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ADVANCING GOVERNANCE INDICATOR SYSTEMS
International Conference
October 10-11, 2022
This two-day gathering on the UCLA campus focused on the scholarly implications of the landmark Berggruen Governance Index, measuring democracy and quality of life across nations.
EVENT AGENDA - DAY 1
ADVANCING GOVERNANCE INDICATOR SYSTEMS: THE 2022 CONFERENCE
DAY 1: OCTOBER 10, 2022
Venue: Public Affairs Building, Room 2355
9:00am – 9:30am Welcome
Dean Gary Segura, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Dawn Nakagawa, Berggruen Institute
9:30am – 11:00 am The 2022 Berggruen Governance Index
• Overview presentation by Helmut Anheier and Markus Lang, UCLA
• Commentaries: Helène Landemore, Yale University*
o Miguel Centeno, Princeton University
o Steven R. Smith, American Political Science Association
o Michael Woolcock, World Bank
• Discussion
11:00am – 11:30pm Coffee break
11:30pm – 1:00pm Taking a closer look: Country and regional perspectives
• Presentation: The United States and Russia, Edward Knudsen, University of Oxford and Hertie School
• Commentaries o Russia: Daniel Treisman, UCLA
o United States: Mark Peterson, UCLA
o China: Ben Read, UCSC
o Latin America: Susanna Hecht, UCLA*
o Africa: Darin Christensen, UCLA
• Discussion of national and regional results
1:00pm – 2:00pm Lunch
2:00pm – 3:30pm Theoretical and methodological extensions
• Presentations: Markus Lang, UCLA
• Commentator: o Andreas Wimmer, Columbia University
o Nathan Lane, University of Oxford
o Laura Mann, LSE
o Daniel Pemstein, North Dakota State University
3:30pm to 4:00pm Coffee break
4:00pm – 5:30pm Experiences from other indicator and data projects I:
Global and regional population surveys
• World Value Survey: Christian Haerpfer, University of Vienna
• Pew Global Attitude Survey: Richard Wike, Pew Research Center
• Latino Bárometro: Marta Lagos, MORI
• Afrobarometer: E. Gyimah-Boadi, Ghana Center for Democratic Development
• Commentator: o Joseph Asunka, Afrobarometer
o Martin Gilens, UCLA
7:30pm Dinner at the UCLA Faculty Club, Sequoia Room
Dinner speaker: Nicolas Berggruen
EVENT AGENDA - DAY 2
ADVANCING GOVERNANCE INDICATOR SYSTEMS: THE 2022 CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Venue: Grand Salon, Kerckhoff Hall
9am – 9:30am Summary of proceedings so far: Helmut K. Anheier, UCLA
9:30 – 11:00 am Experiences from other indicator and data projects II:
Democracy, quality of government, and the rule of law
• Varieties of Democracy: Rachel Sigman, University of Denver
• Quality of Government: Natalia Alvarado Pachon, Cem Mert Dalli, University of Gothenburg*
• Rule of Law Index: Tanya Primiani, World Justice Project*
• Freedom House Index, Amy Slipowitz, Freedom House
• Commentator: Steven R. Smith, American Political Science Association
11:00am – 11:30pm Coffee break
11:30pm – 1:00pm Experiences from other indicator and data projects III:
International organizations
• Human Development Index: Pedro Conceição, UNDP
• Governance indicators: Michael Woolcock, World Bank
• Monetary, fiscal and related: David Furceri, IMF*
• Commentator: Steve Commins, UCLA
1:00pm – 2:00pm Lunch
2:00pm – 3:30pm Experiences from other indicator and data projects IV:
Specific topics and approaches
• Social Progress: Jaromír Harmáček, Social Progress Imperative*
• Measuring Prosperity: Katharina Lime de Miranda, The New Institute
• Global Adaptation Index: Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame
• Transnationality indicators: Miguel Centeno, Princeton University
• Commentator: Steve Zipperstein, UCLA
3:30pm to 4:30pm “From methodological nationalism to the planetary” Nils Gilman,
Berggruen Institute
Discussion
Closing session, Helmut K Anheier, UCLA
• Review of next steps
• Towards the 2024 conference
Note: participants presenting online are marked with an asterisk *
TOWARD UNDERSTANDING:
THE 2022 BERGGRUEN GOVERNANCE INDEX
June 1, 2022
The 2022 Berggruen Governance Index was unveiled during a launch event in the Grand Salon of Kerckhoff Hall at UCLA.
EVENT AGENDA
TOWARD UNDERSTANDING: THE 2022 BERGGRUEN GOVERNANCE INDEX
JUNE 1, 2022
Welcome and Introductory Addresses
- Gary Segura, dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
- Dawn Nakagawa, executive vice president of the Berggruen Institute
The 2022 Berggruen Governance Index
- An overview by UCLA adjunct professor Helmut K. Anheier, former president of the Hertie School in Germany, and Markus Lang, a researcher for the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
- Presentation of the visualization and analysis application by Anheier and Lang
Panel Discussion
A discussion of democracy, public policy and global challenges moderated by Anheier and featuring an esteemed panel of UCLA experts:
- Steve Zipperstein, an attorney and lecturer in global studies at UCLA
- Veronica Herrera, an associate professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs who studies political development in the Global South
- Cesi Cruz, an assistant professor whose research intersects political science and economics at UCLA
- Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld, an assistant professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs focusing on subnational conflict, statistics and advanced data analysis
Q & A with the audience
Closing Comments
- Michael Storper, a professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and an internationally recognized urban geographer
- Andrew Apter, a professor of history and anthropology at UCLA whose research expertise includes Afrocentric cultural dynamics
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