people’s participation in legislation is the highest manifestation of people’s right to sovereignty and determing of destiny of them political and social life.nowadays this kind of participation mainly is applied by legislative branch in the light of indirect democracy and entrusting this right to members of parliament and in according to principle of separation of powers. after all, exceptionl...

This case study is about preparing the urban communities for earthquake hazard through organizing the communities and activating the service providers (organizations responsible for responding to earthquake hazard). Being a pilot initiative, the project was intervened in 16 communities / wards of Dhaka City that were selected based on their receptivity and vulnerability through community partic...

This paper presents critical reflections regarding entangled relationships between access, communication and inclusion illustrates how these play out across multiple analytical scales, ranging from interactional data analysis to engagement with policy data. The study draws on our ethnographic fieldwork two large projects where roughly 45 18-50+ year-old people have been shadowed settings. aims ...

Even though beggary was considered an honorable deed in ancient India, it still restricted to the domain of students and monks. Today, not only has increased its magnitude but also become a major concern for society as well economy. Studies have shown that is isolated phenomenon amalgamation many background problems such poverty, unemployment, family disintegration, diseases, physical inabiliti...

Illicit and prescription drug use disorders are two to four times more prevalent among Aboriginal peoples in North America than the general population. Research suggests Aboriginal cultural participation may be protective against substance use problems in rural and remote Aboriginal communities. As Aboriginal peoples continue to urbanize rapidly around the globe, the role traditional Aboriginal...

During 2008, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) made several large-scale funding commitments to close the gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples, and to improve Indigenous child health. These commitments represent a significant first step, but the funding package was devised without the full and active involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

The Arctic Council in a formal treaty based organization among the eight Arctic Countries (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden and the United States of America.) with permanent participation by the six indigenous peoples organizations of the Arctic (Aleut International Association, Arctic Athabaskan Council, Gwich'in Council International, Inuit Circumpolar...

Cancer mortality among indigenous peoples is increasing, but these populations commonly under use cancer-screening services. This systematic review explores knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours towards cancer screening among indigenous peoples worldwide. Searches of major bibliographic databases identified primary studies published in English up to March, 2014; of 33 eligible studies, three wer...