Citizenship
- 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, ...
- Promoting children's active citizenship in East Asia and the Pacific
- Child Rights Information Network, 2008
- Civil rights of children are probably the least understood rights and most challenging to realise. This guide defines some of the main government responsibilities for children’s civil rights and citizenship in East Asia, South-E...
- Revisiting key concepts of gender justice, citizenship and development
- M, Mukhopadhyay; N, Singh / International Development Research Centre, 2007
- This paper presents a collaborative piece of work aimed at contributing towards current efforts to re-energise and re-politicise the gender equality agenda in international development. The purpose is to re-visit concepts, review and ...
- How can government spending be monitored?
- V. Ramkumar / International Budget Partnership, 2008
- The third in a series of guides covering financial budgeting and accountability, this paper offers an overview of government budget implementation processes and provides practical, tested tools that can be used by civil society o...
- Collective actions of the Sukumbasis in Nepal
- K. Masaki / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2008
- The promotion of ‘inclusive citizenship’, through which the disadvantaged engage in collective struggles for justice and recognition, has been attracting growing attention as a solution to chronic poverty. This paper consi...
- Less social protection and further marginalisation in the Arab region
- Z. Abdel Samad; D. Zeidan / Social Watch, 2007
- According to current trends, future prospects in the Arab region appear to point towards less protection and further marginalisation of the unemployed, the abject poor, and workers in the informal sector. Such negative projections ste...
- Globalisation, culture and development in Latin America
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, 2007
- This paper reports on a round table on Culture and Development in Latin America, one of a series of regional round tables organised by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) and the Goethe-Institut. H...
- What is the impact of reduced spending on the welfare state in Africa?
- L.M. McLean / Afrobarometer, 2007
- In Africa, neoliberal reform has represented a major reduction in spending on the public provision of health and education services. This paper investigates two key questions through an examination of the micro-effects of th...
- Checklists for creating age-friendly cities to encourage active ageing
- Ageing and Life Course (WHO), 2007
- Population ageing and urbanisation are two global trends that together comprise major forces shaping the 21st century. The purpose of this Guide is to engage cities to become more age-friendly so as to tap the potential that older peo...
- Promoting children's active citizenship in East Asia and the Pacific
- Child Rights Information Network, 2008
- Civil rights of children are probably the least understood rights and most challenging to realise. This guide defines some of the main government responsibilities for children’s civil rights and citizenship in East Asia, South-E...
- Revisiting key concepts of gender justice, citizenship and development
- M, Mukhopadhyay; N, Singh / International Development Research Centre, 2007
- This paper presents a collaborative piece of work aimed at contributing towards current efforts to re-energise and re-politicise the gender equality agenda in international development. The purpose is to re-visit concepts, review and ...
- How can government spending be monitored?
- V. Ramkumar / International Budget Partnership, 2008
- The third in a series of guides covering financial budgeting and accountability, this paper offers an overview of government budget implementation processes and provides practical, tested tools that can be used by civil society o...
- Collective actions of the Sukumbasis in Nepal
- K. Masaki / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2008
- The promotion of ‘inclusive citizenship’, through which the disadvantaged engage in collective struggles for justice and recognition, has been attracting growing attention as a solution to chronic poverty. This paper consi...
- Less social protection and further marginalisation in the Arab region
- Z. Abdel Samad; D. Zeidan / Social Watch, 2007
- According to current trends, future prospects in the Arab region appear to point towards less protection and further marginalisation of the unemployed, the abject poor, and workers in the informal sector. Such negative projections ste...
- Globalisation, culture and development in Latin America
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, 2007
- This paper reports on a round table on Culture and Development in Latin America, one of a series of regional round tables organised by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) and the Goethe-Institut. H...
- What is the impact of reduced spending on the welfare state in Africa?
- L.M. McLean / Afrobarometer, 2007
- In Africa, neoliberal reform has represented a major reduction in spending on the public provision of health and education services. This paper investigates two key questions through an examination of the micro-effects of th...
- Checklists for creating age-friendly cities to encourage active ageing
- Ageing and Life Course (WHO), 2007
- Population ageing and urbanisation are two global trends that together comprise major forces shaping the 21st century. The purpose of this Guide is to engage cities to become more age-friendly so as to tap the potential that older peo...
- Can Pakistan achieve a peaceful democratic transition?
- International Crisis Group, 2007
- This paper discusses the current political situation in Pakistan and its implications for democracy and future elections. It argues that President Musharraf faces the most serious challenge to almost eight years of military rule and t...
- Is Sierra-Leone on track for state re-building?
- C. Lancaster / Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
- This document assesses the long-term impact of the 2007 elections in Sierra Leone. It also looks at the broader context of elections in light of poverty, corruption, war and state building. Key points include: ...
- 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
