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Mapping the role of civil society across the western Balkans [PDF]
EURINTThe six Western Balkan countries are experiencing simultaneous democratization and EU integration processes. The EU has been leveraging the possibility of EU membership and EU conditionality for the implementation of a range of policies and promotion of ...
Jubjana Vila, Ingrit Melani
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Foreign Aid, Democratisation and Civil Society in Africa: A Study of South Africa, Ghana and Uganda [PDF]
, 1997 The 1990s have seen increased interest on the part of Western governments in funding civil society in Africa in an attempt to promote the continent's democratisation process.
Julie Hearn
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Is There a Democracy–Civil Society Paradox in Global Environmental Governance? [PDF]
, 2012 Civil society is commonly assumed to have a positive effect on international cooperation. This paper sheds light on one important facet of this assumption: we examine the impact of environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) on ratification ...
Braumoeller Bear F +5 more
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract This paper reports on findings from 15 semi‐structured interviews with LGBTQIA+ individuals within the United States who have experienced the loss of one or more LGBTQIA+ information spaces. The paper specifically focuses on how such losses occurred and the information transitions experienced by the participants in response to this loss ...
Travis L. Wagner, Vanessa L. Kitzie
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Civil Society Volunteering Patterns in Africa: An Analysis of the Civicus Civil Society Index 2008-2011 Findings on Volunteerism [PDF]
, 2011 The State of Civil Society 2011, published by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, April 2012, is the first report on the changing health and state of civil ...
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Managing precarity? Civil society groups and donor retreat in the Eastern Caribbean [PDF]
, 2019 Money is a crucial, yet contested aspect of global development. This article focuses on the monetary flows connected to civil society organisations (CSOs).
Peck, Sarah
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract In today's digital age, misinformation propagates rapidly through digital channels, blurring the lines between truth and fiction, and challenging the foundations of trust in information sources. Although affecting all spheres of life, misinformation poses a significant threat to workers highlighting a critical intersection between ...
Ashwani Malhotra +4 more
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Assessing the societal influence of academic research with ChatGPT: Impact case study evaluations
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Academics and departments are sometimes judged by how their research has benefited society. For example, the UK's Research Excellence Framework (REF) assesses Impact Case Studies (ICSs), which are five‐page evidence‐based claims of societal impacts.
Kayvan Kousha, Mike Thelwall
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The Paradox of Global Civil Society
Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie, 2017 The article presents the issue of global civil society, which is often regarded as a kind of remedy for global problems. It has been pointed out that civil society is inextricably linked with the institution of the state, as well as democracy, which is ...
Joanna Dzwończyk
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A Civil Society Review of Progress Towards the Millennium Development Goals in Commonwealth Countries National Report: Ghana [PDF]
, 2013 This summary presents perspectives from civil society in Ghana on progress made and challenges experienced in relation to the national efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and the extent to which MDG processes have provided ...
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