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Citizenship narratives in the absence of good governance; Voices of the working poor in Bangladesh
How does the interaction between the poor and civil society organizations effect perceptions of and possibilities for citizenship? Naila Kabeer and Afirul hoque interviewed 70 citizens from rural and urban Bangladesh, belonging to the so called ‘working poor’. Their voices are the backbone of a fascinating IDS working paper which offers plenty of food for thought.
Power in practice
A new CDRA nugget from James Taylor points at the centrality of practice for a more effective development sector. The burgeoning development knowledge industry and the steady stream of evaluations risk distracting us from what we already know.
Just another Emperor
The mainstream civil society debate tends to concentrate on the dynamics between civil society organizations and the state. Yet, in a globalizing world, state power is increasingly migrating away to trans-national actors that often straddle the traditional private/public divide.
Development cooperation is a knowledge industry
01/12/2008 Development cooperation is a knowledge industry. If I state that or write that down, it always looks if that is something very obvious, something that even the blind can see. Still I arrive from time to time in places where that is severely underestimated, where un-experienced and not-knowledgeable seems to be the internal rule to appoint people at places, more than the opposite. Or places where this statement is acknowledged and subscribed, but where it is assumed that knowledge is automati...Column by Shobha Raghuram - Valuing Development Knowledges
Knowledges about development present to the publics unique multidimensional theories and narratives about the struggles of people world over to attain social justice, to set right the inequalities, and, resolve the contradictions that beset our lives. These knowledges underscore the inseparability of precepts and practices. Foundational issues are being raised by Paul Hoebink and Alan Fowler about development work, development aid and the politics of being faithful to one’s mission. I contin...Development cooperation is a knowledge industry
01/12/2008 Development cooperation is a knowledge industry. If I state that or write that down, it always looks if that is something very obvious, something that even the blind can see. Still I arrive from time to time in places where that is severely underestimated, where un-experienced and not-knowledgeable seems to be the internal rule to appoint people at places, more than the opposite. Or places where this statement is acknowledged and subscribed, but where it is assumed that knowledge is automati...Columns & Discussion
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The Knowledge Programme consists of an overarching programme that aims at integrating outcomes of the thematic knowledge programmes and stimulate the debate on knowledge integration practices. Hivos actively seeks partnerships and aims to build networks, building capacities of knowledge actors (including Hivos) and by dissemination and sharing its knowledge both in the North (and the Netherlands in particular) and the global South.
The Power of Civil Society (2)
The aim of these seminars is to better understand the power of civil society to influence the state around issues such as HIV/AIDS, women’s rights, reproductive rights, and intellectual property rights. The four case studies in Kenya, Tanzania, Peru and India explore the diversity of roles and strategies employed by civil society organizations based on the recent field research of four ISS MA students supported by the Knowledge Programme in 2008.› read more...
Tags: Worldwide, Civil Society Building
Date: 9 December : Location: Institute of Social Studies, Kortenaerkade 12, The Hague
Tags: Worldwide, Civil Society Building
Date: 9 December : Location: Institute of Social Studies, Kortenaerkade 12, The Hague
Whatever Happened to Civil Society?
Is 'civil society' now just a development buzzword? INTRAC’s international conference will re-examine the concept and role of civil society and focus on its significance in relation to current debates and practice in development, human rights and democracy promotion.› read more...
Tags: West Asia, Worldwide, Civil Society Building, Civil Society in West Asia
Date: 3 December until 5 December 2008 Location: KDK Conference Centre, the Netherlands
Tags: West Asia, Worldwide, Civil Society Building, Civil Society in West Asia
Date: 3 December until 5 December 2008 Location: KDK Conference Centre, the Netherlands
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