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Civil Society & Accountable Global Governance Case Studies
Have citizen action groups raised the accountability of global bodies that deal with challenges such as climate change, inequality, disease?
What has promoted (or blocked) efforts to make global institutions more accountable?
BGD commissioned specialists authors from around the world to examine 13 global regulatory institutions such as the UN, G8, WTO, ICANN, IMF. Read summaries of their assessments as to what has and has not worked in efforts to make global bodies answer to publics as well as states.
Available in: العربية , 简体中文 , English, Español , Français , हिन्दी, Português and Русский
Conceptualising Global Democracy Case Studies
Ever wondered how global democracy might be understood in China or in Sweden?
By a follower of Gandhi or by indigenous peoples?
In Islam or by feminists in Africa and the Caribbean?
The Conceptualising Global Democracy project asked writers from ten world regions to set out their ideas of what democracy could mean when applied to global affairs. Here you can read short summaries of their views and get a taste of the rich insights that are available from a more fully global perspective on global democracy.
Available in: العربية , 简体中文 , English, Español , Français , हिन्दी, Português and Русский
Learning for Global Democracy Case Studies
Can television be a force for global democracy?
Can the internet increase public participation in global politics?
BGD commissioned studies into innovative ways that people can acquire an empowering understanding of global affairs. The 10 studies, from all over the world, examined the role of the media, the Internet, “popular universities” and street theatre, amongst others.
Available in: العربية , 简体中文 , English, Español , Français , हिन्दी, Português and Русский
Including the Excluded in Global Politics Case Studies
BGD asked writers from the 10 world region to document the struggles for inclusion in the governance of global affairs of a number of structurally disadvantaged groups. These groups include; Afro-descendant women in the Americas. Dalits, informal workers, sexual minorities, small island states, children and indigenous peoples.
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