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In March 2008 the fifth semi-annual corruption benchmarking survey was completed. The purpose of the survey is to better understand the scope and incidence of corruption at the household level in Mongolia. Findings and conclusions serve to...

In March 2008 the fifth semi-annual corruption benchmarking survey was completed. The purpose of the survey is to better understand the scope and incidence of corruption at the household level in Mongolia. Findings and conclusions serve to benchmark changes in experience, attitudes and perceptions over an extended period of time, and thereby contribute to better-informed policy-making, and the refinement of interventions and activities that inform and engage citizens as active participants in the effort to combat corruption in Mongolia.

(In Mongolian) In March 2008 the fifth semi-annual corruption benchmarking survey was completed. The purpose of the survey is to better understand the scope and incidence of corruption at the household level in Mongolia.  Findings and...

(In Mongolian) In March 2008 the fifth semi-annual corruption benchmarking survey was completed. The purpose of the survey is to better understand the scope and incidence of corruption at the household level in Mongolia.  Findings and conclusions serve to benchmark changes in experience, attitudes and perceptions over an extended period of time, and thereby contribute to better-informed policy-making, and the refinement of interventions and activities that inform and engage citizens as active participants in the effort to combat corruption in Mongolia.

This survey on "Community-Oriented Policing" was conducted in Mongolia between March and April 2008. The report consists of two main parts: one is an analysis of questionnaires administered to law enforcement officials, and the other to...

This survey on "Community-Oriented Policing" was conducted in Mongolia between March and April 2008. The report consists of two main parts: one is an analysis of questionnaires administered to law enforcement officials, and the other to community and civil society representatives; the second is a narrative report based on information gathered from interviews, participant observation and general observation that enhanced the questionnaire data.

The findings from The Asia Foundation's fourth public opinion poll in Afghanistan, "Afghanistan in 2008: A Survey of the Afghan People" which covers the largest population sample ever surveyed at one time in all 34 of Afghanistan's provinces....

The findings from The Asia Foundation's fourth public opinion poll in Afghanistan, "Afghanistan in 2008: A Survey of the Afghan People" which covers the largest population sample ever surveyed at one time in all 34 of Afghanistan's provinces. A democracy assessment survey.

This edition of the Corruption Benchmarking Survey covers the six months from March to September 2008. This survey is the sixth in a series, and provides time series data that identifies trends and patterns in citizen awareness, intolerance...

This edition of the Corruption Benchmarking Survey covers the six months from March to September 2008. This survey is the sixth in a series, and provides time series data that identifies trends and patterns in citizen awareness, intolerance for corruption, and support for measures to combat corruption.

The purpose of the survey series is to better understand the scope and incidence of corruption at the household level in Mongolia. Findings and conclusions serve to benchmark changes in experience, attitudes and perceptions over an extended period of time, and thereby contribute to better-informed policy-making, and the refinement of interventions and activities that inform and engage citizens as active participants in the effort to combat corruption in Mongolia.

Mongolian language version of the Sixth Corruption Benchmarking Survey. This edition of the Corruption Benchmarking Survey covers the six months from March to September 2008. This survey is the sixth in a series, and provides time series data...

Mongolian language version of the Sixth Corruption Benchmarking Survey. This edition of the Corruption Benchmarking Survey covers the six months from March to September 2008. This survey is the sixth in a series, and provides time series data that identifies trends and patterns in citizen awareness, intolerance for corruption, and support for measures to combat corruption.

The purpose of the survey series is to better understand the scope and incidence of corruption at the household level in Mongolia. Findings and conclusions serve to benchmark changes in experience, attitudes and perceptions over an extended period of time, and thereby contribute to better-informed policy-making, and the refinement of interventions and activities that inform and engage citizens as active participants in the effort to combat corruption in Mongolia.

This survey on “Community-Oriented Policing” was conducted in Mongolia between March and April 2008. The report consists of two main parts: one is an analysis of questionnaires administered to law enforcement offi cials, and the...

This survey on “Community-Oriented Policing” was conducted in Mongolia between March and April 2008. The report consists of two main parts: one is an analysis of questionnaires administered to law enforcement offi cials, and the other to community and civil society representatives; the second is a narrative report based on information gathered from interviews, participant observation and general observation that enhanced the questionnaire data. The latter part of the report is a summation of the analysis and provides discussion related to the nature of the relationship between the police and the community in survey sites.

Mongolian Version: This survey on “Community-Oriented Policing” was conducted in Mongolia between March and April 2008. The report consists of two main parts: one is an analysis of questionnaires administered to law...

Mongolian Version: This survey on “Community-Oriented Policing” was conducted in Mongolia between March and April 2008. The report consists of two main parts: one is an analysis of questionnaires administered to law enforcement offi cials, and the other to community and civil society representatives; the second is a narrative report based on information gathered from interviews, participant observation and general observation that enhanced the questionnaire data. The latter part of the report is a summation of the analysis and provides discussion related to the nature of the relationship between the police and the community in survey sites.

Between August and September of 2008, The Asia Foundation conducted the first nationwide community-police perceptions survey in Timor-Leste. The aim of this survey was to gather first-hand opinion of a large sample of Timorese citizens,...

Between August and September of 2008, The Asia Foundation conducted the first nationwide community-police perceptions survey in Timor-Leste. The aim of this survey was to gather first-hand opinion of a large sample of Timorese citizens, community leaders, and members of the PNTL on a variety of contemporary local security and police-related issues so that the information generated is useful for policy makers and opinion shapers in government, the international community, and the broader Timorese public.

This edition of the Corruption Benchmarking Survey surveyed more than 1,000 adult participants in Ulan Baatar, and in Zavkhan, Sukhbaatar, Tov and Khovsgul aimags (provinces). This is the largest sample undertaken since the first that was...

This edition of the Corruption Benchmarking Survey surveyed more than 1,000 adult participants in Ulan Baatar, and in Zavkhan, Sukhbaatar, Tov and Khovsgul aimags (provinces). This is the largest sample undertaken since the first that was conducted in March 2006, and thus is more statistically significant than the intervening surveys when the sample size was 600.

This survey is the seventh in a series, and provides time series data that identifies trends and patterns in citizen awareness, intolerance for corruption, and support for measures to combat corruption. The purpose of the survey series is to better understand the scope and incidence of corruption at the household level in Mongolia. Findings and conclusions serve to benchmark changes in experience, attitudes and perceptions over an extended period of time, and thereby contribute to better-informed policy-making, and the refinement of interventions and activities that inform and engage citizens as active participants in the effort to combat corruption in Mongolia.

Between August 8 and September 1, 2007, The Merdeka Center for Opinion Research conducted a nationwide telephone survey of 1,508 randomly selected Malaysians between 20 and 35 years old. Sampling for the respondents was structured along...

Between August 8 and September 1, 2007, The Merdeka Center for Opinion Research conducted a nationwide telephone survey of 1,508 randomly selected Malaysians between 20 and 35 years old. Sampling for the respondents was structured along the national population profile and is specifically proportional to gender, ethnicity and state of residence. The objective of this survey was to ask young adults in Malaysia to speak on issues pertaining to their participation in community activities and politics as well as their views towards governance and democracy. Six focus groups with youths and members of youth groups were also conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching.

Public discourse over the role of youth in nation building and participation in public has often been characterized by clichés that propound their role as the “future leaders of the nation” and as those retaining...

Public discourse over the role of youth in nation building and participation in public has often been characterized by clichés that propound their role as the “future leaders of the nation” and as those retaining “idealism and purity of innocence”. This survey seeks to investigate how far these views are sustained by the youth themselves and how they relate to the political system, public life and their immediate community.

The survey was conducted by Merdeka Center for Opinion Research through telephone interviews throughout Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak. A total of 2,518 respondents provided completed feedback using a structured questionnaire. Each...

The survey was conducted by Merdeka Center for Opinion Research through telephone interviews throughout Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak. A total of 2,518 respondents provided completed feedback using a structured questionnaire. Each respondent is defined as a youth aged 20 between 35 years old. The poll was conducted from 13th November to 9th December 2008. Sampling for the respondents was structured along the national population profile (specifically proportional to gender, ethnicity and state of residence).

The objectives of this survey were to get young adults in Malaysia to speak for themselves rather than others who speak on their behalf on issues pertaining to their participation in community activities and politics as well as their views towards lifestyle and values.

This is the third consecutive year Merdeka Center has been conducting the National Youth Survey with the support of the Asia Foundation.

Rule of law in Timor-Leste remains in a state of transition. Since Timor-Leste’s official declaration of independence and promulgation of the Constitution in 2002, there have been a range of notable achievements in the formal justice...

Rule of law in Timor-Leste remains in a state of transition. Since Timor-Leste’s official declaration of independence and promulgation of the Constitution in 2002, there have been a range of notable achievements in the formal justice sector: the penal and civil codes were drafted and adopted; court actors were trained and appointed to positions as judges, prosecutors, and public defenders; and a court of appeals and four district courts were established and operationalized.

To take stock of the citizenry’s perceptions of their justice system in light of developments over the last four years, The Asia Foundation conducted the second nationwide survey of Law and Justice in Timor-Leste: a Survey of Citizen Awareness and Attitudes Regarding Law and Justice in December 2008. This survey was made possible by the generous support of the Australian Agency for International Development/Justice Facility and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). A democracy assessment survey.

Training Needs Assessment Report: Public Library Institutions and Communal Cultural Post Offices in Thai Nguyen, Nghe An, and Tra Vinh Provinces. Building Capacity for Public Library Institutions in Support of Public Access to the Internet in...

Training Needs Assessment Report: Public Library Institutions and Communal Cultural Post Offices in Thai Nguyen, Nghe An, and Tra Vinh Provinces. Building Capacity for Public Library Institutions in Support of Public Access to the Internet in Vietnam Project.

Training Needs Assessment Report: Public Library Institutions and Communal Cultural Post Offices in Thai Nguyen, Nghe An, and Tra Vinh Provinces. Building Capacity for Public Library Institutions in Support of Public Access to the Internet in...

Training Needs Assessment Report: Public Library Institutions and Communal Cultural Post Offices in Thai Nguyen, Nghe An, and Tra Vinh Provinces. Building Capacity for Public Library Institutions in Support of Public Access to the Internet in Vietnam Project. (Vietnamese language version)

Rule of law in Timor-Leste (East Timor) remains in a state of transition. Since Timor-Leste’s official declaration of independence and promulgation of the Constitution in 2002, there have been a range of notable achievements in the...

Rule of law in Timor-Leste (East Timor) remains in a state of transition. Since Timor-Leste’s official declaration of independence and promulgation of the Constitution in 2002, there have been a range of notable achievements in the formal justice sector: the penal and civil codes were drafted and adopted; court actors were trained and appointed to positions as judges, prosecutors, and public defenders; and a court of appeals and four district courts were established and operationalized.

To take stock of the citizenry’s perceptions of their justice system in light of developments over the last four years, The Asia Foundation conducted the second nationwide survey of Law and Justice in Timor-Leste: a Survey of Citizen Awareness and Attitudes Regarding Law and Justice in December 2008. This survey was made possible by the generous support of the Australian Agency for International Development/Justice Facility and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). A democracy assessment survey.