Robert Schwarz

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Robert Schwarz is Project Manager at the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI).

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Effects of Good Government in the city, Painting by Ambrogio Lorenzetti/Google Art Project, via wikimedia.org, public domain

For a Comprehensive and Credible Governance Measurement in the SDGs

September 19, 2017 / Robert Schwarz

What is the significance of good governance in national reporting on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? And are the UN member states prepared to use independent governance indicators in their reports? Representatives of governments, civil society and the private sector discussed this issue in Oslo in September 2017 at the invitation of the UNDP. The current […]

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Dr. José Ramos-Horta, by Presidency Maldives, via flickr.com, CC BY-NC 2.0

“I Enjoy Sitting down with Common People”

August 17, 2017 / Robert Schwarz

BTI Blog spoke with José Ramos-Horta, former president of Timor-Leste and co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize, about the state of democracy in the country, socioeconomic challenges for the new government, and the role of the international community in post-conflict societies. BTI Blog: Timor-Leste has elected a new parliament on July 22nd, for the […]

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A woman holds up her stained finger after voting today in Timor-Leste, by UNMIT/Bernardino Soares, via flickr.com, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Revitalizing Democracy in Asia

August 11, 2017 / Robert Schwarz

How can reform-oriented political leaders utilize the rapid social change in Asia and Oceania for their democratic agenda? This question was at the core of a roundtable on “Next Generation Democracy” in Díli, Timor-Leste. As developing Asia struggles with consolidating their fragile democratic achievements, Timor-Leste is already reckoned by some as democracy’s new poster child […]

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Family photo of G7 leaders and EU representatives. Photo: Italian G7 Presidency 2017 - G7 Summit on g7italy.it / Wikimedia Commons - CC BY 3.0 it, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/it/legalcode
Moon Jae-in at a rally in Seoul, by Jee Su Na, via flickr.com, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Moon Jae-in at a rally in Seoul, by Jee Su Na, via flickr.com, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Is South Korea’s New President up to the Job?

May 12, 2017 / Robert Schwarz

Former human-rights attorney Moon Jae-in has won the South Korean presidential elections. His supporters expect above all a fight against cronyism and fundamental economic reforms. Relations with neighbors and allies are tense. On Wednesday, Moon Jae-in was sworn in for a five-year term as South Korea’s president. Winning 41 percent of the votes in Tuesday’s […]

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Taipei Skyline from Elephant Mountain, by Dave Wilson, via flickr.com, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

And the winner is … Taiwan

April 25, 2016 / Robert Schwarz

Ranking at the top of the BTI Status Index, Taiwan’s transformation from an authoritarian developing country to a thriving democracy and market economy deserves special attention. What are the recipes for the island state’s political and economic success? Taiwan is the Status Index top performer among the 129 countries surveyed in the 2016 edition of […]

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