The report draws on contributions from more than 30 experts on civil society as well as on inputs from members, partners, supporters and others in the global CIVICUS alliance. The varied contributions highlight changing global political dynamics, an emerging disillusionment with global frameworks of governance and a fundamental lack of accountability within international ...» more
Library
This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
Urban Poverty in Asia
This paper looks at the income and non-income dimensions of poverty in the two main regions of Asia, including a brief account of who and what class of people are affected most by poverty and deprivation. It analyses the effect of recent urbanisation and gross domestic product (GDP) growth trends—which distinguish Asia from other regions—on poverty. It does this using two sets ...» more
Dictators Walking the Mogadishu Line: How Men Become Monsters and Monsters Become Men
History offers many examples of dictators who worsened their behaviour significantly over time (like Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe), while there are also cases of dictators who have displayed remarkable improvements (like Jerry Rawlings of Ghana). This study shows that such mutations can result from rational behaviour when the dictator’s flow use of repression is complementary to ...» more
Social protection for older persons: Key policy trends and statistics
This policy paper: (i) provides a global overview of the organisation of pension systems, their coverage and benefits, as well as public expenditures on social security, in 178 countries; (ii) analyses trends and recent policies, e.g. extension of coverage in a large number of low- and middle-income countries; (iii) presents the negative impacts of fiscal consolidation and ...» more
Conditional Cash Transfers, Civil Conflict and Insurgent Influence: Experimental Evidence from the Philippines
This paper presents an experimental evaluation of the effect of a large conditional cash transfer (CCT) program—the Philippines' Pantawid Pamilya—on the intensity of violence and local insurgent influence in civil conflict. In the last decade CCT programs have become one of the most popular tools for delivering development aid and a large literature documents their positive ...» more