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  Social cohesion: updating the state of the research

  Canadian Policy Research Networks, 2002

  Reports on the major conceptual issues and themes in recent research studies on "social cohesion" The paper: explores the definitional range of the conceptasks whether social cohesion is a cause or a consequence o f other aspects of social, economic and political life.
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  Mapping the links: citizen involvement in policy processes

  Canadian Policy Research Networks, 2002

  Looks at the multidimensional nature of citizen involvement and to assess the adequacy of contemporary practices of citizen involvement in Canada.The authors do this by mapping the links between: eight dimensions of citizen involvement: Mobilizing Interest, Claims Making, Knowledge Acquisition, Spanning and Bridging, Convening and Deliberating, Community Capacity building, Ana
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  PRSP: beyond the theory: practical experiences and positions of involved civil society organisations

  Bread for the World, 2002

  This report argues that the PRSP process is built on a 'trickle-down' theory, with ‘pro-poor growth’ being put forward as a solution to poverty reduction. The emphasis here, is that countries will strive to create a conducive macro-economic environment for investment, and that the market will take care of the rest.
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  Roundtables on Latin American middle-income country experience: Lessons and implications

  World Bank Publications, 2002

  The International IDEA, the World Bank and the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES) have co-operated on a series of 'national dialogue' round tables in Latin America, and the conclusions of these round table meetings are summarised in this new jointly-published report.
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  Participatory approaches in budgeting and public expenditure management: case study 2: Porto Alegre, Brazil

  Participation & Civic Engagement Group, World Bank, 2003

  Presents a broad review of an experience in Participatory Budgeting introduced by the Workers Party (PT) in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, as part of their agenda of deepening democracy through “popular administration” of government.
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  Democracy in Nigeria: continuing dialogue(s) for nation-building

  International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2000

  This assessment report entitled is the product of an elaborate consultative process conducted by 42 Nigerian resource persons and contains concrete recommendations to strengthen the process towards establishing lasting democracy in Nigeria.
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  Civil society, cooperation and peace mobilization in Colombia

  Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2001

  This paper investigates the role of peace mobilizations in the 1990's in Colombia in achieving a collaborative agreement between traditionally opposed actors, that would restore social conflicts normally dealt with violence to the political sphere and enable negotiations for new rules of engagement.
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  The emergence of civil organisations and changes of governance in rural China : a case study on Dongsheng village, Changqiao Town, Zhangpu County, Fujian Province

  Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000

  In this research, the author takes Dongsheng Village, Changqiao Town, Zhangpu County, Fujian Province as a case and carries out research on the development of rural civil organizations and their influence on changes in rural governance.
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  Civil society and public spaces in Brazil: case study: National Forum of Urban Reform - FNRU

  Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000

  Based on the experience of the FNRU (National Forum of Urban Reform) in Brazil, this research paper investigates public spaces constituted within civil society and tries to analyse what types of relations they establish with the State.
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  Civil society, public space and local power: a study of the participatory budget in Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre

  Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000

  Looks at participatory budgets and analyses the limits of State policies and the role of civil organisations in improving the quality of democratic life.

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