Powercube: Understanding power for social change
The powercube is an innovative conceptual tool used for understanding and analysing power in processes of governance, in organizations, and in social relationships
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The powercube is an innovative conceptual tool used for understanding and analysing power in processes of governance, in organizations, and in social relationships
Published by: IDS
Democracy is in a state of flux. What exactly is meant by democracy and what form it should take are continually being questioned. This Working Paper examines some of the emerging debates within the deepening democracy approach and presents a series of challenges for future work.
Published by: IDS
Around the world concepts and constructions of democracy are under contestation. Some analysts see the spread of democratic institutional designs as evidence of democracy's triumph.
Published by: IDS
Around the world, new spaces and opportunities are emerging for citizen engagement in policy and governance processes. Yet opportunities for participation do not automatically translate into spaces for change.
Published by: IDS
Around the world concepts and constructions of democracy are under contestation. Some analysts see the spread of democratic...
Exploring the opportunities and challenges for assessing and learning about social change
This special double edition is based on the outcomes of a writeshop held in April 2004 at the Institute for Development Studies, UK.
Citizen engagement with the state and the formation of national policies
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The 'Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability' aims to bring the voices of citizens in different contexts to the often abstract debates around citizenship.
Published by: Fountain Press
This book presents the findings form a research project carried out by a team of researchers from Uganda and Nigeria, it sets out to examine the processes by which policies for poverty reduction are made and implemented and assesses the scope policies provide for positive change in the lives of poor people.