Civil Society at a Crossroads. Most significant findings
This two-page document summarises the most important findings of the ‘Civil Society at a Crossroads’ programme . It also links to the project’s major outputs, including more detailed synthesis documents and all case studies.
Special Issue: Civil societies at crossroads: eruptions, initiatives, and evolution in citizen activism
This special issue of Development in Practice (Volume 23, Number 5, October 2013) has grown from the sense that important changes in […]
Civil societies at crossroads: eruptions, initiatives, and evolution in citizen activism
By Brian Pratt. The latest special issue of Development in Practice is based on some of the interesting work of the […]
Legal Frameworks and Political Space for Non-Governmental Organisations: An Overview of Six Countries
This co-authored paper examines the legal frameworks and political space for NGOs to operate in selected countries in order to suggest appropriate approaches for supporting civil society in difficult political contexts.
Briefing Paper 39. Evidence, economics and exclusion: super actors, civil society and citizen debate in the post-MDG paradigm
International development is being reconfigured. As the MDGs approach their end point, with debatable impact, it is not only the aspirations of development that are under review. The organisational forms and international partnerships through which development is delivered are changing.
Briefing Paper 37. Russian civil society: history, today, and future prospects
The study was written as part of the ‘Civil Society at a Crossroads?’ initiative, within which the issue of how to analyse civil society in middle-income or “post-aid” countries was an important theme.
Civil Society at Crossroads: shifts, challenges, options
The global synthesis report of the ‘Civil Society at a Crossroads’ initiative – a collective reflection process about the […]
ONTRAC 52. Enabling space for civil society action
This issue of ONTRAC looks at enabling space for civil society activity. Following an overview, our four contributors each offer […]
Civil Society at a Crossroads
INTRAC was one of six civil society support organisations involved in Civil Society at a Crossroads, a collective reflection process about the future of civil society around the world.
ONTRAC 45. 15 Years of INTRAC in Central Asia
This issue focuses on the Central Asian region, drawing on INTRAC’s experience of working across the five republics in Central […]
ONTRAC 40. Civil Society and Aid – where now?
This ONTRAC issue re-examines the concept and role of civil society, focusing on its significance in relation to current debates and practice in development.
OPS 48. Supporting the Capacity of Organisations at Community Level
Current thinking on organisational capacity building has been shaped by two major shifts in development paradigms that have taken place […]