In order to make reference to environmental governance, in which global civil society plays a key role, four key … concepts are defined: civil society, networks, environmental governance, and geopolitics. Secondly, the concept of water as … successes of global civil society. They show that networks strengthen the value of existing information and from that, GCS is …

This paper sets out to explore the achievements of civil society in the area of poverty reduction. The focus is mainly … internationally to advocate for the urban poor's rights;(2) civil society organizations participating in the formulation of PRSPs to … the keys to success and reasons for failure of civil society organizations in tackling poverty reduction effectively. It …

competence (part 2), the organized civil society still faces two major hurdles to become an "effective counterweight" to the …

Many scholars think that because of its ambiguous nature the definition of the civil society concept sometimes is … meaningless. Civil society belongs to a group of sociological and political theory concepts such as freedom, justice, equality and … democracy that are not clearly demarcated. At least two specific dimensions of the civil society concept are distinguishable …

between civil society and the state. While the monarchy's reform efforts in Morocco have not (as of yet) led to a civil … society capable of supporting a stable democratic transition, the article argues that these efforts have increased civil … society's expectations of gaining capacity and space to implement ethical goals and demands. Greater expectations, in turn …

contemporary practices of global civil society and global governance. The first part provides an account of the recent history of … civil society engagement with the World Trade Organization. It observes that civil society groups have focused their …

democracy building and civil society promotion programs of the post-socialist period. In particular, it focuses on NGO … solutions led to civil society resistance to and critique of the anti-domestic violence campaign. It considers both the causes …

Myanmar has seen an unprecedented expansion of civil society following its opening-up in 2011. However, on a regular … basis, civil society actors still face undue obstacles to their work. Whereas egregious instances of, what we collectively …-to-day impediments to free civil society has yet been missing. The Myanmar Civil Society Survey (MCSS) compiles first-hand data about …

The role of civil society for the consolidation of democracy is contested. Some argue that Civil Society Organizations … state of civil society – are highly relevant for the way forward. To what extent does the strength and the nature of civil … society organizations (CSOs) prior to independence have an impact on the consolidation of democracy? We argue that the …