Framing Fundamentals

PROJECT 1:   Document a Framework for Political Accountability Drift

DEFINITIONS:   

Accountability Drift - the movement over time of accountability away from one holder or group to another.

TASK:   Identify and document a framework for describing the elements of political accountability and its drift. 

STATUS:   Completed

TEAM:   Jim Lord, Spencer Gauert

RESULTS:   Framework for Political Accountability Drift

                    The Role of Disinformation in Accountability Drift

FOLLOW-ON PROJECT(S):

• PROJECT 1.1:   Create a fair and objective yardstick against candidate/politician behavior to allow constituents to react quickly and decisively in determining to exercise their accountability leverage.  

• PROJECT 1.2:    Create a system that provides both leverage and accountability that can be directly provided and retracted by the constituents in a coordinated fashion without an intervening body.