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Making All Voices Count
August 9, 2017

Pathways to Accountability from the Margins: Reflections on Participatory Video Practice

"Many participatory governance and accountability processes, and the theoretical discourses and practical approaches underlying them, do not pay sufficient attention to the need to shape the...

Anne-Marie Heemskerk
August 7, 2017

Activism, Artivism and Beyond: Inspiring Initiatives of Civic Power

"What all of the examples in this report share is passion, resilience, a desire to make the world better and, above all, a contagious energy. Be it online or offline, large or small, global or local...

Making All Voices Count
August 3, 2017

When Digital Democracy Falls Short: Insights from Colombia

This research brief examines the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) mediation in democratisation and citizen engagement in Colombia. This country's e-government development has...

APC
August 2, 2017

A Feminist Action Framework on Development and Digital Technologies

"Through a feminist lens that brings together economic justice and gender justice concerns, this paper traces the key elements of the right to access, right to knowledge and right to development in...

Heinrich Böll Foundation
August 2, 2017

Supporting Civil Society under Pressure - Lessons from Natural Resource Exploitation

"The concept of «shrinking space» has been put forward to capture more fully the wide range of pressures and restrictions experienced by civil society. These pressures include physical harassment, as...

Nils B. Weidmann
August 2, 2017

Digital Discrimination: Political Bias in Internet Service Provision across Ethnic Groups

"The global expansion of the Internet is frequently associated with increased government transparency, political rights, and democracy....Still, we do not know how the provision of Internet services...

ARTICLE 19
July 31, 2017

Open Development: Access to Information and the Sustainable Development Goals

"The effective implementation of RTI [the right to information] is a prerequisite for the effective participation of the population and their ability to have a voice, which are necessary for...

Making All Voices Count
July 31, 2017

A Tale of Two Consultations: Online Participatory Practices in Brazil

This paper gives an overview of the state of information and communication technology (ICT)-mediated citizen participation in Brazil. Internet penetration still remains a major challenge in this...

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July 11, 2017

When Top Down Visions Meet Grassroots Digital Activism: Notes from Netherlands
Brandi Geurkink
June 28, 2017

Civic Charter - The Global Framework for People's Participation
Liza Barrie
June 20, 2017

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Plan International
July 19, 2017

Gender Inequality and Early Childhood Development

This Plan International document reviews linkages between early childhood development (ECD) and gender, in order to address the following...

Making All Voices Count
July 18, 2017

Building Safe Spaces to Support Young Women's Participation in Local Governance in Indonesia

"This report illustrates that systematic barriers prevent them [young women] from taking advantage of opportunities to participate in...

Zambia's Presidential Candidates 2016 General Elections
Daniel Tonga
July 18, 2017

The Impact of New Media Technologies on Zambia’s 2016 Presidential elections.

Author: Daniel Tonga, July 18 2017 - Abstract: The emergence of new media technologies has changed the way in...

fesmedia Africa - Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
July 13, 2017

The Inherent Danger of Hate Speech Legislation - A Case Study from Rwanda and Kenya on the Failure of a Preventative Measure

“FoE (Freedom of Expression) is one of the most fundamental human rights. Nevertheless, a fierce debate exists on the necessity to restrict...

The Conversation US
July 12, 2017

Why the role of the media is so important to free and fair elections in Africa

Author: George Ogola, originally posted...

Making All Voices Count
July 11, 2017

When Top Down Visions Meet Grassroots Digital Activism: Notes from Netherlands

"...even in a context where citizen participation becomes a policy principle, the desired format of and the actual opportunities for...

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