Evaluating and fostering transparency in local administrations

The methods used to evaluate the transparency of local administrations present notable differences that are influenced by national legislation and administrative characteristics. Consequently, it is difficult to formulate a valid international procedure to obtain a global picture. We have conducted...

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Authors: Molina Rodríguez-Navas, Pedro|||0000-0002-1586-881X, Rodríguez Breijo, Vanessa|||0000-0002-9749-8444
Format: article
Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:218518
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/218518
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.31447/AS000032573.2019233.07
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Transparency
Evaluation method
Public communication
Local administrations
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Summary:The methods used to evaluate the transparency of local administrations present notable differences that are influenced by national legislation and administrative characteristics. Consequently, it is difficult to formulate a valid international procedure to obtain a global picture. We have conducted a comparative analysis of the procedure developed by Transparency and Integrity in Portugal with that designed by the Laboratory of Journalism and Communication for Plural Citizenry in Spain. The results reveal that the approaches, maintained in various disciplines, exhibit notable but complementary differences. In the conclusions we propose new elements to design a method based on a syntax of transparency and order of fundamental elements.