Development Policy

This document summarises key messages of the 2023 Issue paper on citizenship education, produced within the European Education Area strategic framework Working group on equality and values in education and training (2021-2025)...

This handbook is the output of an online course promoted by the North-South Center with the intention to strengthen the skills of professionals facilitating virtual dialogues and consultations among youth stakeholders. The course...

Since the fall of the authoritarian New Order regime in 1998, Indonesia has achieved remarkable progress in building democratic institutions. As the world’s fourth-largest democracy and the largest Muslim-majority, the country has...

Between 2024 and 2025, the Republic of Congo continued to face major economic challenges, mainly due to fluctuating oil prices on the international market, and poor governance. The World Bank has indicated that the economy should...

This document offers an analysis of the enabling environment for civil society in Mexico, built from four main sources: events reported through the Consortium’s Early Warning Mechanism platform; the quarterly diagnostics prepared...

The enabling environment for civil society in Pakistan during the reporting period has been defined by the intersecting pressures of a volatile political landscape and an economy in a tentative stage of recovery from the 2022–23...

Civil society actors in Peru operate in a volatile environment characterised by political instability and low public approval of the president. The upcoming national elections scheduled for April 2026 have further heightened...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a constitutional monarchy with a Westminster-style government and a unicameral Parliament that holds elections every five years. The current government is under the leadership of Prime Minister James...

Notes of the third meeting of the LAC-EU Civil Society Forum Steering Group

This IDOS policy brief, Localising Development to the Grassroots: Potentials and Limits of Engaging with Community Groups, provides fresh perspectives on the localisation of development aid to grassroots organisations. Drawing on...