In this book some of the leading thinkers in development studies trace the history of their multi-disciplinary subject from the late colonial period and its establishment during decolonization all the way through to its contemporary concerns with poverty reduction.
A trenchant history of community organizing and a must-read for the next generation of organizers seeking to learn from the successes, failures, and contradictions of the past.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound and persistent impact - a tragic loss of life, changes to established patterns of life and social inequalities laid bare.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound and persistent impact - a tragic loss of life, changes to established patterns of life and social inequalities laid bare.
How should the countries in the Baltic Sea region and their allies meet the strategic challenges posed by an openly aggressive and expansionist Russia?
Tracing the boom of local NGOs since the 1990s in the context of the global political economy of aid, current trends of neoliberal state restructuring, and shifting post-Cold War hegemonies, this book explores the associational revolution in post-socialist, post-conflict Serbia.
Notwithstanding its many successes since 1945, the project of European integration currently faces major difficulties, from financial crises and mass immigration to the departure of the UK from the European Union.
How should the countries in the Baltic Sea region and their allies meet the strategic challenges posed by an openly aggressive and expansionist Russia?
Das ultimative Leitfadenbuch zur Politik, Medien und GesellschaftTauchen Sie ein in das Ergebnis eines jahrzehntelangen, tiefgreifenden Studiums der Tagespresse, und entdecken Sie die verborgenen Verbindungen und Wechselwirkungen zwischen Mensch, Medien und Politik.
This publication reports the results of an exploratory study on civil society organization (CSO) engagement---particularly nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs)---in Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations.
Women and Gender Perspectives in the Military compares the integration of women, gender perspectives, and the women, peace, and security agenda into the armed forces of eight countries plus NATO and United Nations peacekeeping operations.
How and why NGOs are increasingly taking independent and direct action in global law enforcement, from human rights to the environment Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have generally served as advocates and service providers, leaving enforcement to states.
This book examines the origins, policies, operations, and impact of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the other members of the World Bank group: the International Finance Corporation, the International Development Association,and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
This far-reaching and long overdue chronicle of communication for development from a leading scholar in the field presents in-depth policy analyses to outline a vision for how communication technologies can impact social change and improve human lives.
Este libro pretende brindar herramientas conceptuales y metodológicas a quienes trabajan en diferentes tipos de instituciones: gubernamentales, educativas, sociales, culturales, deportivas, etc.
Con un prólogo del nobel de literatura José Saramago, en este libro encontramos una serie de crónicas sobre la historia del Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo.
With their unique strengths and specialized knowledge of their communities and constituencies, civil society organizations (CSOs) have an essential role to play in creating a more prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been supporting meaningful engagement with civil society organizations (CSOs) in delivering better development results.
This publication reports the results of an exploratory study on civil society organization (CSO) engagement---particularly nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs)---in Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations.
Cuando nos acercamos al mundo de las organizaciones, en Mexico y otros paises de America Latina, es inevitable constatar la existencia de una conviccion generalizada acerca de que un talon de Aquiles de muchas organizaciones no gubernamentales y paragubernamentales es la limitada capacidad para gobernarse internamente de manera que su forma de operar cumpla a cabalidad y de manera efectiva con los fines para los que fueron creadas.
Robert ist glücklich vergeben, hat einen guten Job und den Master frisch in der Tasche, als er mit 27 Jahren beim Gleitschirmfliegen lebensbedrohlich verunglückt.
Robert ist glücklich vergeben, hat einen guten Job und den Master frisch in der Tasche, als er mit 27 Jahren beim Gleitschirmfliegen lebensbedrohlich verunglückt.
Die Journalistin Friederike Beck deckt in ihrem 2012 erschienenen Buch "Das Guttenberg-Dossier", das sich zeitweise wie ein Krimi liest, auf, wie Führungskräfte aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Militär und selbst den Medien von transatlantischen Einrichtungen "gebrieft" werden und auf welch subtile Weise Einfluss auf die Elitenbildung in Deutschland genommen wird.
