economic opportunities to rural women in the oil host communities. However, a further look at the rural women's participation …

This paper analyses institutional reforms and political participation, most notably indirect and direct elections of … awareness and participation. For instance, they make people voice more opinions in their shequ, which may be a good starting …. Whilst 'security first, participation second' seems to be the order of the day and the 'freedom of politics' is still more …

It is often claimed that participation empowers local actors and that an inclusive decision-making process is crucial … how those rules may impact the actual level of participation by local actors. In a comparative case study, the rules … selected Tambon Administrative Organisations (TAO) which are either known for success in achieving participation or ranked as …

characterization by investigating the correlation between individual behavior in a simple public goods game and their participation in … children in primary school. We find significant correlations between cooperativeness and participation in school accountability …

: institutional properties of empowerment models, citizen participation, and responses of service providers and public officials … allow opportunities for citizen participation, enforce the rule of law, and ensure inclusive access to services. …