This annotated bibliography contains summaries of the most important publications addressing the issues of accountability, partnerships and capacity building. It is important to mention from the outset that the term mutual accountability in partnerships is relatively new. While keeping the focus on accountability in the context of Northern and Southern agencies involved in collaborative work with NGOs and other CSOs from developing countries, documents that tackle accountability in broader partnership scenarios - such as those between government and businesses - are also included here since they offer a good platform for cross-sectoral learning.

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Ashman D. (2001) 'Strengthening North-South Partnerships for Sustainable Development', Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 30, No 1, Institute for Development Research.
Bautista, M., Velho, L. and Kaplan D. (2001) Comparative Study of the Impacts of Donor-Initiated Programmes on Research Capacity in the South. International Report to the DGIS, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands.
Blagescu, M. (2004) Global Accountability Project - Overview of the Revised Framework, GAP Paper 101, One World Trust, London, UK.
Bobenrieth, M. (2004) 'Partnerships: Strong Language - vernacular or meaning?', Final Project submission for the ODI/IBLF Partnership Brokers Accreditation Scheme.
Bossuyt, J. and G. Laporte (1994) 'Partnership in the 1990's: How to Make It Work Better', Policy Management Brief No. 3, Maastricht: ECDPM.
Brehm, V. with Harris-Curtis, E., Padrao, L. and Tanner, M. (2004) Autonomy or Dependence? Case Studies of North-South NGO Partnerships. London: INTRAC
Brehm, V. (2001) 'Promoting Effective North-South Partnerships: A Comparative Study of Ten European NGOs', INTRAC Occasional Paper No. 35.
Brinkerhoff, J. M. (2004) Partnership for International Development: Rhetoric or Results? Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Brinkerhoff, D. W. and Brinkerhoff, J. M. (2004) 'Partnerships between international donors and non-governmental development organisations: opportunities and constraints', in International Review of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 70, No.2.
Caloghirou, Y., Hondroyiannis, G. and Vonortas, N. (2003) The Performance of Research Partnerships, Managerial and Decision Economics, Vol. 24 Nos. 2,3.
CIDA (2000) CPB Guide to Performance Reporting For Canadian and Developing-Country Partners, Prepared by the Canadian Partnership Branch.
CIDA (2002) Review of Current RBM and Accountability Practices in CIDA.
Collins, T. and Higgins, L. (2000) Sector Wide Approaches with a focus on Partnership, Report on the seminar with the same name held in Dublin Castle, 8-10 February 2000, Ireland Aid.
Considine, M. (2002.) 'The end of the line? Accountable governance in the age of networks, partnerships and joined-up services', Governance, Vol. 15, No. 1, January.
Cornwall, A., Lucas, H. and Pasteur, K. (2000) 'Accountability through Participation. Developing Workable Partnership Models in the Health Sector', IDS Bulletin 31/1.
Costello, A, and Zumla, A. (2000) Moving to research partnerships in developing countries, British Medical Journal, Vol. 321, No. 7264.
Fukuda-Parr, S., Lopes, C. and Malik, K. (eds.) (2002) Capacity for Development: New Solutions to Old Problems. London, New York: Earthscan Publications/UNDP.
Gyapong, J. (2001) Development of innovative North-South partnerships: overcoming difficulties, Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED).
Hakkarainen, O. et al (2002) 'Voices from the Southern Civil Societies: Interplay of National and Global Contexts in the Performance of Civil Society Organisations in the South', Report prepared for the Department for International Development Co-operation (DIDC), Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Haque, M. S. (2004) 'Governance based on partnership with NGOs: implication for development and empowerment in rural Bangladesh', in International Review of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 70, No.2.
Hauck, V. and T. Land (2000) 'Beyond the Partnership Rhetoric: Reviewing Experiences and Policy Considerations for Implementing 'Genuine' Partnerships in North-South Cooperation', ECDPM Discussion Paper 20, Maastricht: ECDPM.
Horton, D. et al (2003) Evaluating Capacity Development, Experiences from Research and Capacity Development Organisations around the World, ISNAR/IDRC/CTA, EarthPrint.
Kaplan, K. (2003) Plotting Partnerships: Ensuring Accountability and Fostering Innovation, BPD Practitioner Note Series.
Kovach, H., Neligan, C. and Burall, S. (2003) 'Power without accountability?', Global Accountability Project Report No. 1, One World Trust, London, UK.
KFPE (1998) Guidelines for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries: 11 Principles, Swiss Commission for Research Partnership with Developing Countries.
Labonte, R. (1999) 'Mutual accountability in partnerships: Health agencies and community groups', Promotion and Education, Vol. 6, No. 1, Academic Research Library.
Lloyd M., Preston-Shoot M., Temple B. and Wuu, R. (1996) 'Whose Project is it Anyway? Sharing and shaping the research and development agenda', Disability and Society, Vol. 11, no. 3, September.
Maselli D., Lys J-A. and Schmid, J. (2004) Improving Impacts of Research Partnerships, Berne: Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships (KFPE).
Nair, K.N. and V. Menon (2002) 'Capacity Building for Demand-Led Research: Issues and Priorities', ECDPM Discussion Paper No. 45. Maastricht: ECDPM.
Neligan, C. (2003) Increasing Accountability through External Stakeholder Engagement: Framework Paper.
Neligan, C, Blagescu, M. and Kovach, H. (2003) An Overview of International Organisations and Their External Stakeholder Engagement
Nelson, J. and Zadek, S. (2000) Partnership Alchemy: New Social Partnerships in Europe, The Copenhagen Centre, Denmark.
RAWOO (2001) Balancing Ownership and Partnership in Development Research, RAWOO Review Report.
RAWOO (1999) Building Bridges in Research for Development, RAWOO Review Report.
RAWOO (2001) North-South Research Partnerships: Issues and Challenges, RAWOO Publication No. 22.
Reback, C., Cohen, A., Freese, T., and Shoptaw, S. (2002) Making collaboration work; key components of practice/research partnerships, Journal of Drug Issue, Vol. 32, No.3.
Sieber, P. and Braunschweig, T. (2004) Choosing the Right Projects, Designing Selection Processes for North-South Research Partnership Programme, The Swiss Commission for Research Partnership with Developing Countries (KFPE); August Draft.
Sommermann, Karl-Peter (1999) Managing Accountability in Intergovernmental Partnerships PUMA/RD(99)4/Final, OECD.
Svensson, B. and Östhol, A. (2001) From Government to Governance: Regional Partnerships in Sweden, Regional and Federal Studies, Vol. 11, No. 2.
Velho, L. (2002) 'Research Capacity Building in Nicaragua: From Partnership with Sweden to Ownership and Social Accountability', INTECH, Discussion Papers Series, No 2002-9.
Wallace, T. and Chapman, J. (2003) 'Some Realities behind the Rhetoric of Downward Accountability', Working paper presented at INTRAC Evaluation Conference, The Netherlands, 1 April 2003.
Warner, M. (2003) Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Do We Need Partnership Brokers?, London: Overseas Development Institute.
Wildridge, V., Childs, S., Cawthra, L. and Madge, B. (2004) How to create successful partnerships - a review of the literature, Health Information and Libraries Journal, Vol. 21, June.
World Bank (2000) Partnering with civil society: an electronic discussion on partnership for development, 29 November 1999 to 28 January 2000.

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