Citizenship
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- Pressing the Egyptian government for more political space for civil society
- M. Tadros / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2009
- The focus of this paper is on the top-down introduction of advocacy in the Egyptian context in the 1990s as part of the bid to promote democratisation in the Arab world. The paper argues that in au...
- How can statelessness be addressed?
- B. K. Blitz (ed);M. Lynch (ed) / Oxford Brookes University, UK, 2009
- Sixty years after the international community embedded the right to nationality in the human rights architecture, approximately twelve million people around the world remain stateless. What are the hu...
- Enthusiasm for peace in Nepal
- N. Jones;B. Bhatta;G. Gill / Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2009
- Latent and violent unrest has plagued Nepal since the process of parliamentary politics was reintroduced in 1991 after 50 years of monarchical rule. This document focuses on grassroots experiences ...
- Understanding feminist movements
- S. Batliwala / Association for Women's Rights in Development , 2008
- How can an understanding of feminist movements in the current global context be achieved? This document presents 10 case studies from different regions of the world that have mobilized women t...
- Enhancing accountability and engaging citizens in Brazil
- A. Cornwall;J. Romano;A. Shankland / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2008
- Since the end of Brazil’s military dictatorship in the mid-1980s, democratic innovation has become the hallmark of this vibrant and populous country. Innovations in participatory governance, ...
- Supporting volunteer health workers in South Africa
- C. Campbell (ed);A. Gibbs (ed);S. Maimane (ed) / Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance , 2008
- With the scarcity of African health professionals, volunteers are earmarked for an increased role in HIV/AIDS management, with a growing number of projects relying on grassroots community members t...
- Engaging citizens in governance
- A. Cornwall / Demos, 2008
- Citizen engagement has become an essential part of modern government. Governments around the world are starting to realise that engaging their citizens more in shaping the decisions that affect the...
- Informal accountability in Bangladesh
- N. Hossain / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2009
- The massive expansion of social service provision in the 1990s in Bangladesh has meant the state is now a larger presence in the lives of the poor. The terms though of its interaction with those citiz...
- Challenges of constitution making: the case of Nepal
- Y. Ghai (ed);J. Cottrell (ed) / International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2008
- This document serves as a guide to constitution making in Nepal. It provides a brief history of past constitutions in Nepal, including an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the 1990 Constit...
- 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. T...
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