Civic Studies » Paul Emiljanowicz http://civicstudies.org An intellectual community of researchers and practitioners dedicated to building the emerging field of civic studies Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:57:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 “A Peoples Democracy”: The Citizens Energy Manifesto, Ghana 2016 http://participedia.net/en/cases/peoples-democracy-citizens-energy-manifesto-ghana-2016 http://participedia.net/en/cases/peoples-democracy-citizens-energy-manifesto-ghana-2016#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:17:20 +0000 http://civicstudies.org/?guid=c953636763e42cbf35442b281a511f65
Jul 27 '17
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In July of 2016 the African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) Ghana launched a campaign and series of regional forums to promote government accountability, democratize energy sector governance, and collate data to publish a Citizens Energy Manifesto that would inform political party platforms in advance of the December 2016 national elections.
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Jul 4 '17
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This case documents the use of the Facebook group “Mouvement du 20 Février - Maroc - حركة 20 فبراير” and the citizen-led online open access Mamfakinch by Moroccan activists to express grievances, discuss, share uncensored information and to organize a broad based movement within Morocco coordinated around February 20th 2011.
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Jul 3 '17
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This case documents how Ghanaian women were able to build consensus and draft the Women's Manifesto for Ghana through deliberative assembly meetings. The Manifesto offers analysis, prescriptive demands and establishes a Women’s Manifesto Coalition, to ensure that the human rights of women are upheld.
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Nov 2 '16
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An “indigenous management system” (IMS) is a collaborative and participatory form of environmental sustainability and conservation practice led by local indigenous groups and informed by local indigenous knowledge, customs, seasonal cycles, membership, and community deliberation. It involves the creation of an inclusive indigenous regulatory framework for environmental and food governance.
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