Os movimentos sociais na crise financeira global: questões e polêmicas by Leonardo de Araújo e Mota

“…It concludes that, despite the increased incidence of such social movements worldwide, the present context of economic recession still causes high unemployment rates in the countries most affected by the crisis, the environment remains threatened and most political parties suffer a big crisis of representation within civil society.…”
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La catastrophe d’AZF by Karim Lahiani

“…The image of the site - a territory which emerged from the "subconsciousness" of the inhabitants of Toulouse during the decades preceding the disaster and which has subsequently become associated with the tragedy - is what the actors, decision makers and members of civil society, have tried to change during the years following the event. …”
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Editorial presentation: Innovation towards Building a Sustainable Future by Valentina Gomes Haensel Schmitt, Jean Pierre Seclen Luna

“… This document seeks to highlight the relevance of innovation as a collective process, supported by the efforts of multiple actors – public, private and organized civil society – in the construction of a sustainable future. …”
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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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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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Sociologia e gestão ambiental: considerações a partir de uma Reserva Extrativista Marinha by Maria Cristina Alves Maneschy, Tânia Guimarães Ribeiro, Edma Silva Moreira, Fernanda Valli Nummer, Ida Lenir Maria Pena Gonçalves

“…It is subject to a comanagement regime by residents, resources users, representatives of public and private agencies and civil society. This paper aims to understand how these actors interact to build this institution in a participatory way. …”
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Social welfare in the Greco-Roman world as a background for early Christian practice by P. Lampe

“…The enormous role of civil society – private persons, their households and associations – in holding up social-welfare functions is shown. …”
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Knowledge management and the power of communication: INDESGUA as a social technology enabling equitable access to scholarships in Guatemala by Kleinsy Bonilla, Natalia Ortiz Barrientos, Miguel Alejandro Saquimux Contreras

“…It documents a communication-based social technology initiative led by organized local civil society: the Institute for the Development of Higher Education in Guatemala—INDESGUA, a nonprofit organization founded in 2007. …”
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L’arbre au cœur du paysage urbain : symbole ou action militante ? by Frédéric Bœuf, Florence Robert

“…This provides an opportunity to challenge the perception of the tree as a heritage and symbol of the urban landscape ; this vision is often sublimated (by civil society) or on the contrary neglected (by urban planners). …”
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Master of Monitoring and Evaluation by Kabale University

“…The overall goal of the Master of Monitoring and Evaluation Program is to strengthen the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of interventions by governments, civil society and non-government organizations as well as development partners in Sub-Saharan Africa through the development and enhancement of capacity for evaluation The program broadly aims to impart knowledge, skills and competences to students interested in building a career in monitoring and evaluation…”
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INSTRUMENTAL CAPACITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IN MODERN CONDITIONS by Georgii Logvynskyi

“…It is noted the role of higher education institutions and civil society in business processes. The importance of academic partnerships and incubation programmes in business integration and co-operation is substantiated.…”
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Community management and Sustainability of Gravity Water flow Schemes in Rubanda District, Uganda by David, Otika

“…A target population of 212 respondents was selected among water users, water committee members, civil society members, and district officials in the water department. …”
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As interfaces entre cooperativismo e economia solidária by Reni Luiz Stahl, José Odelso Schneider

“…Thus, forces of resistance or revolutionary movements of civil society organizations, welfare practices, mutualism, cooperativism and solidarity became eventually parts of the same project of Solidarity Economy.…”
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Optimization of Waqf Development through the Quadruple Helix Model for Social and Economic Development in Dayah Malikussaleh North Aceh District by Mukhlis Mukhlis, Muhammad Syukri Albani, Chuzaimah Batubara

“… The problem in this research focuses on the suboptimal development of waqf in Dayah Malikussaleh, North Aceh Regency, due to the lack of integration between local government, academics, waqf management institutions, and civil society. The problem formulation studied includes: (1) The role of local government in integrating stakeholders for waqf development; (2) How to increase the active role of all stakeholders through the quadruple helix model; (3) Effective strategies that can be implemented by the government, business people, educational institutions and the community in developing waqf; (4) Evaluation of the positive impact of the quadruple helix model in managing waqf on the social and economic development of society. …”
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There’s (not) an App for that: situating smartphones, Excel and the techno-political interfaces and infrastructures of digital solutions for COVID-19 by Luke Heemsbergen, Catherine Bennett, Monique Mann

“…Our work adds to previous comparative analyses of mHealth by drawing on data from key actors across government, industry, and civil society involved in designing and implementing CTA into public health across 5 jurisdictions: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. …”
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Peace Building and Social Media in a Cosmopolitan Society by I. Omotayo Adeshina

“…Social media has now become a new marketplace of ideas, equally disliked and needed by politicians, diplomats, international institutions, civil society groups and violent groups alike. Africa represents a cosmopolitan society given its multi-cultural and multi-ethnic richness. …”
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Nouveaux modes de coordination des acteurs dans le développement local: cas des zones rurales au Bénin by Bernard G. Hounmenou

“…With the favor of the democracy climate in many of those countries from that period, number of them have proceeded to the deep reforms, giving to the civil society and the basic populations, an important right of glance in the management of the matters which concern them. …”
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Financial Accountability and Service Delivery in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kisoro Municipal Council. by Benon, Rutungana

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Security Challenges: Appraisal of Threats to Nigeria’s Sovereignty in the Fourth Republic (1999-2019) by Olanrewaju Rafiu Memud, Solomon A. Ojo

“…The study identifies poor intelligence information gathering and usage by security agents, militarization of civil society, poor harmonizationof resources for development, inadequate knowledge onmodern state system management, poormaintenance of balance between competing interests/values, liberalization of military industrial complex, poor judgement of emerging political issues and inability of state/government to live up toexpectations as causes of security challenges. …”
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Retóricas em disputa: o debate intelectual sobre as políticas de ação afirmativa para estudantes negros no Brasil by Karine Pereira Goss

“…The discussions on the affi rmative action politics have not only mobilized organized actors of the Brazilian civil society as well as the national intelligentsia. …”
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