Assessing civil society

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Civil society participation in Poverty and Social Impact Analysis: ( K. Bird;S. Busse;E. Mendizabal / Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, United Nations Development Programme , 2007); Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) is widely used as an analytical tool in policy-making processes. However, there is a concern about the lack of involvement of civil society in the design, for...
How effective is civil society engagement in PRSP process?: ( Z. Curran / Overseas Development Institute [ES] , 2005); This synthesis study looks at civil society’s participation in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process. Taking the examples of Bolivia and Tanzania, the study looks in more detail at...
An action planning tool for civil society: ( CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation , 2006); This document presents some preliminary results emerging from the implementation of the CIVICUS Civil Society Index (CSI). The CSI is a participatory needs assessment and action planning tool for civi...
Civil society and governance in developing countries: ( G Hyden;J Court;K Mease / Overseas Development Institute [ES] , 2003); The World Governance Survey (WGS), which seeks to generate reliable and valid data on key governance processes, covers six arenas of governance process. This paper presents the findings for the civil ...
Evaluation of citizens' voice and accountability: ( M. Foresti;B. Sharma;T. O’ Neil / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2007); This paper presents the final version of a framework for the evaluation of development aid for strengthening citizens’ voice & accountability. This final version is based on the key findings...
How civil society spearheaded right to information movement in India: ( P. Sharma / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre , 2004); This paper provides an account of the right to information movement spearheaded by civil society in India. In particular, the paper examines how civil society has:...
Party institutionalisation is weak in Africa: ( M. Basedau;A. Stroh / German Institute of Global and Area Studies , 2008); The institutionalisation of political parties is recognised as an important factor for democratic development, but its measurement remains a neglected area of research. This paper seeks to address thi...