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In this essay in OpenDemocracy, Fred Halliday argues that"global civil society" is no guarantee of progress, freedom or the defence of rights: as much as any specific domestic society, it may be the site of conflict over values, power, lies and manipulation, even as the illiberal take advantage of their freedom to access the news media and the internet.
Tariq AliFriday April 7, 2006The Guardian
If civil society posed any real threat to the elite, the plaudits it receives would rapidly turn to menace.
It was thus no surprise that the WSF too had been permitted and facilitated by the local administration in Karachi. The WSF is now part of the globalised landscape and helps retrograde rulers feel modern.
20 February 2006
This query is concerned with channelling aid through grassroots organizations (NGOs) and, further, the risks of corruption within NGOs. The query requests analyses and reports about the "state of corruption" within NGOs, which are provided below. The issue of corruption in NGOs relates directly to questions concerning the accountability of NGOs.
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CLAD and the Government of Guatemala, through its Presidential Commission for the Reform, Modernization and Strengthening of the State and its Decentralized Entities (COPRE) and the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP), have the pleasure to announce the celebration of the "XI International Congress of CLAD on State and Public Administration Reform", to be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, November 7 to 10, 2006.
Less than two weeks to go before the 2006 SANGONeT Conference and our programme is developing into the decisive platform for civil society discussion on ICT and development issues.The programme is built around objectives that educate, inspire and interrogate. It offers a mixed range of topics that will appeal to a wide range of individuals with varying levels of exposure to ICT and development issues.Telecommunications and the Information Society - the event's contextual framework will be guided by an opening plenary that draws attention to the changing telecommunications environment in South Africa, while the closing plenary will reflect on the evolving Information Society in South Africa and the broader Southern African region.Connectivity Options - at the basic level, we shed light on ICT trends such as Internet connectivity and broadband options - providing guidance on appropriate solutions for the non-profit environment.Open Source - for the technologically enabled, day two of the conference will be entirely dedicated to delving deeper into the topical theme of open source, including the emergent and contentious issue of non-copyrighted open content.
Belarus's government will be targeted if the west doesn't get the result it wants in this month's elections.
by Jonathan Steele Friday March 10, 2006 The Guardian
The Fourth World Water Forum concluded deliberations in Mexico City on Wednesday, with several ministerial roundtables on areas related to water management and a closing plenary session. The Fifth World Water Forum will be held in 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey.It is accepted nowadays that water would play in the near future the role oil currently plays. Many processes converge into this resource that covers a large part of our planet: environment, culture and, economy are just few of them. The climate change and environmental constraints created by the inappropriate use of our resources and technologies are creating a serious challenge for current and future generations.
This is not one of those carefully orchestrated "orange" affairs with its mass-produced placards, rah-rah gals, and giant PR firms to aid media coverage, so loved by the "international community". Nor does the turbulence have anything to do with religion. What is taking place in Nepal is different: it is the culmination of decades of social, cultural and economic oppression.
Some commentators say the emerging immigrant movement - the force of which was evident at nationwide demonstrations last month - can be compared with the civil rights protests of the 1960s and 70s.
The Guardian (UK) Monday July 3, 2006 (by David Hencke, Westminster correspondent) reports :The government is creating a new generation of multimillionaires and turning charities into multimillion-pound businesses by contracting out services provided by the state, a report commissioned by the Whitehall trade union the Public and Commercial Services union, reveals today.
