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Democracy belongs to us all – People want to participate in global debates
Written by Ole Wintermann
Photo: Ole Wintermann After the revolutions in North Africa, after protests in Spain and Portugal, New York is the new flash point for protests against political and economic authority. The revolutions in Africa and the protests in Europe and the US have more in common than one thought at first. […]
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The Dream of the Emergence of True Democracy is Finally Starting to Come True…
Written by Maria Farooq
Ever since my childhood I have heard stories of the inefficiency of governmental institutions and forms of governance related to issues of health, schooling and so on. I always seen people dissatisfied with, and disapproving of, officers and legislators working at the administrative or legislative level – partly because they […]
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Shared Global Governance: What The CIA Has Taught Us Not To Do
Written by Peter Hagen
Peter Hagen asks what happens when the separate worlds of global politics and the work of Civil Society Organisations come together.
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Kenya Government Open Data to expand accountability and governance
Written by kachwanya
On 8th of July 2011 the Government of Kenya launched the Open Government Data Portal, the only government data portal in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has over 160 data sets including the complete 2009 Kenyan national census, national budget data, national and county expenditure, information on healthcare, schools and much more. […]
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Civil society: we’re no angels
Written by Tom Fries
Alim Remtulla writes about the recent questioning regarding Greg Mortenson’s “Three Cups of Tea”. Read more
