Civil society
- Community based disaster preparedness in the Philippines
- K. Falk (ed); L. Nørgaard (ed); J. MacLean (ed) / ProVention Consortium, 2005
- During the past decade less people have died in natural disasters, but more and more lives and livelihoods are affected by the negative consequences of them. The increase is steep, triggered by more frequent extreme weather conditions...
- A critical overview of participation
- F. Bliss; S. Neumann / Institute for Development and Peace/Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden, University of Duisburg, 2008
- Participation has become one of the most important buzzwords in the international development discourse since at least the middle of the 1990s. However the positive connotation of participation shared by almost all actors in the field...
- 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...
- 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...
- Improving community-based organisation responses to HIV through capacity
- J. Shepherd / International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2007
- Building the organisational, HIV technical and policy capacity of civil society organisations is key to planning and delivering high quality responses to HIV. This toolkit is is one of a series aimed at civil society and pre...
- Self organising for empowerment and social change
- J Ham / Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, 2007
- Self-organising can potentially be a very powerful tool for empowerment and social change but it can also be very challenging and complex. Self organised groups may face unique challenges and concerns, some of which may benefit from t...
- Traditional forms of collective action influence decentralisation reforms
- P. Arnaldo / Tampere University, 2007
- This study analyses the characteristics of community participation in Cambodian rural schools. It looks at the spaces for participation created by the decentralisation reforms that the Government of Cambodia has undertaken in the educ...
- Training on advocacy developed in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.
- N.R. Subedi / International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, 2008
- This paper presents a manual which has been developed for potential trainers of community-based organisations (CBOs) in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region as well as for advocates themselves. It provides a guide for conductin...
- IBON International (IBON)
- IBON provides support in research and education to peoples’ movements and grassroots empowerment, and advocacy, and links these to international initiatives and networks. IBON initiates and implements international programs, develops and hosts international networks, initiates and participates in international advocacy campaigns, and establishes regional and country offices...
- 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...
- Improving community-based organisation responses to HIV through capacity
- J. Shepherd / International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2007
- Building the organisational, HIV technical and policy capacity of civil society organisations is key to planning and delivering high quality responses to HIV. This toolkit is is one of a series aimed at civil society and pre...
- Self organising for empowerment and social change
- J Ham / Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, 2007
- Self-organising can potentially be a very powerful tool for empowerment and social change but it can also be very challenging and complex. Self organised groups may face unique challenges and concerns, some of which may benefit from t...
- Traditional forms of collective action influence decentralisation reforms
- P. Arnaldo / Tampere University, 2007
- This study analyses the characteristics of community participation in Cambodian rural schools. It looks at the spaces for participation created by the decentralisation reforms that the Government of Cambodia has undertaken in the educ...
- Training on advocacy developed in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.
- N.R. Subedi / International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, 2008
- This paper presents a manual which has been developed for potential trainers of community-based organisations (CBOs) in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region as well as for advocates themselves. It provides a guide for conductin...
- 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...
- The participation of stakeholders beyond the drafting process of Poverty Reduction Strategies
- W. Eberlei / Social Development, World Bank, 2007
- This paper is part of a research project analysing the participation of stakeholders beyond the drafting process of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS). A number of constraints impede meaningful participation in many countries. However...
- Local contexts influence the outcomes of participatory budgeting
- Warwick E. Murray; T. Wood / Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation, University of Amsterdam, 2007
- This paper presents a comparative evaluation of participatory budgeting experience in the cities of Porto Alegre and Belo Horizonte in Brazil with the objective of finding out how local circumstances or geographies can affect outcomes...
- What are the opportunities for participatory development in China?
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, 2006
- Despite vast economic change in China over the last decades, political change remains slow. There are however opportunities for engaging in political participation at the local level. This paper explores strategies to enhance particip...
- How can Bolivia avoid violence over its new constitution?
- International Crisis Group, 2007
- Bolivia is moving dangerously towards renewed violence as the government of President Evo Morales and his Movement toward Socialism (MAS) party seeks to embed sweeping state reforms in a new constitution. This paper provides a backgro...
- Forestry Nepal
- Gateway to forestry information on Nepal.
- Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD)
- Center for Participatory Research and Development is an independent, non-profit policy, research and implementation institute.
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC)
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC) is formed of 17 civil society organisations committed to finding answers to climate change challenges in the region.
- Equity and Justice Working Group (EJWG)
- Activists advocating policy dialogue and change in attitudes in Bangladesh
- IBON International (IBON)
- IBON provides support in research and education to peoples’ movements and grassroots empowerment, and advocacy, and links these to international initiatives and networks. IBON initiates and implements international programs, develops and hosts international networks, initiates and participates in international advocacy campaigns, and establishes regional and country offices...
- International Foundation of Hope (IFHope)
- US NGO working in Afghanistan
- Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue
- The Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue (JCPP) is a non-profit think tank focusing on issues critical to the development process in Jordan.
- Institute for Democratic Governance
- Knowledge, capacity and influence on public policy to consolidate democracy and good governance in Ghana and the rest of Africa
- Hong Kong Transition Project
Hong Kong: from British colony to Chinese rule
- National Democratic Institute
- Nonprofit organisation working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide
