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, 2017 Transitional justice has often reduced conceptions of civil society to human rights NGOs, and lacks a rigorous conceptualisation of the role that civil society plays in transitional justice processes.
Paul Gready, Simon Robins
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.Abstract This article discusses variations in the experiences of Dutch identity and belonging to a music‐making group in the Dutch migrant community in Melbourne, Australia. It answers the research question “Which variations of ‘Dutch identity’ are there for the participants and how does music‐making relate to this?”. Feelings of identity and belonging
Karien Dekker +2 more
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Civil society, the state, and the limits to global civil society
Global Society, 2006 Just as domestic civil society is widely regarded as serving the greater common good of a national democratic political community, global civil society is also promoted as a vehicle through which a host of humanity's ills may be remedied. This article argues that the pinning of such high hopes on global civil society is mistaken, for its proponents ...
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Was the abolition of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission an act of dispossession?
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.Abstract The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) has been described as one of the most comprehensive regional and national governance structures for Indigenous people in Australia. This paper looks briefly at its operational life between 1990 and 2005 and focusses on its abolition, arguing that this was an act of dispossession. The
Tui Crumpen
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American Journal of Islam and Society, 2003 Book Reviewed: Sohail H. Hashmi, ed. Islamic Political Ethics: Civil Society, Pluralism, and Conflict. Foreword by Jack Miles. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2002. 227 pages.
Ibrahim Kalin
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Civil Society Organizations Going European?
SAGE Open, 2015 This study explores factors that influence Swedish civil society organizations’ (CSOs) degree of activity at different geographical and administrative levels and, in particular, how they are affected by processes of Europeanization in the social welfare ...
Roberto Scaramuzzino, Magnus Wennerhag
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Politicized Civil Society in Bangladesh: Case Study Analyses
Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2017 Although civil society in Bangladesh is recognized for its vibrant performance in social development, it is often criticized for its inability to ensure good governance and democracy.
Farhat Tasnim
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.Abstract The Next Generation EU (NGEU) economic recovery package has set the conditions for unprecedented investment in policy areas considered of strategic importance by each Member State. This article focusses on the Italian case, characterised by long‐lasting weaknesses in active labour market policies and public employment services (PES) to analyse
Stefano Sacchi, Gianluca Scarano
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Civil society: the catalyst for ensuring health in the age of sustainable development
Globalization and Health, 2016 Sustainable Development Goal Three is rightly ambitious, but achieving it will require doing global health differently. Among other things, progressive civil society organisations will need to be recognised and supported as vital partners in achieving ...
Julia Smith, K. Buse, Casey J Gordon
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Development of cultural identity is understood to be central to well‐being; however, it is not always prioritised for children in out‐of‐home care (OOHC). This paper examines current policy and practice designed to support the cultural identity and connection of non‐Indigenous culturally and linguistically diverse children (CALD) in OOHC, who ...
Rebekah Grace +8 more
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