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Governance & Civil Society

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Governance is central to effective service delivery and pro-poor growth. Here you’ll find:• Governance and anti-corruption assessment frameworks and indicators• Anti-corruption initiatives and experiences• Emerging approaches and experiences in the area of political economy and sector governance• Working with CSOs• CSO in policy formulation and monitoring• Domestic accountability and citizenship• EC and other donor approaches and practices

41 groups and 62 articles on Governance & Civil Society. 1076 capacity4dev.eu members interested in Governance & Civil Society.

Articles on Governance & Civil Society

The EU Delegation to Zambia’s Experience of Using Political Economy Analysis
February 7 2012 by Team Editorial
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Over the past couple of years a number of donor agencies have adopted Political Economy Analysis tools to assist development practice. The European Union Delegation to Zambia recently carried out two pilot political economy studies. Their experience provides lessons for developing an EC tool.
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This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Governance & Civil Society
Cyber Activism and the Tunisian Revolution – an Insiders' Testimony
February 3 2012 by Team Editorial
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Social media did not "cause" the end of Ben Ali’s reign last year, but it played a vital role in accelerating the course of events and enhancing the citizens' capacity to impact political events, according to Tunisian cyber activist, Amira Chebli.
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This article belongs to the topics: Governance & Civil Society, Information & Communication Technology
Continuing the Structured Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities
January 31 2012 by Team Editorial
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As the European Commission prepares a new Communication on the involvement of civil society organisations in EC development cooperation, delegates at a recent Brussels meeting called on the European Commission to continue the dialogue with such entities and improve their involvement in EU aid delivery mechanisms.
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This article belongs to the topics: Aid Procedures, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Democracy, Governance & Civil Society
Post-Conflict Environments Benefit from Better Informed Donors
January 24 2012 by Team Editorial
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Information gathering and time spent understanding the local context are key to operational success in fragile and post-conflict situations, according to Micha Ramakers from the European Union Delegation to Afghanistan.
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This article belongs to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Crisis Situations, Governance & Civil Society
Governance Support at Critical Juncture, Delegates Conclude
January 16 2012 by Team Editorial
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Worldwide, donors spend millions of euros on governance support but are often left assessing a mixed bag of results. Delegates at a recent workshop in Brussels considered why it is so hard to achieve reliably good results and concluded that the time is ripe for a change in approaches to supporting governance.
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This article belongs to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Governance & Civil Society
Attendees Prepare for the EU Development Days 2011
December 14 2011 by Team Editorial
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Some 1,000 development practitioners, policy makers and representatives from donor and partner countries are arriving in Warsaw, Poland, for this year's European Development Days on the 15 and 16 December 2011.
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This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Democracy, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Governance & Civil Society
Africa's Natural Resources: ‘Resource-Rich’ Shouldn’t Mean ‘Conflict Ridden’
December 7 2011 by Team Editorial
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All too often, the countries in Africa that nature has endowed with the most economically valuable resources have also struggled with devastating instability and conflict: A paradox that the African Union and European Commission wish to see ended though strong emphasis on democratic accountability and capacity development.
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This article belongs to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Crisis Situations, Employment & Social Protection, Environment & Climate Change, Governance & Civil Society, Private Sector, Trade & Regional Integration
National Qualification Framework in Tajikistan: Learning by Sharing
November 18 2011 by Team Editorial
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The European Training Foundation is supporting a reform of vocational education and training in Tajikistan that offers an interesting case study, stressing the importance of knowledge sharing for long-term capacity development.
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This article belongs to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Education, Employment & Social Protection, Governance & Civil Society, Private Sector, Trade & Regional Integration, Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
Smart Procurement for More Effective Aid
October 27 2011 by Team Editorial
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More aid contracts being won locally could boost development and job creation in partner countries, according to a new report by the European Network on Debt and Development, Eurodad.
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This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Aid Procedures, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Employment & Social Protection, Governance & Civil Society, Private Sector, Trade & Regional Integration, Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
Join the Debate: Using Political Economy Analysis to Improve EU Development Effectiveness
October 7 2011 by Team Editorial
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The authors of a background note, ‘Using Political Economy Analysis to Improve European Union Development Effectiveness’,  are posting a draft version of their findings in The Political Economy in Practice working group and invite interested capacity4dev members to offer their feedback. The discussion begins on the 10th October.
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This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Governance & Civil Society
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Featured group

Political Economy in Practice
Created by Marijnissen Chantal (154 members)
A group to discuss and support the pragmatic and gradual introduction of a "political economy" approach in EC Development Cooperation.
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Blog posts

New World Bank Blog Post: What a political economy perspective can contribute to development effectiveness
Posted February 16 2012 by Williams Gareth
  This interesting recent blog post by Verena Fritz at the World Bank looks at smart ways of working with existing political economy dynamics to...
New OECD Report on International Drivers of Corruption
Posted February 16 2012 by Williams Gareth
This report introduces an analytical tool intended to help users understand how factors in the global economy and international relations, affect...
World Bank Political Economy Community of Practice
Posted January 24 2012 by Williams Gareth
This website for the World Bank's Political Economy Community of Practice includes useful materials on case studies and good practices examples and...

Group Highlights

Built on Dreams, Grounded in Reality: Economic Policy in the Philippines
(philippine_economic_policy_reform_book_november_2011.pdf)
Using the Political Economy Analysis to Improve EU Development Effectiveness_DRAFT
(peabackgroundpaperdraft.pdf)

Groups on Governance & Civil Society

Tools and Methods Series
(8 members)
This group gathers all methodological publications of the Directorate EuropeAid that have been published in the "Tools and Methods Series"
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Public Group on Fragility
(12 members)
A group to discuss improving the way we handle situations of fragility
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PPCM Support Team
(16 members)
A group space introducing the support team for Project and Programme Cycle Management.
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Social Art and sustainable development
(1 members)
Social Art or how arts can take part in:Example, case studies, methodologies, concepts and discussions around the use of arts in development projects.
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West Africa - Regional Integration
(27 members)
This group is composed of all colleagues working in EU delegation across the region.
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OD Practitioner's Network
(1 members)
Organisation Development Practitioner's Network
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FLEGT - forest law enforcement, governance and trade
(9 members)
FLEGT - forest law enforcement, governance and trade
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Public Group on Governance & Civil Society
(90 members)
General group for all those interested in Governance & Civil Society
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Economics, public finance and budget support
(104 members)
Economics, public finance and budget support
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C4D Library
(43 members)
Capacity4dev.eu Library group
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