Trajectoires d’adaptation face au changement climatique : analyse et transformation du système de gouvernance du massif ardennais by Jon Marco Church

“…This identified three main vulnerabilities: the absence of an observatory of the socio-ecological system as a whole, the lack of a structured intersectoral dialogue, and the limited capacity to act of local authorities and civil society. We therefore suggest conducting prospective and retrospective analyses to identify adaptation paths of the governance system in relation to climate change. …”
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Health Beyond Health: Insights and Implications from the Fourth National Health Summit of Nepal, 2024 by Jay Bhushan Jha, Anil Bikram Karki, Sanjeeb Tiwari

“…The summit brought together diverse stakeholders, including policymakers, healthcare professionals, researchers, and civil society leaders, to address transformative health strategies. …”
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Development Education in European Rural Areas: The Work Done by NGODs by Martínez-Scott, S., Monjas-Aguado, R., Torrego-Egido, L.

“…Non-governmental organisations for development (NGODs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are key actors to the development of solidarity, a priority goal in European Union policies. …”
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Développement, crises et adaptation des territoires du soja au Mato Grosso: l'exemple de Sorriso by Damien Arvor, Vincent Dubreuil, Patricio Mendez del Villar, Carlos Magri Ferreira, Margareth Simões Penello Meirelles

“…The producers are now learning from past failures in order to adapt themselves to the new standards imposed by the civil society and the international markets (environmental certification, forest code application, to mention some). …”
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L’acceptabilité sociale, les décideurs publics et l’environnement by Corinne Gendron, Stéphanie Yates, Bernard Motulsky

“…In a context where representative democracy is opening up to participative democracy, public decision-makers are nowadays encouraged to consult civil society actors and to justify their decisions to them, notably in relation to large-scale projects that raise environmental concerns. …”
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The state makes migration—and migration makes the state? by Lorenzo Ghione

“…Repression, manifested in migrants’ deportations and crackdowns on civil society organisations, has further enhanced state control. …”
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Os Relatórios do Desenvolvimento Humano (RDHs) e o padrão de intervenção pública na área social: os desafios postos à forma de organização do Estado no Brasil by Maria José de Rezende

“…Changing the orientation of the State actions is the biggest political challenge posed to the segments (civil society organizations, political leaders, social movements, associations, intellectuals) that fight for a more inclusive and equitable pattern of social organization.…”
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Kindergarten in the role of a learning community by Metić Admir

“…It is a confirmation of how we adults understand childhood and its connection with the state, economy, civil society, culture, and the private sector.…”
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Rettspolitisk mobilisering og strategisk sakførsel mot isolasjon i norske fengsler by Kjersti Lohne, Marte Rua

“…These findings raise the question of whether lawyers and civil society can contribute in similar ways in the other Scandinavian countries.…”
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Commoning in the practice of urban governance. An experience from OBRAS project by Andrea Boeri, Danila Longo, Martina Massari, Rossella Roversi, Francesca Sabatini

“…The complexity of the contemporary urban scenario, now in constant revolution, calls for new forms of governance: able to combine the stances of institutional actors, civil society and the entrepreneurial world; commoning, born as a form of bottom-up re-appropriation of neglected spaces, has now become a multi-scalar, shared practice, which inspired the approach of the OBRAS project analysed here. …”
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US Foreign Policy on Transitional Justice and Democratization in Tunisia: Pacted Transition or Democracy Reduction? by Oussema Othmeni

“…The second school puts forward a Democracy Reduction Critique, arguing instead that US policymakers fell for the electoral democracy fallacy and fetishized the role of civil society. This paper critically accounts for both schools and argues that they represent two sides of the same coin.…”
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Navigating the crossroads: Challenges and opportunities for governance reform in Sudan by Fawzi Ahmed Abdullah Slom

“…Drawing on secondary data from academic research, policy reports, and analyses by international organizations, the study underscores the transformative potential of Sudan’s key stakeholders, including government institutions, civil society, international allies, and regional neighbors. …”
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The Evolution of European Union Development Cooperation Policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa: Achievements and Challenges by Asligül Sarıkamış Kaya

“…Politically, it strengthened political conditionalities and expanded the role of civil society in development policy. Economically, it shifted from reciprocal trade preferences to non-reciprocal trade preferences.  …”
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Working-class youth participation in climate action: networks, civic experience, and equity by Rasha Naseif, Isabelle Haddad, Paul Almeida

“…For larger climate action initiatives to overcome the barriers of participation, linking to specific pools of sympathy in civil society that value economic equality may provide a mass base of support for policies consistent with just transition perspectives.…”
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Pathways of Adaptation to Climate Change: Analysis and Transformation of the Governance System of the Ardennes Mountain Area by Jon Marco Church

“…This identified three main vulnerabilities: the absence of an observatory of the socio-ecological system as a whole, the lack of a structured intersectoral dialogue, and the limited capacity to act of local authorities and civil society. We therefore suggest conducting prospective and retrospective analyses to identify adaptation paths of the governance system in relation to climate change. …”
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First Pierre Loti Day Meeting at Darülfünûn by Serkan Tuna

“…It’s possible to think this first Pierre Loti Day meeting as a successful civil society organization through which national solidarity was demonstrated.…”
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A questão da participação da comunidade do Distrito de Perus-(São Paulo/Brasil), no projeto MDL Aterro Bandeirantes by Carlos Alberto Rizzi

“…From 2001 began the questioning of municipal government, civil society and experts about the future of the Aterro Bandeirantes, the world's largest landfill, located in a small district called Perus, in the western zone of São Paulo. …”
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Reevaluating Conventional Strategies: Harnessing Traditional Structures to Counter Violent Extremism in Pakistan by Sardar Jehanzaib Ghalib

“… Civil-military relations constitute a complex area of international relations through the interaction of military institutions, civil society, and other governmental bureaucracies. …”
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Le Parlement écossais et la démocratie participative by Annie THIEC

“…As a matter of fact, both the engagement of Scotland’s civil society in the constitutional debate since the early 1980s and the principle of popular sovereignty, deemed to be a specificity of Scottish constitutional law contrasting with the English tradition of parliamentary sovereignty, have undoubtedly informed the ethos of the new Parliament.This article will aim at demonstrating that although the new Scottish model of governance remains essentially representative in character, yet it has developed innovative practices and forms of participation to the extent that it is seen as being ahead of its European counterparts in terms of participative democracy, and notably as regards the development of e-democracy.…”
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Challenges and strains in the search for disappeared migrants from Honduras and El Salvador by Gabriela Martínez-Castillo

“…Tensions between the State and civil society, as well as with supportive actors and families searching for the disappeared migrants, emerge in this context. …”
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