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    Statelessness and the benefits of citizenship: a comparative study

    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 hurdles to overcoming statelessness and how has citizenship made a qualitative difference in the lives of formerly excluded groups?
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    African Monitor

    As a Pan-African body established in 2006, African Monitor aims to assess the link between:
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    Advancing children’s rights: a guide for civil society organisations on how to engage with the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 2009

    Plan International, 2008
    Civil society organisations can play an important part and bring value to the work of the African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in its mission to promote and protect the rights of the child.
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    Governance and citizenship from below: Views of poor and excluded groups and their vision for a New Nepal

    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 and understandings of governance and citizenship, and the implications of these for state building in post-conflict Nepal.
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    Transforming security and development in an unequal world: introduction

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009
    Ruling administrations often determine security policy and direct its apparatus for the 'benefit of society'. But is security something to be grateful for, or a citizens’ right? Rather should security be determined by the concerns of ordinary citizens and so incorporate a range of perspectives to reflect the differing needs of the different sectors of society?
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    Weathering the storm: participatory risk assessment for informal settlements

    PreventionWeb, 2008
    Residents of informal settlements often bear the brunt of extreme weather and associated flooding. This guide is intended to strengthen participatory risk assessment capabilities for a wide range of municipal and development professionals and practitioners. It is also relevant to professionals involved in housing, social development, health, adult education, CBOs and NGOs.
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    Local autonomy and citizen participation in Tanzania: from a local government reform perspective

    Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2008
    This report analyses data on local autonomy and citizen participation from six case councils in Tanzania, for the period 2000-2004.The data covers citizen’s perceptions of their involvement in the planning process; the perceptions of council staff of citizens involvement in planning, as this has a bearing on the willingness of local government bureaucrats to involve their citizens in local g
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    Civil society engagement in PSIA processes: A review

    Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, United Nations Development Programme, 2007
    Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) is widely used as an analytical tool in policy-making processes. However, there is a concern about the lack of involvement of civil society in the design, formulation and implementation of PSIA.
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    Creating the new constitution: a guide for Nepali citizens

    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 Constitution, to enable a better understanding of the current issues and debates.
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    Civil society participation in the PRSP: the role of evidence and the impact on policy choices

    Overseas Development Institute, 2005
    This synthesis study looks at civil society’s participation in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process.

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