Governance & Accountability

Call for Proposals: Money, Power, and Sex: The Paradox of Unequal Growth
February 22, 2012
The OpenForum 2012 provides an unprecedented opportunity for activists, academics, businesspeople, and policy makers to take a critical look at the factors that will influence the African democracy and governance agenda over the next decade, debate the paradox of unequal growth, and turn innovative ideas into action that promotes real change.

Call for Proposals: Fostering Open Society in West Africa
Deadline: July 2, 2012
The Open Society Initiative for West Africa invites proposals for programs implemented in one or more of the following countries: Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

Call for Proposals: Central Eurasia Project
Deadline: Ongoing
Funds are available in programmatic areas including human rights, labor migration, transparency and consumer protection, and transparency of Western military and security cooperation.

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Living Together: City Strategies for Social Inclusion
Online Seminar
February 8, 2012
 VIDEO  
Supported by the At Home in Europe Project, this webinar examines city-led initiatives that strengthen the capacity of city councils, civil society organizations, and ordinary citizens to work together for more inclusive communities.

The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade
OSI-New York
November 7, 2011
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A panel of experts discuss The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade, by Open Society Fellow Andrew Feinstein.

Saving Dolma: Female Migrant Domestic Workers in the Middle East
OSI-New York
November 2, 2011
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Produced and directed by Kesang Tseten, the documentary Saving Dolma reflects on the lives of female migrant domestic workers, one of the most vulnerable groups of workers, and the issues they face in the Middle East.

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Red Cross Weighs in on Drug Criminalization
Joanne Csete
March 23, 2012
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The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has called on states to turn away from the criminalization of drug use in their national policies. This welcome statement adds further momentum to the global drug policy reform debate.

Vote 2012: Do Super PACs Hurt Democracy?
Muzna Ansari
March 23, 2012
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An new breed of Super PACs have been born, like the Campaign for Primary Accountability Super PAC, which aims to solve the problem of incumbency instead of supporting individual candidates –but are supporters correct when they argue that such Super PACs help, rather than hurt, democracy?

The Question Is Not Moot: The Constitution and the Affordable Care Act
Thomas Hilbink
March 22, 2012
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Is it constitutional to require all Americans to either procure health insurance or pay a penalty?

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