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Strategies and resistance of Human Rights activists in Kenya

Ruth Caravantes Vidriales . Tangaza University College of Nairobi (Kenya) Continue reading

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Women Situation Room a Model of Peacebuilding Initiative . A Case Study of Nigeria

Joy Onyesoh . WILPF Nigeria Continue reading

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The role of civil society in fostering the realization of human rights in Africa: The case of the right to development

Sergei Djoyou Kamga . Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, University of South Africa Continue reading

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The Aftermath of Tunisia’s Revolution: Opportunities and Disappointments

Didem Doganyilmaz Duman . Halic University
Goshen Duman . Istanbul Aydin University Continue reading

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From the “Aborigines’ Rights Protection Society” to “Occupy Ghana”: A History of Civil Society Organizations and Social Movements in Ghana

Andrea Noll . University of Hamburg
Jan Budniok . University of Hamburg Continue reading

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The Nile Contention: When the State Calls the Civil Society: Case Study of Ethiopia and Egypt

In April 2011, an Egyptian delegation of popular diplomacy visited Addis Ababa to promote Egyptian relations with Ethiopia. This visit has taken place after the January 25 revolution. In the same month, Ethiopia announced the construction of the Grand Ethiopian … Continue reading

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Networked social movements in Africa? Assessing drivers, repertoires and actors in post-2011 African protests

Oscar Mateos . Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations (Barcelona’s Ramon Llull University) Continue reading

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Civil society in authoritarian regimes: the case of Equatorial Guinea

Ana Lúcia Sá . CEI-IUL Continue reading

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Civil society and regime continuity in Cameroon: 1990-2013

Mokam David . University of Ngaoundere Continue reading

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Bringing down the ivory tower: Academic activism for 21st

Ndangwa Noyoo . University of Johannesburg Continue reading

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