Civic Freedoms, Peace and Sustainable Development
This project aims to make sense of the development impacts of the closing of civil society space.
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This project aims to make sense of the development impacts of the closing of civil society space.
In Pakistan, the gender gap in electoral participation continues to be a significant challenge. In the 8 min explainer video above,...
In response to recurring episodes of inter-communal violence in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, multiple commissions of inquiry (CoI) were...
In Mozambique and much of Africa, information on the extractive industry is a closely guarded secret. In 2012, Mozambique was admitted...
Background We do not have much understanding of what empowerment and accountability mean to poor people through their lived...
Background The early 21st century saw an unprecedented wave of episodes of contentious politics. Many were predictable protests about...
Background Local feminist mobilisation has long been recognised for its pivotal role in empowering women and holding state and...
Background Mozambique is a context of great economic and political unpredictability, weak state institutions, closing civil society...
Background Inclusive politics remains an elusive goal in Pakistan, which has a history of military interference in governance...
This research theme, under the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) Research Programme, is concerned with the meanings of empowerment and accountability from the point of view of the people’s experiences and perceptions, and this in turn means for collective action.