Civil Society
- Civil society at crossroads
- Civil Society at a Crossroads, a collective reflection process about the future of civil society around the world. The local and global contexts within which civil society exists are changing. Economic recession in Europe and North America, rapid econimic growth in Asia, and the capture of democratic politics by wealth and business interests in many countries, all have profound implications for ci...
- Civil society engagement with the BRICS agenda
- L. John / Oxfam India, 2012
- The emergence of BRICS represents an important change in the global political economy. There is anticipation that the BRICS – building on their own lessons and initiatives – will play a progressive role on economic and soc...
- Civil society in changing contexts
- Civil society at crossroads, 2012
- What are the roles, capacities, contributions and limitations of civil society in changing local and global contexts? This report is an output from the The Civil Society at Crossroads initiative in which regional focal institutions wo...
- The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
- The Nature Conservancy is a conservation organisation working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
- Diverse Voices 2012
- C. Jackson / Knowledge Services, IDS, 2012
- Can social media break taboos? Does the law protect the weak and poor? Experience reported by the BBC about Weibo – China’s Twitter – suggests that it’s “ability to connect people has been used...
- Global Transition 2012
- The Global Transition 2012 is an international network of organisations and leading thinkers.
- Forum Syd
- Forum Syd is a democracy and rights organisation. It challenges the abuse of power, oppression and discrimination as a means of reducing poverty in the world, and does so in association with Swedish member organisations and thousands of volunteers the world over.
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC)
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC) is formed of 17 civil society organisations committed to finding answers to climate change challenges in the region.
- Social accountability is an important feature of democratisation for transition countries in the Arab world
- J. Thindwa; M. Felicio; F. Bousquet / World Bank, 2011
- Social accountability (SA) is an approach to governance that involves citizens and civil society organisations (CSOs) in public decision-making and in holding governments accountable for its actions. This note deems that SA is, in ess...
- Indian Law Resource Center
- A non-profit law and advocacy organisation established and directed by American Indians.
- Civil society engagement with the BRICS agenda
- L. John / Oxfam India, 2012
- The emergence of BRICS represents an important change in the global political economy. There is anticipation that the BRICS – building on their own lessons and initiatives – will play a progressive role on economic and soc...
- Civil society in changing contexts
- Civil society at crossroads, 2012
- What are the roles, capacities, contributions and limitations of civil society in changing local and global contexts? This report is an output from the The Civil Society at Crossroads initiative in which regional focal institutions wo...
- Diverse Voices 2012
- C. Jackson / Knowledge Services, IDS, 2012
- Can social media break taboos? Does the law protect the weak and poor? Experience reported by the BBC about Weibo – China’s Twitter – suggests that it’s “ability to connect people has been used...
- Social accountability is an important feature of democratisation for transition countries in the Arab world
- J. Thindwa; M. Felicio; F. Bousquet / World Bank, 2011
- Social accountability (SA) is an approach to governance that involves citizens and civil society organisations (CSOs) in public decision-making and in holding governments accountable for its actions. This note deems that SA is, in ess...
- Analyzing City Regions: Conceptual Issues and Methodological Approaches
- A.K.M. Abul Kalam / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2008
- The city regions are potentially the major players in the global economy. In the dynamic environment of global market, regions are rapidly being changed in economic character and industrial restructuring because of the technological i...
- Libya: where to now?
- Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2011
- What now for Libya with the fall of the authoritarian, centralised ‘one-party’ system? With the Gaddafi regime defeated and dispersed policy analysts and development professionals will swiftly look to support reconstructio...
- Understanding political participation in Venezuela
- L.V. Leon; D. Smilde; A.T. Sturbits (ed) / Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2008
- Since the onset of oil exploitation, the Venezuelan state has had enviable financial resources. Yet, effective policy implementation continues to be difficult. Corruption and inefficiency have been constants throughout Venezuela&rsquo...
- Civil society roles in Tanzania
- W. Egli; D. Zurcher / NADEL – Centre for Development and Cooperation (ETH Zurich), 2007
- In many developing countries decentralisation efforts have been planned and implemented as a means to improve service delivery to all citizens, to increase citizen participation, and to improve good governance at the sub-national leve...
- What are the criteria for blocking or authorising websites in Syria?
- S. Kawakibi / Hivos, 2010
- This working paper reviews the history of the internet in Syria, seeking to make a projection for its future in the country, in light of the current barriers and restrictions. The paper clarifies that the Syrian Telecommunications Com...
- Lessons on and limits of knowledge and action on Disaster Risk Reduction
- M. Pelling; L. Schipper / International Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, 2009
- Adapting to climate change requires that risk management be integrated into development planning and practices. This paper identifies lessons and limits for climate change adaptation from disaster risk reduction. It recognises that ri...
- Civil society at crossroads
- Civil Society at a Crossroads, a collective reflection process about the future of civil society around the world. The local and global contexts within which civil society exists are changing. Economic recession in Europe and North America, rapid econimic growth in Asia, and the capture of democratic politics by wealth and business interests in many countries, all have profound implications for ci...
- The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
- The Nature Conservancy is a conservation organisation working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
- Global Transition 2012
- The Global Transition 2012 is an international network of organisations and leading thinkers.
- Forum Syd
- Forum Syd is a democracy and rights organisation. It challenges the abuse of power, oppression and discrimination as a means of reducing poverty in the world, and does so in association with Swedish member organisations and thousands of volunteers the world over.
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC)
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC) is formed of 17 civil society organisations committed to finding answers to climate change challenges in the region.
- Indian Law Resource Center
- A non-profit law and advocacy organisation established and directed by American Indians.
- Aurat Publication and Information Service Foundation
- AF is a civil society organisation working for women’s empowerment and citizens’ rights with the collaboration of citizens’ groups and organisations to provide information, build capacity and undertake advocacy for women’s issues and for good governance in Pakistan.
- Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network
- Network of human rights organisations in Europe
- Ghana Civil Society Resource Centre
- The Ghana Civil Society Resource Centre provides a range of capacity building assistance; specialized services; and support to civil society organizations engaged in civic education, human rights, women’s advocacy, and anti-corruption.
- Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN)
- Pro-poor civil society organisation
