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    FeMiPol

    The European Commission has highlighted the contribution that immigrants could make to the Lisbon Strategy objectives, by acknowledging that the integration of migrants serves to enhance the potential
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    Bilateral and regional free trade initiatives: political and sectoral issues

    International Gender and Trade Network, 2008
    The acceleration of bilateral and regional initiatives pushes further the existing asymmetries between developed and developing countries (DCs). This working paper deems that these initiatives create further constraints on developing countries’ capacity to promote socially and gender-sensitive strategies. The initiatives themselves raise two questions:
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    IPPG Programme (IPPG)

    The IPPG Programme aims to produce innovative research of the highest scholarly standards and to influence development policy and practice in the interests of the realization of the aims set out by th
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    FairPensions

    FairPensions is a charity calling for responsible investment by UK pension funds.
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    Social security in other countries: worldwide social security agencies

    Social Security Online, 2008
    Directory of websites of social security agencies and organisations around the world. Compiled by Social Security Online (USA).
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    Our waters - joining hands across borders: first assessment of transboundary rivers, lakes and groundwaters

    United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, 2007
    This report examines issues relating to transboundary waters in the UNECE region, South-Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. It discusses pressures from both natural and man made sources and examines current measures to monitor and improve the status of both transboundary surface and groundwaters. Problems discussed include:
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    UK pension scheme transparency survey on environmental, social and governance issues

    FairPensions, 2007
    There is, this report argues, increasing UK public interest in the accountability of investors. The 20 occupational pension funds examined in this report are of particular public interest because they together own over £292 billion, or approximately one-third of all UK occupational pension fund capital, and have a membership of over 3.9 million people.
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    Planning for change: guidelines for national programmes on sustainable consumption and production

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2008
    In the context of climate change, it has become clear that our global community urgently needs to adopt more sustainable life-styles to both reduce the use of natural resources and CO2 emissions.
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    E-government and state reform: policy dilemmas for Europe

    Electronic Journal of E-Government, 2005
    Since the 1990’s, a transnational e-government agenda has emerged resulting from strategic initiatives taken by a number of leading countries, multinational corporations, the European Union and international organisations.
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    If you build a political website, will they come? the internet and political activisim in Britain

    John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2006
    This paper is on the social and political consequences of the rise of knowledge society, in particular the capacity of the Internet for strengthening civic engagement. To consider this issue, the author first summarises the debate about the impact of the Internet on civic engagement.

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