Citizenship
- Participatory health research
- C. Mbwili-Muleya; M. Lungu; I. Kabuba / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2008
- In 2006 a team representing Zambia Equity Gauge and Lusaka District Health Board carried out a pilot project using a participatory reflection and action (PRA) approach in two districts of Zambia. The pilot was targeted at health provi...
- Participation in Rio de Janeiro
- U.M. Butler; M. Princeswal / LSE Research Online, 2008
- Recently there has been increased enthusiasm for the participation of children and young people in various sectors of society. This has resulted in an emerging critique of the use and abuse of terms such as ‘participation&r...
- Barriers to effective citizenship in Bangladesh
- Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2007
- In the Bengali- speaking nation of Bangladesh today are a small number of Urdu speakers. Many have been there for generations having migrated from the State of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal in Indian colonial times. This short ...
- The African Institute for Community-Driven Development (Khanya-aicdd)
- Sustainable development in Africa
- Papers series examining women's political participation
- F. Gell; J. Hoare / Oxfam, 2008
- Women are often denied a voice within the states, markets, communities, and households in which they live, dominated as they are by men and male interests. This lack of voice functions as a critical factor in the maintenance of gender...
- Achieving participatory governance in South East Asia
- One World Action, 2008
- Achieving democracy, accountability and participatory governance are complex and long term processes. The Citizen’s Participation in Local Governance (CPLG) is a project implemented across the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia an...
- How do civil organisations work?
- A. G. Lavalle; G. Castello; R. M Bichir / Centre for the Future State, IDS, 2008
- Despite the widespread attention given to civil organisations, this paper notes surprisingly little is known about their modus operandi. The idea that they possess general characterisations of a societal action groups, and are usually...
- Participatory governance in South Africa
- L. Thompson / African Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, 2007
- Since the drafting of the new South African Constitution, with its strong emphasis on both civil and socio-economic rights, there has been much debate on how these rights translate into policy and, even more critically, how they trans...
- Rapid response study on citizenship, violence and xenophobia in South Africa
- Democracy and Governance Programme Human Sciences Research Council / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2008
- More than 50 people died and tens of thousands of people were displaced as a result of ‘xenophobic’ violence in South Africa during 2008. A number of urgent questions resulted from these attacks: Why are foreign African mi...
- Middle East Youth Initiative
- The initiative blends activities in an attempt to bridge the divide between thinkers and practitioners by utilising robust research as a foundation for effective policy and programs. The initiative has three complementary pillars: Research and Policy The initiateive aims to advance understanding of economic and social issues to promote solutions for the in...
- Participatory health research
- C. Mbwili-Muleya; M. Lungu; I. Kabuba / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2008
- In 2006 a team representing Zambia Equity Gauge and Lusaka District Health Board carried out a pilot project using a participatory reflection and action (PRA) approach in two districts of Zambia. The pilot was targeted at health provi...
- Participation in Rio de Janeiro
- U.M. Butler; M. Princeswal / LSE Research Online, 2008
- Recently there has been increased enthusiasm for the participation of children and young people in various sectors of society. This has resulted in an emerging critique of the use and abuse of terms such as ‘participation&r...
- Barriers to effective citizenship in Bangladesh
- Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2007
- In the Bengali- speaking nation of Bangladesh today are a small number of Urdu speakers. Many have been there for generations having migrated from the State of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal in Indian colonial times. This short ...
- Papers series examining women's political participation
- F. Gell; J. Hoare / Oxfam, 2008
- Women are often denied a voice within the states, markets, communities, and households in which they live, dominated as they are by men and male interests. This lack of voice functions as a critical factor in the maintenance of gender...
- Achieving participatory governance in South East Asia
- One World Action, 2008
- Achieving democracy, accountability and participatory governance are complex and long term processes. The Citizen’s Participation in Local Governance (CPLG) is a project implemented across the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia an...
- How do civil organisations work?
- A. G. Lavalle; G. Castello; R. M Bichir / Centre for the Future State, IDS, 2008
- Despite the widespread attention given to civil organisations, this paper notes surprisingly little is known about their modus operandi. The idea that they possess general characterisations of a societal action groups, and are usually...
- Participatory governance in South Africa
- L. Thompson / African Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, 2007
- Since the drafting of the new South African Constitution, with its strong emphasis on both civil and socio-economic rights, there has been much debate on how these rights translate into policy and, even more critically, how they trans...
- Rapid response study on citizenship, violence and xenophobia in South Africa
- Democracy and Governance Programme Human Sciences Research Council / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2008
- More than 50 people died and tens of thousands of people were displaced as a result of ‘xenophobic’ violence in South Africa during 2008. A number of urgent questions resulted from these attacks: Why are foreign African mi...
- Citizen journalism through effective and accurate blogging
- S Franklin / Arab Media & Society, 2008
- Online citizen journalism provides a platform for people to voice their opinions on various topics. The question is where to start and what needs to be done to generate discussion? This guide focuses on writing blogs*, providin...
- How can NGOs effectively influence policy agendas?: lessons from FARM-Africa's projects
- A. Bradstock; I. Hovland; H. Altshul / Farm Africa, 2007
- Increasingly, NGOs are becoming active in policy debates, yet a key question emerging from this new focus is whether NGOs can effectively influence the policy agenda. This publication presents four FARM-Africa projects from Ethiopia, ...
- The African Institute for Community-Driven Development (Khanya-aicdd)
- Sustainable development in Africa
- Middle East Youth Initiative
- The initiative blends activities in an attempt to bridge the divide between thinkers and practitioners by utilising robust research as a foundation for effective policy and programs. The initiative has three complementary pillars: Research and Policy The initiateive aims to advance understanding of economic and social issues to promote solutions for the in...
- EISA
- Non-profit organisation promoting democratic governance in Africa
- Institute for Democratic Governance
- Knowledge, capacity and influence on public policy to consolidate democracy and good governance in Ghana and the rest of Africa
- Multicultural Center Prague
- Czech multicultural centre
