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AIDS activists in South Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007The complex HIV and AIDS situation in South Africa has provoked an extraordinary response from citizens and civil society.DocumentCitizens and science - whose knowledge counts?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Science and technology development have major implications for tackling poverty and promoting well-being in developing countries. Recent controversies, such as genetically modified food crops and AIDS drugs, have created new dimensions and needs for public involvement in decision-making.Some questions that the Citizenship DRC sought to answer include:DocumentSpaces for change?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Governance reforms in some countries have encouraged government officials to meet with citizens in formal meeting places to help make decisions at local and national levels. Citizens are increasingly able to participate in meetings, exchange information and negotiate agendas with state officials on issues concerning them.DocumentValues and meanings of citizenship
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007What does citizenship mean to poor and socially excluded people? How do their views help us understand and analyse what ‘inclusive’ citizenship means?DocumentBuilding inclusive citizenship and democracies
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Many citizens are disillusioned with government and democracy. Corruption, state failures to respond to poor people’s needs and a lack of connection between citizens and elected representatives and bureaucrats are major concerns. At the same time, citizens are challenging corporations and global institutions to be more responsible.DocumentBudget monitoring and policy influence: lessons from civil society budget analysis and advocacy initiatives
Overseas Development Institute, 2007This study examines the issues of budget accountability and budget policies. Within budget acountability it looks at budget groups’ impact on levels of budget transparency, public literacy and awareness of budget issues, and public engagement with budget processes. Budget policy includes for example investigation into the improvements in budget systems and shifts in allocations.DocumentRepresentation and reality: portraits of women's lives in the Western Cape 1948-1976
Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2007Apartheid’s most fierce attack on the lives of African women was conducted in the Western Cape. This book presents an unusual and regional perspective on the political history of South African women during the period 1948 to 1976.OrganisationCentre for Corporate Citizenship, University of South Africa (UNISA CCC)
The Centre’s research is guided by a research strategy that specifies the purpose and aim of CCC research, the target audiences, key themes and possible research questions, implementation priDocumentRealising rights for children - good practice in Eastern and Southern Africa
African Child Policy Forum, 2007This is a regional examination of the extent of harmonisation of national laws relating to children under the umbrella of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). This report reviews and analyses how far countries in Eastern and Southern African have gone in implementing the principles of the CRC, and how well they have built the recognition of children's rights into their legal systems.DocumentPublic service delivery in a democratic developmental state
Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa, 2007This paper discusses the notion of service delivery by the public service in a democratic developmental state. It maintains a particular focus on the definitions of a developmental state and the challenges it faces whilst looking at South Africa as a case study.Pages