Citizen Participation

Understanding the National Budget (Namibia)

Written in cooperation with the Namibian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, this publication outlines the process and main features of a national budget using Namibia as a case study. The publication also includes sections on advocacy as well as a breakdown of government spending by sector.

فهم موازنة الدولة العامة

الناشر: منشورات المعهد الديمقراطي الوطني.

A Description of Civil Society Budget Work - Can Civil Society Add Value to Budget Decison-Making, January 2008

Since the 1990s, civil society organizations are playing an increasing important role in the public budget process. This publication outlines this emerging trend including numerous accounts of civil society involvement in budget activities throughout the world.

صورة عن عمل المجتمع المدني في موضوع الموازنة

الناشر: إعداد وارين كرافتشيك، منشورات المشروع الدولي للموازنة.

Mobile Active Strategy Guide #2 - Using Mobile Phones in Advocacy Campaigns

This three-volume set outlines how mobile phones, and particularly text messaging technology, can be used to enhance political campaigns, public advocacy and fundraising.

أدلة الاستراتيجيات - الجزء الثاني: استخدام الهاتف الخليوي في إطار حملات المدافعة

الناشر: إعداد:مايكل ستاين؛ تدقيق: كاترين فركلاس- منشورات منظمة MobileActive (موبايل أكتيف).

تفصيل: تستعرض مجموعة الأدلة هذه سبل استخدام الهواتف الخليوية، وتقنية الرسائل القصيرة تحديداً، لدعم الحملات السياسية وجهود المدافعة وجمع التبرعات.

Nicaraguan Democracy Survey 2007

A Place to Call Their Own: Southern Sudanese Comment on the Hard Work and Struggles of Self-Governance

NDI 2005 Annual Report

Macedonian Constituency Offices: Bringing the Parliament and the People Together

On June 27, 2007, NDI, the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, and the Union of Local Self-Government Units (ZELS) joined together to strengthen links between the citizens of Macedonia and their elected representatives by signing a Memorandum of Cooperation to support NDI’s Constituency Office Assistance Project. This NDI initiative is currently opening 65 offices across Macedonia — up from 46 during the previous mandate.

Montenegro Tracking Poll: Key Finding

Young Advocates for Peace Camp

In spite of a tense situation in the Philippines triggered by midterm national and local elections, the 2007 Young Advocates for Peace (YAP) Camp on May 20-30 gathered 71 youth leaders representing indigenous peoples, youth councils, school and out-of-school youth, and children of former combatants from the six political regions of Mindanao, the southern portion of the country.