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• The Arab street revisited
  2011, Stienen, P. E-article

  Petra Stienen reviews seven books that explore the nature of change in the Arab world in...

  Subject :

  Social and Political Change
  

• The art of framing : NGOs and social movements
  2010, Dütting, G., Sogge, D. E-article

  NGOs have been joining forces to increase their effectiveness. They need to form alliances with...

  Subject :

  Social and Political Change
  

• The case for child-headed households : South Africa
  2005, Bower, C. E-article

  Children in South Africa may have to live without parental care for a number of...

  Subject :

  Social and Political Change
  

• The Convention on the Rights of the Child and the mechanisms for its implementation
  2001, Bernard van Leer Foundation E-article

  The 54 articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) created in...

  Subject :

  Social and Political Change
  

• The downfall of simplicity and the complex notion(s) of democratization
  2010, Vries, S. de Report

  Many articles have been written on democratization, especially in which scholars are concentrated on important...

  Subject :

  Social and Political Change
  

• The emerging civil society : an initial assessment of civil society in Vietnam : CIVICUS civil society index shortened assessment tool
  2006, Dang Ngoc Dinh, Bach Tan Sinh, Chu Dung, Dang Ngoc Quang, Do Bich Diem, Nguyen Manh Cuong, Tang The Cuong, Vu Chi Mai Report

  This assessment of civil society in Vietnam has shown that there is considerable potential within...

  Subject :

  Social and Political Change
  

• The EU as a peacebuilder in Kosovo
  2011, Hoogenboom, J. Report

  The European Union is active in Kosovo in many different capacities. The EU External Action...

  Subject :

  Social and Political Change
  

• The first lady phenomenon in Jordan : assessing the effect of Queen Rania's NGOs on Jordanian civil society
  2011, Boerwinkel, F. Report

  This paper assesses the so-called ‘first lady phenomenon’ in (semi) authoritarian context. The main question...

  Subject :

  Social and Political Change
  

• The fog of war : war and occupation in Iraq
  2007, Tromp, B. E-article

  Before history repeats itself, it must be investigated. The invasion and occupation of Iraq, according...

  Subject :

  Social and Political Change
  

• The good, the bad and the governance : governance criteria and political choices
  2007, Schmitz, T. E-article

  What does good governance exactly mean? Should it be promoted in order to enhance democracy?...

  Subject :

  Social and Political Change