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Introduction: New Democratic Spaces? The Politics and Dynamics of Institutionalised Participation

Across the world, as new democratic experiments meet withand transformolder forms of governance, political space for public engagement...

Reflections on the Rise of Rights in International Development Discourse

Published by: IDS

Putting the ‘Rights-Based Approach to Development’ into Perspective

Pathways to participation: critical reflections on PRA

Buzzwords and Fuzzwords: Deconstructing Development Discourse

Published by: Development in Practice

Beyond Numbers: Feminisms, Democracy, and the Challenge of Inclusion

The Participation Reader

Calls for greater participation of those affected by development interventions in shaping their outcomes have a long history. This...

The Politics of Rights: Dilemmas for Feminist Praxis

Since the late 1990s, development institutions have increasingly used the language of rights in their policy and practice. This special...

Pathways to Participation: Reflections on PRA

Participation may have become the buzzword of the 1990s, but the pathways of current enthusiasm for participatory methods stretch back...

The Role of Social and Political Action in Advancing Women’s Rights, Empowerment, and Accountability to Women

Published by: IDS

Through the lens of four case studies focused on women’s political participation (Palestine and Sierra Leone), and the passage of domestic violence law (Brazil and South Africa), this paper looks at the role of social and political action in advancing women’s rights.