Citizenship & Governance

Why are we entering the cold war again?

by Roberto Savio | Rome, 28 April 2014 - For weeks now, the mainstream media have been unanimously engaged in denouncing Vladimir Putin's action in Crimea first and Ukraine now....

'We are at the threshold of new civic movement' Harry Boyte at SID NL lecture series

The legacy of 2013

by Roberto Savio | San Salvador, Bahamas, dec  2013 - At this time of hope for what the new year may bring, it would be useful to look at the legacy we carry with us from the year...

Goodbye, Madiba

The age of african heros is ending This past week we have been forced to grapple with Nelson Mandela's frailty, his mortality. For all that I make the argument that it is...

Occupy Nigeria: Year 2012 something snapped!

by Esther Eshiet. By the time you read this the 52nd Independence Anniversary of my country, Nigeria, must have passed but this year’s Independence Day for me is different from...

Sunu2012: une plate-forme Web au service de la démocratie

SUNU2012 is a web based project conceived to improve people access to information, political participation, transparency of democratic processes and accountability of politicians...

New SID Report: The Status of Governance in Kenya 2012

The Status of Governance in Kenya: A baseline Survey Report 2012 This report provides the findings of a national baseline study on the key issues affecting citizen’s awareness,...

Sudan, South Sudan, and Darfur: What Everyone Needs to Know. Book Talk with Andrew Natsios

Preview: Sudan, South Sudan, and Darfur: What Everyone Needs to Know For thirty years Sudan has been a country in crisis, wracked by near-constant warfare between the north and...

Argentina and the politics of survival

by Marcelo J. García and Ximena Schinca The fresh images of public anger over belt-tightening policies written by technocrats coming from Europe seem over a decade old for those...

How Senegal’s youth took a stand in the 2012 presidential elections

by Khaita Sylla Senegal has just completed an electoral process having held presidential and legislative elections respectively in February/March and July 2012. This article is a...

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