Citizenship
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- 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 socie...
- 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, ev...
- 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 a...
- Citizen journalism through effective and accurate blogging
- ( S Franklin / Arab Media & Society , 2008)
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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?
... - 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...
Revisiting key concepts of gender justice, citizenship and development
- ( M, Mukhopadhyay;N, Singh / International Development Research Centre , 2007)
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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...
How can government spending be monitored?
- ( V. Ramkumar / International Budget Project , 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 t...
Collective actions of the Sukumbasis in Nepal
- ( K. Masaki / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester , 2008)
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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...
- Less social protection and further marginalisation in the Arab region
- ( Z. Abdel Samad;D. Zeidan / Social Watch , 2007)
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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 ...
- Globalisation, culture and development in Latin America
- ( Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit , 2007)
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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 Zusammenar...
