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What happens when multinational corporations from Switzerland abuse human rights and damage the environment in the South? Often nothing at all. The Responsible Business Initiative aims to change that.

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Marielle Franco and Brazilian Democracy at a Crossroads - Metropolitics

Together in Montreal for a better world

'We are bearers of ideas, not bombs': Candidate for top UN post among those denied visa to World Social Forum | CBC News

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The youth of the Arab Spring

Revolution through arab eyes

The Arab spring: why did things go so badly wrong?

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Zivilgesellschaft unter Druck / Barbara Unmüßig... [et al.]

Neue feministische Aufbrüche / Britt Weyde... [et al.]

Polyphonies du rap / [éd. Les Afriques dans le monde, Sciences Po Bordeaux ; coord. par Alice Aterianus-Owanga et Sophie Moulard]

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For responsible corporations

What happens when multinational corporations from Switzerland abuse human rights and damage the environment in the South? Often nothing at all. The Responsible Business Initiative aims to change that.

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Mercosur negotiations behind closed doors

Anger is widespread in Mercosur countries over free trade negotiations with the EU. It is feared that industrial jobs will disappear to make way for a commodity-exporting economy. Things are not much different in the case of EFTA.

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Having a voice is a prerequisite for development

In functioning societies, civil society acts as a critical counterpart to the government. There is a worldwide trend toward restricting or even closing down spaces for participation and critical engagement by NGOs.

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