International Aid Actions for Accountability: Identifying Interaction Effects Between Programmes
Aid agencies that support public accountability reforms commonly do so in the same places, and with similar state and civil society...
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Aid agencies that support public accountability reforms commonly do so in the same places, and with similar state and civil society...
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Energy protests are becoming increasingly common and significant around the world. While in the global North concerns tend to centre around climate issues, in the global South the concerns are more often with affordable energy. Both types of protests, however, have one issue in common: the undemocratic nature of energy policymaking.
Background Mozambique is a context of great economic and political unpredictability, weak state institutions, closing civil society...
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
In Mozambique, development programmes have traditionally drawn on music as a means to promote social transformation by educating citizens on key social development issues. Shifting the focus from music as a teaching medium to music as a rich source of information can provide vital insights into public opinion and political ideas, and significantly impact the development of citizen engagement projects.
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This study examines Mozambican popular music to investigate three questions on empowerment and accountability. Our focus is on the protest song, conceived as those musical products that are concerned with public affairs, particularly public policy and how it affects citizens’ social, political and economic life, and the relationship between citizens and the state.
How is social and political action for empowerment and accountability enabled and supported by donors working in specific fragile,...