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  • Organisation

    Theatre of the Oppressed

    Theatre of the Oppressed, set up in Brazil in 1971, is a forum for expression for those whose voices are usually unheard.
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    Pathways to decent work in a global economy

    Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2008
    This paper contributes to the discussion on decent work and fair globalisation. It briefly reviews some of the main findings of research regarding the impact of globalisation on jobs and labour standards, leading up to a description of the Decent Work Agenda. It also looks at efforts by the international community to promote decent work for all.
  • Organisation

    Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS)

    Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS) was set up with an objective of undertaking interdisciplinary and application-based research, to provide knowledge support to civil society organisations worki
  • Document

    Democracy and development: the case of Jordan

    Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue, 2008
    This paper examines the specific case of Jordan’s democratic development in relation to the predictions resulting from applying the Badawi-Makdisi global model to Jordan. In so doing, the paper probes beyond the main global variables and analyses the potential effects of country-specific factors (history, institutions, culture) not likely to be captured by the global model.
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    Electronic media and human rights

    The Initiative for an Open Arab Internet, 2007
    Censorship in the Arab world is still rife, extending to all forms of media including print, television, radio and internet. However, the internet has also become a tool used to get around this censorship and for freedom of expression to find an outlet.
  • Organisation

    Asia Europe Journal (AEJ)

    Asia Europe Journal (AEJ) is the quarterly academic journal by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).
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    European initiative links trade policy with sustainable development

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    The European Commission (EC) has pledged to assess the economic, social and environmental impacts of its trade policies. Its Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) programme is indicating that the economic benefits expected from the efficiency gains of trade liberalisation are small.
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    Shareholder activism in Nigeria

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    The role of shareholders in publicly quoted companies has evolved over time, and is often taken for granted in developed countries. In Nigeria, obstacles to coordinated shareholder activism to positively influence a corporation’s behaviour may be overcome through changes in the code of corporate governance, shareholder associations and information and communication technologies.
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    Strengthening engagement with the international human rights machinery: a practitioner's guide

    United Nations Development Programme, 2008
    The UN member states’ commitment to actively protect and promote all human rights and support their further mainstreaming throughout the United Nations system requires increasing interaction and strengthened engagement with the existing international human rights machinery.
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    How Africa can get more from relations with China

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    China’s emergence is having a big impact on Africa. But the relationship presents challenges as well as opportunities. How can Africa influence Chinese policy in order to benefit more from its relations with this important partner?

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