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Confronting an Authoritarian Internet – Voices from the Frontlines Event
In case you missed Internews’ event, Confronting an Authoritarian Internet – Voices from the Frontlines, in Washington, DC last week, we’d like to share some of the highlights with you. Internews’ partners work in countries around the world in which state...
Freedom on the Net 2019: The Crisis of Social Media
Internet freedom is increasingly imperiled by the tools and tactics of digital authoritarianism, which have spread rapidly around the globe. Repressive regimes, elected incumbents with authoritarian ambitions, and unscrupulous partisan operatives have exploited the unregulated spaces of social media platforms, converting them...
Attending Evaluation 2019? Check out our guide to this year’s conference!
Are you attending this week’s American Evaluation Association’s Annual Conference: Path to the Future of Evaluation? Check out DME for Peace’s recommendations for what’s not to be missed in Minneapolis, Minnesota! For a list of all the events, check out the Evaluation...
Organizational Network Analysis Handbook for Human Rights Programs and Campaigns (2019 Version)
This Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) handbook is the third module in Pact’s Network Strengthening Toolkit series, a set of educational publications that explores the theories, approaches, and step-by-step techniques for analyzing and strengthening networks. This is the updated 2019 version of the...
Putting the “Applied” in Political Economy Analysis
Pact conducted a critical learning review of 10 Applied Political Economy Analysis (APEA) processes it led or supported from 2017-2018 under the Human Rights Support Mechanism (HRSM). The learning review generated key observations, analysis and recommendations that we hope will be valuable...
Applied Political Economy Analysis for Human Rights Programs
Pact's handbook provides practical guidance to practitioners and campaigners on how to integrate Applied Political Economy Analysis (APEA) into their activities. It provides a succinct description of APEA and discusses how the methodology supports human rights programs. It also outlines clear but...
Rights-Based Approach in Development Programming: Panel Discussion Summary
Understanding a Rights-Based Approach to Development On July 25, Pact hosted an event titled “Experiences in Rights-based Development Programming.” This session brought together more than 40 participants from a range of donor, implementer, and other organizations to explore rights-based approaches (RBAs) as...
Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes (2014)
This manual tells you about the ways that persons with disabilities can take part in elections and politics. One of the ways that people with disabilities take part in politics is when they vote in elections. Voting gives persons with disabilities a...
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