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The Challenge Ahead for Latin America: From Participation to Results

After the third wave of democratization from the late 70s to the 2000s, Latin America saw the growth of professional civil society organizations (CSOs) and the legal recognition of citizen participation in public policy decision making. By the time the…

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Learning Outcome Transparency is the Beginning of Improvement

Lessons from Reformers: The Dominican Republic’s 2016 action plan focused its education efforts on developing a digital tool, the “Educational Center Management System (SIGERD)...

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Advocacy to Action: OGP Supports “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence”

On November 25, 1960, the bodies of three sisters, Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal Reyes were found at the bottom of a cliff in the Dominican Republic. Murdered for their outspoken advocacy, the sisters and their driver had been…

OGP in the News – Week of November 7, 2016

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. It’s been a tumultuous week in international politics, yet the nature of OGP coverage remained relatively unchanged. The English-language online computer magazine PCWorld,…

OGP in the News – Week of July 25, 2016

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. This week, while news items related to OGP emerged from all over the globe, coverage was particularly strong from outlets in Africa as…