Civil society
- Civil society in conflict transformation
- This article discusses various terms and definitions linked to debates about civil society and gives a general overview of NGO activities at the international and regional level. It then presents a critical assessment of NGO roles and addresses the potential contributions of civil society in war-torn societies and post-conflict peace building with specific reference to the last 10 years of experience in the Balkans.
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- Report on proceedings from the Global Democracy: Civil Society Visions and Strategies (G05) Conference
- ( Montreal International Forum , 2006)
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This is a report on the proceedings from the Global Democracy: Civil Society Visions and Strategies (G05) Conference in Montreal, Canada (May 29-June 1, 2005).
The report discusses the two main ques...
- How can civil society partnerships between the North and South be improved?
- ( Agronomes et Vétérinaires sans frontières , 2004)
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This text attempts to propose a few ideas on the stakes involved in, and on ways to build, civil society partnerships and symbols of a genuine co-operation.
It argues that in order to support civil ...
- Making civil society participation meaningful
- ( K. Kalla / CARE International , 2006)
- Recommended reading
- This report, published by CARE International, explores civil society experiences and lessons learned in the country-level review processes of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGAS...
- Is global civil society good or bad?
- ( L. Wild / Institute for Public Policy Research , 2006)
- Drawing heavily from the discussions surrounding global civil society at a 2005 three-day Institute for Public Policy Research conference, this paper sets out the author’s perspective on issues surrou...
- Community Investment Programme (CIP) in South Africa
- ( N. Reynolds / The People's Agenda, South Africa , 2006)
- This paper analyses the work of the Community Investment Programme (CIP) in South Africa. This programme works at providing linkages and opportunities for communities to become active partners of the...
- Participatory practice in stregthening citizenship and democracy
- ( Involve , 2005)
- Although participation has become an essential ingredient in public policy decision-making and delivery, the potential and pitfalls of participation in practice are not widely understood. Based on UK ...
- The benefits and pitfalls of participation initiatives
- ( Involve , 2005)
- How easy is it to establish what a participation initiative has really achieved - or simply whether the benefits were really worth the time and money? This document introduces a framework for thinking...
- Building capacity in community HIV/AIDS initiatives
- ( International HIV/AIDS Alliance , 2006)
- This toolkit describes the process of community mobilisation: a capacity-building process through which individuals, groups or organisations plan, carry out and evaluate activities on a participatory ...
- How successfully has the ADB involved civil society in its projects?
- ( Operations Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank , 2006)
- This evaluation study assesses Asian Development Bank cooperation with civil society organisations (CSOs). It presents lessons and collates good practices of country CSOs' involvement in ADB operation...
- Evaluating political participation
- ( D. Warburton; R. Wilson; E. Rainbow / Involve , 2007)
- This document discusses guidelines for evaluating public participation in central government. Although it refers to the UK government, it is useful for all participation evaluations. It focuses on spe...
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