Advancing Governance Indicator Systems
A two-day gathering on the UCLA campus focused on the scholarly implications of a landmark Index, measuring democracy and quality of life across nations.
A two-day gathering on the UCLA campus focused on the scholarly implications of a landmark Index, measuring democracy and quality of life across nations.
Does the capacity of states to provide the basics for societies to thrive depend on democratic accountability that represents different interests, or are systems under technocratic control that impose solutions and disregard, even suppress, many voices better? Can we necessarily assume that democratic accountability makes for better governance performance, or is it state capacity alone that makes the difference? Does a seemingly “apolitical” technocratic approach to governance lead to better outcomes than a system of contestation and democratic decision-making? Questions such as these are at the core of what the BGI is about, and the new understanding of governance that underlies it.
Because new times demand new measures, the 2022 Index examines the performances of countries with a conceptual framework that incorporates democratic accountability (Quality of Democracy) and state capacity (Quality of Governance) as key factors of public goods provision (Quality of Life). Over the span of 20 years, the Index analyzes 134 countries across three main indices and nine subindices to examine the relationship between Quality of Democracy, Quality of Government, and Quality of Life.
Explore the data
for yourself on
an interactive website
hosted by
the Berggruen Institute.
Read and download the Executive Summary of the 2022 Berggruen Governance Index.
Read and download the full report of the 2022 Berggruen Governance Index.
The project was unveiled during a launch event in the Grand Salon of Kerckhoff Hall at UCLA on June 1, 2022. Here is a look at the day’s agenda:
Welcome and Introductory Addresses
The 2022 Berggruen Governance Index
Panel Discussion
A discussion of democracy, public policy and global challenges moderated by Anheier and featuring an esteemed panel of UCLA experts:
Q & A with the audience
Closing Comments
Markus Lang presents research results.
Audience members inside Grand Salon at UCLA’s Kerckhoff Hall.