Participation and national and regional governance
- Plans for a fair World Trade Organisation
- S. A. Alqadhafi / Gaddafi Development Foundation, 2007
- This paper takes a critical approach to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and proposes a radical solution involving more direct involvement of civil society and the private sector in WTO governing structures. It demonstrates that the...
- How can rural producer organisations in Uganda influence policy formulation?
- J. Mugisha; B.A. Kiiza; S. Lwasa / Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2004
- It is increasingly recognised that ordinary people have a right to participate in the design, planning and implementation of policies that affect their lives. This paper examines the strategies used by Rural Producer Organisations (RP...
- Bringing participation into international financial institutions
- R. Tandon, / Asian Development Bank, 2007
- How can participatory principles and methods be translated into large-scale, national development programmes? This paper explains that for participation to be made a meaningful and sustainable process for achieving concrete resul...
- Do the numbers of women representatives in Parliament still matter?
- J. Ballington / International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007
- This document provides a new and updated version of the 1998 ‘Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers Handbook’. This edition incorporates relevant global changes in the past years and presents revised case studies focusi...
- Does India meet its obligations to international human rights treaties?
- India Committee of the Netherlands, 2007
- This paper documents the monitoring of India’s compliance with its obligations as a State party to various international human rights treaties. The authors argue that it is essential to keep in mind when examining In...
- 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...
- Do the numbers of women representatives in Parliament still matter?
- J. Ballington / International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007
- This document provides a new and updated version of the 1998 ‘Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers Handbook’. This edition incorporates relevant global changes in the past years and presents revised case studies focusi...
- Does India meet its obligations to international human rights treaties?
- India Committee of the Netherlands, 2007
- This paper documents the monitoring of India’s compliance with its obligations as a State party to various international human rights treaties. The authors argue that it is essential to keep in mind when examining In...
- 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...
- Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD)
- Center for Participatory Research and Development is an independent, non-profit policy, research and implementation institute.
- Netherlands Institute for Muliparty Democracy
- An institute of political parties for political parties
- National Democratic Institute
- Nonprofit organisation working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide



