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Toolkits on Civil Society Accountability
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil Society, GovernmentIn partnership with the Commonwealth Foundation, One World Trust worked on a project across three Commonwealth countries, Belize, India and Uganda, and one region, the Pacific islands, to stimulate discussion among CSOs on what it means to be accountable. Working with Society for Education and Research (SPEAR) in Belize, Voluntary Action Network India (VANI)in India, Development Network of...
2010-2012 World Value Survey
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis questionnaire is used by the World Value Survey (WVS) to conduct a global study of what people value in life and to assess socio-cultural and political change on a global scale. The WVS questionnaire form has changed during the 4 survey waves, which means that researched values and beliefs may have changed between the different waves. Several questions are adaptable to national...
The Work of Domestic Election Observer Groups Around the World
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Book, Civil Society, Electoral Systems, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyAuthors/Editors: Paul O’Grady, Rafael Lopez-Pintor, & Mark Stevens Civil society is a vitally important outlet for democratic activity and civil society groups are central partners in the promotion and defence of democratic development – from Latin America to Asia and from Europe to Africa. The aim of this publication is to highlight the work done by domestic election observers around the...
The Global State of Workers’ Rights: Free Labor in a Hostile World
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Civil SocietyThe report, which examines the global state of worker and trade union rights for the year 2009, outlines serious and systematic violations of internationally recognized labor norms in every part of the world except Western Europe. Countries are ranked on a five-category scale: Free, Mostly Free, Partly Free, Repressive, and Very Repressive on a color-coded map which gives a vivid,...
Realising rights, protecting forests: An Alternative Vision for Reducing Deforestation: Case studies from the Accra Caucus
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Land Governance, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Civil SocietyThe Accra Caucus on Forests and Climate Change is a network of southern and northern NGOs representing around 100 civil society and Indigenous Peoples' organizations from 38 countries, formed at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Accra, Ghana in 2008. The Caucus works to place the rights of indigenous and forest communities at the centre of...
Index of Economic Freedom: Executive Highlights
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Civil SocietyThe 2010 Index of Economic Freedom covers 183 countries around the world, ranking 179 of them with an economic freedom score based on 10 measures of economic openness, regulatory efficiency, the rule of law, and competitiveness. The basic principles of economic freedom emphasized in the Index are individual empowerment, equitable treatment, and the promotion of competition. The results...
How to revitalise democracy assistance: recipients' views
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Civil SocietyFor some years now, donors and non-governmental promotors of democracy have insisted that they are committed to designing democracy policies that are more demand-led. This report provides a comprehensive account of information and opinions collected from this ‘demand-side'. However, it also elaborates on the main concerns of local stakeholders, their...
Assessing civil society participation as supported in-country by Cordaid, Hivos, Novib and Plan Netherlands, 1999-2004
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Civil SocietyThis report focuses on an evaluation of civil society participation in Colombia, Guatemala, Uganda and Sri Lanka.It describes the processes of this evaluation and presents the theoretical framework of the power cube – its conception as well as its application in the field. The different elements of this report are based on a methodological approach drawing on '...
Involving the Community in Responding to TB/HIV: Outcomes of Community-Led Monitoring and Advocacy
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Civil SocietyCivil society engagement in the design, implementation, and evaluation of TB/HIV policies at the national and international levels has been minimal. Yet, community-based groups are uniquely positioned to offer critical input on challenges faced by patients co-infected with TB and HIV in accessing care. This fact sheet outlines the main findings of the monitoring projects, and...
Corruption Perceptions Index 2010
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Corruption, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil SocietyThe 2010 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) by Transparency International, measures the degree to which public sector corruption is perceived to exist in 178 countries around the world. It scores countries on a scale from 10 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt). The 2010 results are drawn from 13 surveys and assessments published between January 2009 and September 2010. ...