Explanation and Papers

1. Indices and Governance - Robert I. Rotberg and Rachel Gisselquist
In this paper we compare the Ibrahim Index’s approach to defining and measuring good governance – based on the measurement of the delivery of key political goods - with other initiatives to benchmark governance.

2. Measurement, methods, and more - Robert I. Rotberg and Rachel Gisselquist
The Ibrahim Index uses a broad range of data for all forty-eight sub-Saharan African countries. The methods used to collate, measure and weigh data are described in this paper.

3. Free and fair elections - Maya Horii
This working paper provides a description of the method used by the Index to define a ‘free and fair’ election.

4. Crime data - Melesse Tashu
Data on crime was collated from a variety of sources for the Index. This working paper outlines these sources and describes their limitations.

5. Data sources on gender - Renata Campante
This working paper explores the relationship between gender and governance, and outlines various ways in which existing indices have attempted to incorporate gender issues into their datasets.