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• Re-thinking civic activism in the Middle East : agency without association?
  2011, Hassan, K. Report

  This policy paper aims to shed light on the topic of civic activism in the...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Real democratization in Cambodia? : an empirical review of the potential of a decentralization reform
  2011, ضjendal, Joakim and Sedara, Kim Portal

  This article investigates popular perceptions of the evolving decentralization reform and the views of representatives...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Realising the rights of children : integration of Decentralised action for children and women (DACAW) into Local governance and community development program (LGCDP)
  2012, Haug, Marit and Regmi, Raghav Raj Portal

  This assessment discusses the relevance and feasibility of integrating some key areas of the DACAW...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Realities or rhetoric? : revisiting the decentralization of natural resources management in Uganda and Zambia
  2001, Lind, Jeremy and Cappon, Jan Portal

  The reasoning underlying decentralization reforms for natural resource management in east and southern Africa is...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Recentralizing while decentralizing : how national governments reappropriate forest resources
  2006, Ribot, Jesse C. and Agrawal, Arun and Larson, Anne M. E-article

  Decentralization initiatives worldwide rarely achieve their purported efficiency and equity benefits. This paper shows how...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Recognising community voice and dissatisfaction : a civil society perspective on local governance in South Africa
  2011, Van Donk, Mirjam Portal

  The meaning of community protests for local governance in South Africa is examined. The report...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Recognising indigenous rights in land use planning governance
  2010], Barry, Janice and Porter, Libby Portal

  Established planning texts appoint Indigenous peoples to pre-defined positions and create authority structures that are...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Recognition and democratisation : 'new roles' for traditional leaders in sub-Saharan Africa
  2006, Kyed, Helene Maria and Buur, Lars Portal

  The present working paper reviews recent literature on the role of traditional leaders in sub-Saharan...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Recognitions of land rights of indigenous communities : a struggle against state legal systems and enforcement barriers
  2008, Mofolo, L. E-article

  Legislations and legal systems have posed countless struggles to indigenous people, such as failures to...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Reconceiving social exclusion
  2011, Fischer, Andrew M. Portal

  This paper argues that the concept of social exclusion should be redefined to reflect structural,...

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  Decentralization & local governance