Which Index of African Governance? The Break Between Ibrahim and Rotberg. Global Integrity Commons.
The question is: is it more “authentic” or “African” to mash-up squishy source data in Boston or in Accra? This is where the “Africanization” argument starts to look like a bit of a red herring. The reality is that if either of these indices is to be made more “African,” the indicators must draw on much more original data gathered by Africans, not international perceptions surveys. If your response to that is, “Hey, I thought that’s what the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) process was supposed to do!” then you’re asking the right question. Despite the APRM’s overly-bureaucratic process and long time lines for publishing an assessment, it’s indeed the closest and best thing going when it comes to Africans assessing African governance. Whether either of the rival Ibrahim/Harvard indices would add greater value than an APRM assessment, we’re not sure.
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