In the past decade the global financial assistance for AIDS responses increased tremendously and the donor community provided greater resources to community responses. Yet little is known about the global magnitude of these resources and their allocation among HIV and AIDS activities and...

Improving the quality of public participation in council decision-making is a key part of local government 'modernization' across the UK. This article interrogates the extent to which public participation has developed in Scottish councils. The authors explore the challenges of building both...

pt. A. Mapping the conceptual landscape -- pt. B. Context-specific discussions of the relationship between knowledge and practice -- pt. C. Integrating the insights on knowledge and practice and their implications for action.