Building Democracy From The Grassroots
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Building Democracy From The Grassroots
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Author : Organization of American States. General Secretariat
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Building Democracy From The Grassroots written by Organization of American States. General Secretariat and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Decentralization in government categories.
Building Democracy In Contemporary Russia
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Author : Sarah L. Henderson
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2018-07-05
Building Democracy In Contemporary Russia written by Sarah L. Henderson and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-05 with Political Science categories.
Can foreign donors help build new democracies? In the 1990s, public and private organizations such as USAID and the Soros Foundation poured huge amounts of money and expertise into Russia to help build the dream of a vibrant democratic society. Sarah L. Henderson argues that despite the altruistic intentions of foreign assistance agencies and domestic activists, foreign aid designed to spur civic growth has had unintended consequences. Drawing on extensive field work, survey research, and work experience for several funding agencies in Moscow in the late 1990s, Henderson focuses on donor efforts to support the emerging community of nongovernmental organizations and, in particular, on efforts to build a functioning women's movement in Russia. Her intimate knowledge of Russia's growing NGO community informs a worrisome finding: foreign aid has made a tremendous difference, but not in altogether expected or positive ways. New Russian civic groups serve either the needs of an indigenous clientele or the demands of the foreign aid bureaucracy—but rarely both. Henderson's research and experience show that while aid has kept a fledgling civic community alive, it is a civic community that is disconnected from its own domestic audience. The book suggests that large flows of foreign aid have in some ways damaged the long-term prospects for democratization in Russia.
Doing Democracy
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Author : Scott London
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Doing Democracy written by Scott London and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Citizenship categories.
"... Scott London's stories of a group of unique centers for public life. This report should be of use to citizens who want a stronger hand in shaping their future and to academic institutions that want to strengthen citizens' capacity for democratic self-rule. The centers are natural allies for both"--Pref.
It Ain T Just About A Vote
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Author : Dan Horowitz de Garcia
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-01-01
It Ain T Just About A Vote written by Dan Horowitz de Garcia and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Citizenship categories.
Today democracy has come to mean simply free trade or perhaps a vote every 2 to 4 years. Chances are this definition isnt help you in your organizing work. To build a real movement for social and economic justice we have to build a definition of democracy the same way we build good organizations: from the bottom up. This toolkit examines US history from a popular movement perspective, discusses lessons from past movements for democratic participation, provides tools for building democracy at the grassroots level, and shows us how to take the long view politics for movement building.
Take Action Changing Lives In Minority Communities
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Author : Great Lakes Consortium
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-05-01
Take Action Changing Lives In Minority Communities written by Great Lakes Consortium and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-01 with Education categories.
This book is published as part of our current “Building Grassroots Democracy in Minority Communities” grant with success stories connected to this grant. This publication also includes the results of our previous grant “Citizen's Legislative Advocacy in Minority Communities”, both supported by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of Citizen Exchanges, Professional Fellows Division. Our overall goal was on these grants to provide a professional development opportunity for up-and-coming and mid-level professionals from Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia to gain knowledge of U.S. practices in citizen participation and advocacy, engaging, minorities, and marginalized populations in civil society and politics, collaborating with community leaders to inform changes in legislation that make a difference in minority communities (incl. Roma, disabled, homeless, immigrant, LGBT) and build grassroots democracy. These goals were accomplished through two-way exchanges. U.S. mentors from the U.S. internship hosting organizations also were selected to travel for a reciprocal visit overseas. They had an opportunity to share professional expertise and gain a deeper understanding of the societies, cultures and the people of other countries in Europe. This citizen civic exchange promoted mutual understanding, created long-term professional ties not only between the U.S. and the European participants but also among the participants within Europe and within their own country, because most of them did not meet before this exchange. These programs also strengthened the capacity of our European partners and the European Networks. As documented in this book we accomplished our program goals as we were able “to teach democracy in minority communities” by exposing participants to diverse community organizing methods to engage citizens as active participants in solving problems in their communities. Altogether, this program impacted more than 5000 people in Europe and 3000 in the U.S. This people-to-people exchange created long-term linkages between the U.S. and Europe, within the European fellows, and enhanced the collaboration between GLC and its U.S. and overseas collaborating partners. We are continuing to work together on involving more people, providing more training, sharing effective methods and success stories to change lives and help communities to flourish.
Evolving Grassroots Democracy
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Author : Ganapathy Palanithurai
language : en
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Release Date : 2007
Evolving Grassroots Democracy written by Ganapathy Palanithurai and has been published by Concept Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
This collection of sixteen articles and reports, drawn from the action projects carried out by the Rajiv Gandhi Chair
Government Confronts Culture
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Author : Bruce Fuller
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-09-10
Government Confronts Culture written by Bruce Fuller and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-10 with Political Science categories.
Transitional societies—struggling to build democratic institutions and new political traditions—are faced with a painful dilemma. How can Government become strong and effective, building a common good that unites disparate ethnic and class groups, while simultaneously nurturing democratic social rules at the grassroots? Professor Fuller brings this issue to light in the contentious, multicultural setting of Southern Africa. Post-apartheid states, like South Africa and Namibia, are pushing hard to raise school quality, reduce family poverty, and equalize gender relations inside villages and townships. But will democratic participation blossom at the grassroots as long as strong central states—so necessary for defining the common good—push universal policies onto diverse local communities? This book builds from a decade of family surveys and qualitative village studies led by Professor Fuller at Harvard University and African colleagues inside Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
Blessed Are The Organized
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Author : Jeffrey Stout
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2012-12-09
Blessed Are The Organized written by Jeffrey Stout and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-09 with Political Science categories.
How ordinary citizens band together to bring about real change In an America where the rich and fortunate have free rein to do as they please, can the ideal of liberty and justice for all be anything but an empty slogan? Many Americans are doubtful, and have withdrawn into apathy and cynicism. But thousands of others are not ready to give up on democracy just yet. Working outside the notice of the national media, ordinary citizens across the nation are meeting in living rooms, church basements, synagogues, and schools to identify shared concerns, select and cultivate leaders, and take action. Their goal is to hold big government and big business accountable. In this important new book, Jeffrey Stout bears witness to the successes and failures of progressive grassroots organizing, and the daunting forces now arrayed against it. Stout tells vivid stories of people fighting entrenched economic and political interests around the country. From parents and teachers striving to overcome gang violence in South Central Los Angeles, to a Latino priest north of the Rio Grande who brings his parish into a citizens' organization, to the New Orleans residents who get out the vote by taking a jazz band through streets devastated by Hurricane Katrina, Stout describes how these ordinary people conceive of citizenship, how they acquire and exercise power, and how religious ideas and institutions contribute to their successes. The most important book on organizing and grassroots democracy in a generation, Blessed Are the Organized is a passionate and hopeful account of how our endangered democratic principles can be put into action.
Democratization And Women S Grassroots Movements
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Author : Jill M. Bystydzienski
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1999-07-22
Democratization And Women S Grassroots Movements written by Jill M. Bystydzienski and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-07-22 with Political Science categories.
Case studies examining the connections between women’s local-level political and social actions and the development of democratic systems. The book illustrates how community-based actions, programs, and organizations that allow women to determine their lives and participate in decision making contribute to the creation of a civil society and thus enhance democracy. The case studies show how participation in grassroots movements promotes women’s involvement in their organizations, communities, and in societal institutions, as it influences state policy and empowers women in personal relationships.
Inventing Local Democracy
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Author : Rebecca Abers
language : en
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Release Date : 2000
Inventing Local Democracy written by Rebecca Abers and has been published by Lynne Rienner Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Local government categories.
Abers (political science, Center for Public Policy Research, U. of Brasília, Brazil) provides a close study of innovative city government in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Led by the Workers' Party, the city implemented a participatory budget program in which residents meet in their neighborhoods to determine budget priorities. Taking place in a city long dominated by patronage politics and elite rule, the story is both a sociopolitical study of the impact that state- sponsored participatory forums can have on civil society and a contribution to the theory and practical possibilities of participatory democracy.--