State of Civil Society 2013: Creating an Enabling Environment [PDF]
, 2013 Welcome to the second edition of the State of Civil Society report produced by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation. This report is not ours alone.
Cathy Ashton, Jay Naidoo
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Beyond the Ban—Shedding Light on Smallholders' Price Vulnerability in Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Indonesian government imposed a palm oil export ban in April 2022 to address rising cooking oil prices. This study explores oil palm smallholders' vulnerability to the policy using descriptive statistics, Lasso, and post‐Lasso OLS regressions.
Charlotte‐Elena Reich +3 more
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Roles of citizens or "civil society" and responsibility of state [PDF]
, 2012 Civil Society became an important theme in the recent discussion of political or social theory. Civil Society is playing a substantial role for the legislation process. We can find it especially in the activities of international NGO.
Ohno, Tatsuji
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Citizen Engagement for Social and Technological Innovation in Sustainable Energy Systems
Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.This study underscores the potential of citizen participation in the energy transition by providing insights to foster citizen‐driven innovation. An analysis of energy communities, one of the most dynamic innovations in the energy sector, reveals that these models can be citizen‐led initiatives regarding their operational and organizational structure ...
Ana Belén Cristóbal +3 more
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Civil Society in Modern Islamic Political Though: Apprehensions and Aspirations [PDF]
Hazara Islamicus, 2015 The theme of civil society as a reflection of state-society relationship has remained contentious since its beginning; some scholars argue that Islam and civil society remain fundamentally incompatible as the concept of civil society originated and ...
Mohammad Yaseen Gada
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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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Hong Kong\u27s democratic movement and the making of China\u27s offshore civil society
, 2012 Hong Kong\u27s civil society has remained vibrant since the sovereignty handover in 1997, thanks to an active defense by the democratic movement against Beijing\u27s attempts to control civil liberties.
HUNG, Ho Fung, IP, Iam Chong
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AIChE Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Air separation via selective adsorption using porous adsorbents offers energy‐efficient alternatives to cryogenic distillation for producing high‐purity O2 and N2. Adsorbent efficacy depends on balancing selectivity, durability, and performance consistency across varying conditions. This comprehensive review critically discusses the design and
Tianqi Wang +9 more
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Can civil society organizations and faith‐based organizations in Fiji, Samoa, and Solomon Islands access climate finance? [PDF]
, 2023 Kristina Fidali +7 more
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Piezoelectric Origami Metamaterials for Enhanced Handwriting Recognition and Trajectory Tracking
Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.This study introduces origami metamaterials inspired by Kresling piezoelectric generators to enhance biometric authentication and handwriting trajectory recognition. Overcoming sensor limitations in conventional devices, the design enables multichannel data acquisition with fewer sensors, utilizing machine learning to accurately identify content ...
Yinzhi Jin, Ting Tan, Zhimiao Yan
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