-Labadan U.S. Agency for International Development Margaret Sarles U.S. Agency for International Development Keith Schulz U.S. Agency for International Development Mitchell A. Seligson Vanderbilt University Paul Stern National Academies Committee on the Evaluation of USAID Democracy Assistance Programs September 18-19, 2006 September 18th CLOSED SESSION September 19th CLOSED SESSION 8:30–10:30 OPEN SESSION 10:30 Discussion with Democracy and Governance Practioners Participants: Richard McCall, Senior Vice President for Programs, Creative Associates Kim Mahling Clark, Senior Associate, Creative Associates Michael Lund, Management Systems International, Inc. and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Taras Kuzio, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, the German Marshall Fund Michelle Bekkering, International Republican Institute (Invited) Rakesh Sharma, IFES (Invited)

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research 12:30 Working Lunch/Continued Discussion with Democracy and Governance Practitioners Kenneth Wollack, President, National Democratic Institute Christopher Fomunyoh, Senior Associate for Africa and Regional Director for Central and West Africa, NDI 3:30–3:45 Break CLOSED SESSION 3:45–5:00 PARTICIPANTS Tabitha Benney National Academies Mark Billera U.S. Agency for International Development Richard Bissell National Academies David Black U.S. Agency for International Development John Boright National Academies Kim Mahling Clark Creative Associates Christopher Fomunyoh NDI Larry Garber New Israel Fund John Gerring Boston University Clark C. Gibson University of California, San Diego Jack A. Goldstone, Chair George Mason University Andrew Green Georgetown University Rita Guenther National Academies Jo Husbands National Academies Jerry Hyman U.S. Agency for International Development Taras Kuzio The German Marshall Fund Michael Lund Management Systems International, Inc. and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Richard McCall Creative Associates Margaret Sarles U.S. Agency for International Development

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research Ramziya Shakirova George Mason University Rakesh Sharma IFES Mitchell A. Seligson Vanderbilt University Paul Stern National Academies Jeremy Weinstein Stanford University Susan Wolchik George Washington University Kenneth Wollack NDI Committee on the Evaluation of USAID Democracy Assistance Programs November 9-10, 2006 Thursday, November 9 OPEN SESSION 8:30 Continental breakfast available in the meeting room 9:00 Meeting begins Opening remarks by committee chair Plan for the meeting 9:15 Session #1: Rule of Law 10:15 Break 10:30 Session #2: Governance 11:30 Session #3: Civil Society 12:30 Working Lunch 1:15 Session #4: Elections and Processes 2:15 Break 2:30 General discussion 4:30 Summary 5:00 Adjourn 6:00 Committee Working Dinner Friday, November 10th CLOSED SESSION

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research PARTICIPANTS Tabitha Benney National Academies Richard Bissell National Academies Eric Bjornlund Democracy International David Black U.S. Agency for International Development John Boright National Academies Sharon Carter U.S. Agency for International Development Glenn Cowan Democracy International Bill Gallery Democracy International Larry Garber New Israel Fund John Gerring Boston University Clark C. Gibson University of California, San Diego Jack A. Goldstone, Chair George Mason University Andrew Green Georgetown University Rita Guenther National Academies Sean Hall U.S. Agency for International Development Michael Henning Department of State Jo Husbands National Academies Jerry Hyman U.S. Agency for International Development Cathy Niarchos U.S. Agency for International Development Bhavani Pathak U.S. Agency for International Development Bea Reaud American University Maria Rendon-Labadan U.S. Agency for International Development Margaret Sarles U.S. Agency for International Development Mitchell A. Seligson Vanderbilt University Paul Stern National Academies Kathryn Stratos U.S. Agency for International Development Jeremy Weinstein Stanford University Shawna Wilson U.S. Agency for International Development

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research Committee on the Evaluation of USAID Democracy Assistance Programs May 3-4, 2007 May 3rd CLOSED SESSION 8:30–10:30 OPEN SESSION 10:45 Update from USAID on Field Visits Field visit schedules Mission issues and updates Continued discussion of the revised field plan 11:15 Public Workshop Issues 11:30 Voices from the Field 12:30 Working Lunch (NAS Cafeteria) 1:30 Review of Project Statement and Deliverables 1:45 NRC Report Review Process 2:30 Break CLOSED SESSION 2:45–5:00 Meeting Adjourns May 4th CLOSED SESSION 8:30–5:00 Meeting Adjourns PARTICIPANTS Tabitha Benney National Academies Mark Billera U.S. Agency for International Development Richard Bissell National Academies David Black U.S. Agency for International Development John Boright National Academies Larry Garber New Israel Fund

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research John Gerring Boston University Clark C. Gibson University of California, San Diego Jack A. Goldstone, Chair George Mason University Andrew Green World Justice Project American Bar Association Rita Guenther National Academies Jo Husbands National Academies Dan Posner (by teleconference) University of California, Los Angeles Margaret Sarles U.S. Agency for International Development Mitchell A. Seligson Vanderbilt University Paul Stern National Academies Jeremy Weinstein (by teleconference) Stanford University Committee on the Evaluation of USAID Democracy Assistance Programs July 19-20 July 19th OPEN SESSION 9:45 Reports from the Field Visits: A Conversation with USAID and the Committee on Evaluation of USAID Democracy Assistance Programs Project consultants, and USAID implementers Brief reports from the field visits Initial ideas for improving project evaluation Challenges, obstacles, and opportunities 10:45 Break 11:00 Discussion continues 12:45 Public Session adjourns; Working lunch for committee in cafeteria CLOSED SESSION 1:30–5:00

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research July 20th OPEN SESSION 8:30 Continental breakfast available in the meeting room 9:00 Updates and conversation with USAID Issues and questions from yesterday’s discussion CLOSED SESSION 10:30–5:00 PARTICIPANTS Moises Arce Consultant Aaron Azelton National Democratic Institute Tabitha Benney National Academies Mark Billera U.S. Agency for International Development Richard Bissell National Academies David Black U.S. Agency for International Development John Boright National Academies Don Chisholm USAID Democracy Fellow, Rule of Law International Judicial Relations Committee Brionne Dawson National Democratic Institute Ed Dennison Development Associates Thad Dunning (by teleconference) Consultant Matt Dippell National Democratic Institute Patrick Elliot National Democratic Institute Larry Garber New Israel Fund John Gerring Boston University Clark C. Gibson University of California, San Diego Jack A. Goldstone, Chair George Mason University Rita Guenther National Academies Jo Husbands National Academies Gerald Hyman Center for Strategic and International Studies Lisa Klimas National Democratic Institute

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge through Evaluations and Research Jerry Lavery National Democratic Institute Devra Moehler Consultant Geetha Nagarajan IRIS Dan Posner (by teleconference) Consultant Margaret Sarles (by teleconference) U.S. Agency for International Development Stephen Schwenke Creative Associates International Inc. Louis Siegel ARD, Inc. Cecelia Skott SUNY Center for International Development Mitchell A. Seligson Vanderbilt University Paul Stern National Academies Jeremy Weinstein Stanford University

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