Political Participation in Local Government: Social and Institutional Contexts

ریشه‌ها و زمینه‌های بی‌اعتمادی سیاسی در جامعه ایرانی در دوره رژیم پهلوی

Trust is one of the main components of social capital is a political system. Establishing an atmosphere of trust between government and citizens interact with their better efficiency and increased political participation & performance of political institutions. In contrast, the loss of confidence led to a lack of support from the public authorities, non-compliance with laws and regulations (unl...

The Use of Gender Justice Paradigm in the Islamic Republic of Iran (1997-2005) from the Institutional Theory

Public Policy and Citizens Participation in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria 2011-2015

Within the framework of multiple advocacy theory and elite model, an eclectic approach, the study examined citizens’ participation in public policy making and implementation with specific reference to Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State 2011-2015, with the aim of indentifying the overall impacts, benefits as well as factors hindering citizens’ participation in public policy making an...

What Enables and Constrains the Inclusion of the Social Determinants of Health Inequities in Government Policy Agendas? A Narrative Review

Background Despite decades of evidence gathering and calls for action, few countries have systematically attenuated health inequities (HI) through action on the social determinants of health (SDH). This is at least partly because doing so presents a significant political and policy challenge. This paper explores this challenge through a review of the empirical literature, asking: what factors h...

The Impact of Globalization on Women Political Participation (A Case Study of Pakistan 1999-2010)

Globalization is a multi-dimensional process of economic, political, cultural, and ideological change. It has had a mixed impact on women’s rights. On the one hand, it has led to increasing violations of women’s economic, political, and cultural rights in large measure due to the withering away of the welfare-developmental state, the feminization of poverty, the expansion of religious fundament...