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  Building inclusive citizenship and democracies

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007

  This policy brief summarises the findings of recent research on the role of citizens in building democracy, arguing that greater citizen engagement is crucial for creating more accountable states. Primary conclusions from the research include:
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  Statehood and governance: challenges in Latin America

  Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (GDI), 2007

  This document discusses issues of stability and political transformation in Latin America. It particularly focuses on the dimensions of governance and statehood and the role of external actors in the region.
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  Towards a single development vision and the role of the single economy

  Caribbean Community Secretariat, 2007

  This report is meant to provide a vision for the development of the Caribbean Community to which all stakeholders can give their support. It aims to serve as a basis for decisions by the Heads of Government on a ‘road map’ for the further implementation of the Caricom Single Market and Economy.
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  Civil society and democratization in the Arab world: annual report 2007

  Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, 2007

  All Arab leaders advocate democracy and claim that they are committed to democratic reforms. Tangible results, however, are hard to find. Arab countries are still ruled by authoritarian regimes and rulers are more concerned with retaining power than sharing it. Nonetheless, modest improvements have occurred in most Arab countries.
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  Hong Kong Transition Project

  The Hong Kong Transition Project is funded by a competitive research application to the central academic research funding body of the Hong Kong Government, the Research Grants Council.
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  Netherlands Institute for Muliparty Democracy

  The NIMD was established by the Dutch political parties as a response to international requests for support by political parties and groups abroad.
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  National Democratic Institute

  The National Democratonprofit organization working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide.
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  Political party assessment: Afghanistan

  Netherlands Institute for Muliparty Democracy, 2006

  This report provides an overview the current state of Afghanistan’s emerging political parties. It particularly focuses on parties represented in the National Assembly and discusses the political identity, organisational strength, internal democracy, and electioneering capacity of the 25 parties that were examined in this research. Some of the key findings include:
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  The African peer review mechanism in Mauritius

  Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2007

  The report analyses the extent to which the Mauritius process of self-assessment for the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has respected the criteria of effectiveness and credibility defined by the APRM founding documents. It particularly focuses on the extent to which APRM has been open, participatory, transparent and accountable.
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  Associations and the exercise of citizenship in new democracies: evidence from São Paulo and Mexico City

  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 that this may not be the case in newer democracies with authoritarian legacies.

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