Civil society
- Involving communities in disaster risk reduction: lessons from the Philippines
- Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, 2007
- This brief outlines the flood risks faced by Dagupan City, Philippines and highlights lessons learned in disaster risk reduction. In particular, this case shows how integrating flooding risk reduction as a regular and joint activity o...
- Do associations always improve the quality of democracy?
- P., P. Houtzager; A. Acharya; A., G. Lavalle / Centre for the Future State, IDS, 2007
- Associations are often seen in democratic theory as ‘schools of democracy’, which play a critical role in producing civic and active citizens. Based on research in São Paulo and Mexico City, this IDS paper argues th...
- A critical review of Kenya’s African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) process
- S.O. Akoth / Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2007
- This report takes a critical look at the self-assessment process conducted in Kenya for the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) from February 2004 through March 2006. The review identifies strengths and weaknesses of the APRM self-as...
- World Bank HIV projects failing to achieve their goals in Latin America
- W. Roseberry / International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2007
- This study from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance (the Alliance) reports that over half of World Bank-funded HIV prevention projects in Latin America and the Caribbean are failing to achieve their targets and failing to slow HIV tra...
- How can civil society promote citizenship in violent contexts?
- J. Pearce / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007
- This paper discusses the role civil society can play in situations of violent conflict. In particular it explores the role of civil society organisations in Colombia and Guatemala and how these organisations can build citizenship and ...
- Analysis of social action programme in Pakistan
- M. Siraj / International Conference on Engaging Communities, 2005
- Why did Pakistan’s Social Action Program (SAP) not achieve its desired outcome? This paper analyses the structural features and nature of community participation in both phases of the SAP at the levels of programme planning and ...
- International Conference on Engaging Communities
- 2005 UN and Queensland government organised conference resulting in the Brisbane Declaration on Community Engagement.
- How can oversight capacity in the Cambodian Parliament be strengthened?
- Parliamentary Centre, Canada, 2007
- This document provides an overview of the role of the Cambodian Parliament (National Assembly and Senate) in budgetary oversight, and general information on the budget process. It is targeted both at parliamentarians and at gover...
- What are the challenges that shape citizen engagement on the WTO Agreement On Agriculture?
- Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007
- This paper explores civil society advocacy on the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) and how it influences the trade policy process and facilitates citizen engagement in the Indian context. It uses t...
- Making networks work in international development and influencing policy
- E. Perkin; J. Court / Overseas Development Institute, 2005
- When, why and how do networks function best for policy impact in international development? The objective of this paper is to review and synthesise existing literature in an effort to answer these questions. The authors take policy pr...
- Can NGO’s, the government of Tanzania and donors successfully fight poverty and achieve development?
- Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2007
- This paper presents findings from a survey of a section of Tanzanian NGOs on their perceptions of their relationships with the government and donors, and their views on their roles and impacts on poverty reduction and development. ...
- 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 specific ideas for using evaluations ...
- 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 operations. It finds that CSO involv...
- 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 and sustained basis to improve 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 evidence, though widely applicable...
- 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 about the costs and value of part...
- 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 state. The CIP advocates for the e...
- 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 surrounding global civil society. ...
- Making civil society participation meaningful
- K. Kalla / CARE International, 2006
- 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 (UNGASS) on HIV/AIDS. It draws on survey...
- Report on proceedings from the Global Democracy: Civil Society Visions and Strategies (G05) Conference
- Montreal International Forum, 2006
- 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 questions: in light of the shifti...
- 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
