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Abstract
Global country rankings have faced criticism for their normative character and methodology. Because of this, there have been attempts at creating so-called actionable governance indicators that provide more detailed and reform-oriented measurements of governance. This article analyzes the policy process behind the rise of actionable governance indicators and related changes in the production and use of indicators. It argues that the evolution of measurements can be understood as a process of field structuration, where various actors are entering the field of global governance assessments with rival indicator sets. But as the new actors tend to reproduce ideas and practices that already exist in the field, there are rather limited methodological improvements in the indices. However, the new actionable indicators are likely to become more influential policy instruments than rankings. This can be seen as an unintended outcome of the critique of ranking that has sparked the development of actionability. Measurements of transparency are used for analyzing the changes in the field of global governance indicators.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 382-402 |
Number of pages | 21 |
ISSN | 1387-6988 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Fields of Science
- 517 Political science
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Policy Instruments and Global Governance: Concepts and Numbers
Erkkilä, T., Repo, J., Piironen, O., Kauppi, N., Bhattacharya, C., Huikuri, S., Hillo, J. & Mittelman, J.
01/09/2013 → 31/07/2018
Project: Research project
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Europe in Numbers: European Governance and Policy Instruments
Erkkilä, T., Repo, J., Piironen, O., Kauppi, N. & Bhattacharya, C.
University of Helsinki, Helsinki
01/04/2013 → 31/12/2014
Project: Research project