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Middle East International Refounded
Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) —
Authority: 512
The Middle East International has restarted its printing press after a six-year hiatus, releasing a free PDF issue online in commemoration. According to the Arabist, MEI offers “long articles and analysis from writers based in-country who [know] what they [are] talking about.” There are several articles ...13 hours ago -
Kimberly Abbott: Working together, NGOs and journalists can create stronger international reporting
Nieman Journalism Lab —
Authority: 733
[This is the first essay in our series examining the evolving relationship between NGOs and journalism, produced with Penns Center for Global Communication Studies. Kimberly Abbott of the International Crisis Group leads off by exploring the pros and cons of established news organizations relying on NGOs for ...19 hours ago -
NGOs as newsmakers: A new series on the evolving news ecosystem
Nieman Journalism Lab —
Authority: 733
[Today were beginning a series of essays here at the Lab dealing with an important set of players in contemporary journalism: non-governmental organizations, or NGOs. Its title: "NGOs and the News: Exploring a Changing Communication Landscape." Our friends at Penns Center for Global Communication Studies explain ...20 hours ago -
Cartier goes for the gold
Marc Gunther —
Authority: 465
All too often, behind the glitter of gold are ugly environmental and social costs: Unregulated mines creating toxic wastes, child laborers working under grim conditions, rivers and bays polluted with waste. Sales of diamonds, meanwhile, have been used to finance wars in Africa. Under pressure, the jewelry industry has ...1 day ago -
Reading Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashi…
Talk Islam —
Authority: 526
Reading Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid’s “Taliban” the much-praised book about the ’student movement’ that was published just prior to Sept. 11th. An observation: It’s interesting to note how different the Taliban are as an Islamic movement in control of a population from other Islamic movements with ...1 day ago -
No Longer Afraid of Her Shadow
Democracy Digest —
Authority: 434
The most humble of activists are often the most inspiring. Check out this profile of Elsa Mamani, a shy Peruvian woman – “I used to be an ordinary housewife, afraid of my own shadow” – who now leads CODECC (Coordinadora Departamental de Defensorías Comunitarias del Cusco), an energetic group of women fighting ...3 days ago -
Democracy events
Democracy Digest —
Authority: 434
November 9, 2009. 20 Years Ago: The Fall of the Berlin WallThe Friedrich Naumann Foundation invites you to a Roundtable Discussion with Torsten Herbst, Member of the State Legislature of Saxony, Secretary General of the Saxon Free Democratic Party (FDP). The Willard InterContinental Hotel, Crystal Room, 1401 ...3 days ago -
Afghanistan: Women and Children First
God's Politics Blog —
Authority: 629
It may be too idealistic to believe that one day the U.S. will elect a pacifist as president or that Gen. Stanley McChrystal will be convicted by the wise words of Dispatch . Perhaps we will never see President Karzai, Abdullah…3 days ago -
Jobs & Opportunities
Democracy Digest —
Authority: 434
Rights & Democracy’s International conference on Sharia and family law reform Rights & Democracy, the Canadian democracy assistance group, is searching for two speakers to present papers at an international conference on Sharia and family law reform in Muslim countries that we are hosting next February in ...3 days ago -
UNDEF Funding for Civil Society
Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) —
Authority: 512
Michael Allen at Democracy Digest reports that the U.N. Democracy Fund (UNDEF) will open the call for applications to its Fourth Round of Funding on November 16th. UNDEF seeks to “strenghten the voice of civil society and help ensure the participation of all groups in democratic process.” Typical funding ...3 days ago -
Leading NGOs, Foundations and Trusts Involved in African Wildlife and Conservation!
Africafreak.com - African Safaris Revealed - —
Authority: 112
The list has been organized into categories for your own convenience. Hope you find the links useful… Your favourite African conservation project is not listed? Make sure you add it in the comments section! Thanks! African Wild Dogs African Wild Dog Conservancy Dedicated to protecting African wild ...3 days ago -
Egypt’s Trappings of Democracy
Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) —
Authority: 512
Rannie Amiri writes in The Middle East Online that “it is always amusing to see how authoritarian regimes endow themselves with the trappings of democracy - a party, parliament, ‘elections’ as if they somehow confer legitimacy to otherwise undemocratic governance.” Specifically, President Hosni ...3 days ago -
The ‘corporatisation’ of environmental activism
Harmless Sky —
Authority: 108
In the first part of his new book, Peter Taylor scrutinises the scientific research that underpins concern about global warming and finds that it is unconvincing. This extract, taken from the second part of the book, looks at the political dynamics that have promoted global warming to the top of the international ...4 days ago -
Eight introductory powerpoints on development – please plunder
From Poverty to Power by Duncan Green —
Authority: 511
I recently gave a two week introduction to development (undergrad level) at the University of Notre Dame, consisting of eight 45 minute lectures – here are the powerpoints for anyone wanting to nick them. Each lecture includes a brief illustrative video clip of campaigns, social movements etc. Subjects covered are: ...4 days ago -
The nerd in the cabinet
Marc Gunther —
Authority: 465
Once a professor, always a professor. Steven Chu, the energy secretary, winner of the Nobel Prize and former physics teacher at Berkeley, spoke tonight at a Washington fundraising dinner for Conservation International, the global NGO. Actually, he delivered a lecture, deploying a long, detailed PowerPoint ...4 days ago -
Berlin Wall’s lessons for promoting democracy
Democracy Digest —
Authority: 434
While Soviet communism has entered the dustbin of history, new forms of repression have emerged, writes RFE/RL’s Jeff Gedmin. As “authoritarian regimes are cooperating in unprecedented ways when it comes to the art and science of stifling the democratic impulses of their citizens,” the Berlin Wall’s lessons ...4 days ago -
Guinea: activists released, but junta implacable
Democracy Digest —
Authority: 434
The good news? Guinea’s military junta has released the democracy activists arrested last week, including attorney Thierno Baldé (above), former grantee of the National Endowment for Democracy, and head of the Research Institute on Democracy and Rule of Law.The bad news? Just weeks after the massacre of ...4 days ago -
1989: The God That Failed, The Wall That Fell
Democracy Digest —
Authority: 434
On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Freedom House has launched a new web feature highlighting the changes in freedom in the former communist world. Freedom Before and After the Wall includes a retrospective essay; charts and graphs; a series of maps from 1989, 1999, and 2009 reflecting the ...4 days ago -
Funding democracy: call for proposals
Democracy Digest —
Authority: 434
Our friends at the United Nations Democracy Fund ask us to point out that they are inviting civil society organizations to apply for funding for projects to advance and support democracy:Project proposals should be submitted on-line between 16 November 2009 and 31 December 2008 here where applicants will find ...4 days ago -
The Green Wave Surges
Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) —
Authority: 512
Reports continue to filter in about yesterday’s protests on the anniversary of the American embassy takeover in 1979. Juan Cole suggests that, by protesting on this day, the opposition are “implicitly likening the government of Khamenei to that of the shah […] his regime is not less internally ...4 days ago