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Basic Capabilities Index 2009
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Governance and MDG, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil SocietySocial Watch developed theBasic Capabilities Index (BCI) as an instrument to monitor the evolution of basic indicators and make comparisons between and within countries. This is a summary-index that compares and classifies countries according to their progress in social development by evaluating their situation in terms of minimum basic capabilities – structural dimensions that...
The frameworks for elections in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority and Syria
Arab States, Electoral Systems, Report, Civil SocietyIt is generally assumed that elections in the Southern Mediterranean largely lack credibility, being managed events used by political elites to gain political legitimacy with as little challenge to the status quo as possible. While these assumptions are not entirely wrong, they simplify a more complex situation to the extent of obscuring it. This study addresses the above assumption...
Undermining Democracy: Strategies and Methods of 21st Century Authoritarians
Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Democracy, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Civil SocietyFreedom House, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia undertook an examination of five pivotal states — Russia, China, Iran, Venezuela, and Pakistan — to advance our common understanding of the strategies and methods these regimes are employing, both within and beyond their borders, to impede human rights and democratic development. The countries...
Social Watch Report 2009: Making Finances Work: People First (multiple languages)
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Civil SocietySince “crisis” has been the keyword for 2009, the question that Social Watch asked its network of national grassroots organizations to respond to in framing their country reports was obvious: What is the social and environmental impact of the global economic and financial crisis in your country? What is your Government doing about it? What proposals are being put forward by...
Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
Arab States, Civil Society, Governance and Gender, Report, Civil SocietyIn order to provide a detailed look at the conditions faced by women in the Middle East and understand the complex environment surrounding efforts to improve their status, Freedom House conducted a comprehensive study of women’s rights in the region. The first edition of this project was published in 2005. The present edition offers an updated examination of the issue, with a special focus...