The Status of Civil Society in Zambia: Challenges and Future Prospects [PDF]
, 2010 This report analyses this multi-faceted nature of CSOs, whether formal or informal in nature, in order to gain a greater understanding of the characteristics that make them a valued partner in the development process, the challenges they encounter, and ...
Moonga Hangoma Mumba, Rudo Phiri Mumba
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On the Applicability of the Advocacy Coalition Framework for Analyzing EU Policy Processes
European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Initially developed for the US context, the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) is increasingly used to analyze policy processes in the EU. But policymaking in EU differs from the US context, why the applicability of ACF in the EU context should be scrutinized.
Fredrik von Malmborg
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Civil society, public action and accountability in Africa [PDF]
This paper examines the potential role of civil society action in increasing state accountability for development in Sub-Saharan Africa. It further develops the analytical framework of the World Development Report 2004 on accountability relationships, to
Devarajan, Shantayanan +2 more
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HIGHER EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE FRAME OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARTICIPATIVE BUDGET IN THE COMMUNE 1 IN MEDELLIN. EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR Y PARTICIPACIONEN EL MARCO DE LA IMPLEMENTACION DEL PRESUPUESTO PARTICIPATIVO EN LA COMUNA UNO DE MEDELLÍN [PDF]
El Ágora USB, 2010 This text is the product of the developments of the project entitled: "Evaluation and Monitoring of the Social and Community Work of the Beneficiaries of the Participatory Budget Fund Aimed At Pursuing Higher Education Studies Belonging to Commune One ...
Alfonso Insuasty Rodríguez +2 more
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If citizens have a voice, who's listening? Lessons from recent citizen consultation experiments for the European Union. CEPS EPIN Working Paper No. 24, 12 June 2009 [PDF]
, 2009 Are European Union institutions, as they claim, really listening to citizens thanks to more ‘deliberative’ consultation tools? The European Commission and the European Parliament in particular have committed themselves to engaging in a dialogue with ...
Boucher, Stephen.
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European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Policy integration is seen as an appropriate strategy to address urban problems and promote sustainable urban development objectives. The European Union (EU) has been including this strategy as an essential aspect of its urban initiatives since the 1990s.
María José Dorado‐Rubín +2 more
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Location Privacy in Spatial Crowdsourcing
, 2017 Spatial crowdsourcing (SC) is a new platform that engages individuals in collecting and analyzing environmental, social and other spatiotemporal information.
A Liu +9 more
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European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT “Opération Papyrus” was implemented in the Swiss Canton of Geneva between 2017 and 2018 with the aim of granting residence permits to undocumented migrants who met pre‐established criteria. This program serves as an exemplary case of involving nongovernmental actors to facilitate what were originally state‐controlled procedures.
Jan‐Erik Refle +3 more
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Involving citizens in public decision making: the case of participatory budgeting in Lithuania [PDF]
Financial Theory and Practice, 2013 In times of increasing public distrust in government and its institutions, engaging the public in decision making may strengthen democracy as well as result in a more effective allocation of scarce public resources. Participatory budgeting has started in Brazil and spread around the world but is a new concept in some countries.
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Economic Aspects in Landscape Decision-making: a Participatory Planning Tool based on a Representative Approach [PDF]
In this paper, we develop a method for spatial decision support that combines economic efficiency – measured by the concept of willingness to pay – with a participatory planning tool, that allows for an active collaboration among the actors involved, in ...
Blaeij, A.T. de +2 more
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