Since the fall of the investment bank Lehman Brothers, the economic downturn has taken a heavy toll on many countries. In the public and academic discourse on necessary remedies and reforms, the spotlight is on the role of political elites and business. The actual and potential role of civil...

People are finding new ways to get involved in public life and decision making - marking a shift from representative democracy to what is often called participatory democracy. Ironically, doubts about accountability and transparency - which made up the traditional critique of global governance...

What is the European Union (EU) for South Africa? What is the perception that elites and citizens have of the EU and its role in world politics? How do civil society organizations view the EU? And what is the media coverage of the EU? This report attempts to answer those questions by drawing...

What is the European Union (EU) for India? What is the perception that political elites have of the EU and its role in world politics? How do civil society organizations view the EU? And what is the media coverage of the EU in Indian newspapers? This report attempts to answer those questions by...

The Responsible Competitiveness Index is increasingly used by investment banks and global retailers to guide their investment and purchasing decisions. 'The report demonstrates the practical potential of responsible competitiveness strategies to deliver trade and investment', says Pascal Lamy,...

This article presents the main findings of an empirical analysis of how Indian political and business elites, civil society and the press perceive the global role of the EU. This analysis is mainly based on a systematic review of newspaper articles available on the Lexis Nexis and Proquest...

This working paper, a collaboration between CIVICUS and ODI, presents an analysis of the policy-relevant findings of the CIVICUS Civil Society Index in a group of countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia: Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Macedonia, Poland, Romania,...