Convivial conservation has been put forward as a radical alternative to transform prevailing
mainstream approaches that aim to address global concerns of biodiversity loss and …

The following manuscript employs critical inquiry to analyze the effects of neoliberalism on
nonprofits in the US and their capacity to engage in political advocacy and the production of …

Open government and open data are new areas of research, advocacy and activism that
have entered the governance field alongside the more established areas of transparency …

This article questions the participatory dimension of urban governance in Mumbai. Based on
surveys of a number of participatory projects for urban services, it compares the …

This article comparatively assesses the meaning of civil society in Egypt, Lebanon and
Turkey, by utilising the results of a study conducted among civil society actors. In recent …

Modern Turkey's emergence was a nationalist struggle that aimed to cultivate youth as
secular citizens. Almost a century later, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) …

Mainstream academic and policy literature emphasizes the nexus between an active and
vibrant civil society sector and greater political accountability. As a result, support for civil …

Over the past few decades there has been a great deal of interest in the academic literature
on the relationship between civil society organizations (CSOs) and the state, and the impact …

Scholars and practitioners of international development often note the use of 'development
buzzwords': terms that represent hot topics in the field. Buzzwords characterise a …

The term 'coexistence'is increasingly being used by academics and practitioners to reflect a
re-conceptualisation of human-wildlife interactions (HWI). Coexistence has become a …