Introductory Primer on the Role of Legal Reform in Supporting Civil Society
This Introductory Primer on the Role of Legal Reform in Supporting Civil Society was commissioned by UNDP from the International Centre for Not-for-Profit Law to respond to the increasing demand on UNDP to engage with or advise governments to develop civil society legal frameworks. The primer will guide UNDP in facilitating state-citizen relations through a better understanding of the normative and practical aspects of the often sensitive issue of legal and regulatory framework allowing and governing the establishment of civil society organizations, and their space and scope to function in public life.
The primer was finalized after an extensive review process by the Bratislava Regional Centre, the Civil Society Division/PB and the Oslo Governance Centre/BDP.
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Global Inventory of UNDP Engagement with Civil Society (2009)
The inventory provide a global overview and analysis of the ways in which UNDP engages with civil society.
The inventory is the result of the global survey carried out in 2007-2008 to which 102 country offices (72%) responded.
The survey focused on assessing the expanse of country offices current engagement with civil society.
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Promoting Civic Engagement in a Post-Totalitarian and EU Accession Context: A Case from Bulgaria (2008)
This paper looks at UNDP experience in Bulgaria in promoting civic engagement in a post-totalitarian and EU accession context. It concludes that scaling up of participatory approaches requires the establishment of mechanisms for voice and accountability within the state. This in turn requires a deeper process of political development to embed democratic values and culture in all parts of society as enhancing citizens’ voice and creating demand for participation does not automatically lead to increasing the receptiveness of the state to citizens involvement.
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Partnership in Action: UNDP Engagement with Civil Society (2008)
This tool is designed to respond to the demands of country offices, and to help UNDP staff in country offices and regional centres learn from other organizational experiences in developing programmes and partnerships with civil society. It provides an overview, outlines some key concepts in UNDP engagement with civil society. It contains country case studies, categorized by the roles that civil society partners play in partnering with UNDP, e.g., a) mobilizing public participation; b) policy-making and dialogue; c) providing services; and d) promoting social cohesion. Each thematic section contains country case studies organized by sub-theme and includes two discussion summaries of ways in which UNDP can strengthen its civil society partners through capacity development and accountability mechanisms. |
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Experiences from the Field: UNDP-CSO Partnerships for Conflict Prevention (2005)
This report highlights innovative partnerships between UNDP and CSOs in conflict prevention.
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Practical Guidance Note on Civic Education (2004) (Also in Russian)
This note, published by the Oslo Governance Centre in April 2004 is aimed at providing practical information and guidance for civic education programming and includes definitions, tips on programming, possible partners, issues to be aware of, UNDP case studies and links to additional resources. |
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