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Islam and Civil Society in South Africa

American Journal of Islam and Society, 1994
Somehow, apartheid brought with it unexpected benefits, such as the formation of an effective civil society. In addition to the fact that South Africa currently enjoys a preferential status in the international community, over the decades state-driven ...
Ebrahim Moosa
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Civil Society as Idea and Civil Society as Process: The Case of Ghana [PDF]

The idea of civil society contains a set of assumptions about the unity of civil society, the civility of civil society, the 'separateness' of civil society and the state, and the intrinsic relationship between civil society and democracy.
Lindsay Whitfield
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Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
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People won, now what? The role of civil society organizations in anti-corruption and judicial reform in post-uprising Armenia (2018–2025)

Frontiers in Political Science
In 2018, a mass uprising, known as the Velvet Revolution, ousted an unpopular semi-authoritarian government in Armenia. The new government vowed rapid democratization through ambitious reforms.
Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, Liana Simonyan, Gor Papikyan   +2 more
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Quantifying the Sites of Government, Commercial, and Personal Systems‐Perpetrated Financial Abuse

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the institutional systems through which post‐separation financial abuse is perpetrated. While existing measures seek to quantify the harms experienced by women post‐separation, this study draws on financial, welfare and legal service casefiles to identify where such harms occur. Drawing on 76 de‐identified Victorian service
Kay Cook, Adrienne Byrt, Rachael Burgin, Georgina Dimopoulos   +3 more
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‘Shelter is a Dignity’: Rental Racism, Stress and Housing (In)justice

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's private rental sector is in crisis, and culturally and racially minoritised renters face compounded harms through both covert and everyday direct forms of rental racism. Drawing on five community‐based focus groups in Melbourne (n = 37), the paper explores how racism manifests across the rental pathway and how it structures the ...
Erika Martino, Ilan Wiesel, Ang Li, Rebecca Bentley   +3 more
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ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN CONFLICTS MANAGEMENT IN CHAD: BATHA PROVINCE AS MODEIL [PDF]

Wadī Al-Nīl Lil Dirāsāt wa Al-Buẖūṯ Al-Insāniyyaẗ wa Al-Iğtimāʿiyyaẗ wa Al-Tarbawiyyaẗ
The main objective of this study is to identify management difficulties civil society organizations are facing in managing conflicts in Batha Province and suggest essential solutions to the management challenges that civil society organizations are ...
MAHAMAT BACHAR ALKATIB, HISSEIN ARABY NOUR   +1 more
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Strengthening Responses to Older Adult Abuse: A Review of Contextual Prevention Strategies in Australian Policy

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Older adult abuse is a significant social issue that has attracted necessary attention in Australian policy. Yet, the scope of abuse prevention strategies proposed within these policies has not been systematically reviewed, nor has their alignment with evidence‐informed frameworks been assessed.
Madeline Lee, Emily Moir, Nadine McKillop   +2 more
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‘I Used to Be Illegal and Now I'm a Priority’: A Critical Thematic Analysis of LGBTI+ Voices From the Australian Royal Commission Into Aged Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Due to historic and anticipated discrimination, engaging aged care services can see LGBTI+ older adults conceal their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Recommendations from the Australian Royal Commission into Aged Care claim to have addressed the needs of a range of diversity groups, including the needs of LGBTI+ older
Patricia Cain, Eyal Gringart, Davina Porock   +2 more
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Brazilian Nonprofit Organizations and the New Legal Framework: an Institutional Perspective [PDF]

BAR: Brazilian Administration Review, 2006
The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of the new Brazilian legislation regulating partnerships between the State and Civil Society (Nonprofit) Organizations between 1999 and 2002. The passing of Law No.
Mário Aquino Alves, Natália Massaco Koga   +1 more
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