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  • Crowdmapping the First Election of the Arab Spring

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    As the year 2011 has passed, it is not out of place to look back at what the internet has meant to Africa’s growing democracy and the effects that will remain for a long time to come. It is turning out that crowdmaps are taking Africa’s election accountability a notch […]

  • What Is Civil Society, Anyway?

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    Biscuit Theory was a flash in the pan. It erupted as an attempt to explain why and how civil society organisations (CSOs) work together, and disappeared just as quickly in a puff of their own transiency. Its simple claim was that the extent of CSO cooperation correlates directly to the […]

  • Tahrir Square last night …

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    … looked like a completely different place than in March 2011. When we arrived around 6 pm a massive platoon shielded the center of the Square: The enthusiasm and pure joy of March was gone! Economic problems, strong military presence and uncertainty turn daily life into a daily struggle. We […]