An X-Ray of participation in the policentric Forum 2006 - Caracas and Bamako Chapters
This work contains the presentation and analysis of the data of a survey carried out during the World SocialForum (WSF) 2006 held for the first time in a polycentric form in Caracas (Venezuela) and in Bamaco (Mali). Knowing and identifying the participants profile was the main goal of the survey. At the same time, the intention is to build a collective, longitudinal and long-lasting memory.
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An X-Ray of participation in World Social Forum 2005 – elements for debate
Check out the research on the WSF 2005 participants’ profile. This is the third survey on the WSF coordinated by Ibase and carried out with support from a partner network. Over 2,500 people responded the survey.
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World Social Forum 2003
During the WSF 2003, Ibase coordinated a systematization team who followed the conferences, panels, self-managed activities and dialogue and controversy round tables. In addition, Ibase was charged with the task of carrying out a survey on participants’ profile. This effort resulted in five publications entitled World Social Forum 2003 Series. On the right, you can read these publications.
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Regional Integration in South America – Background and perspectives
Regional integration processes in South America have advanced significantly, in the past 25 years, as an attempt to deal with the worsening of the economic and social situation which the continent had to face after the foreign debt crisis in 1982. The objectives of this paper are to give an overview of these processes, especially as they concern Mercosur, and propose alternatives from the standpoint of civil society organizations.
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Overview of regional cooperation and development in Southern Africa – possibilities, problems and challenges
Background paper prepared by the Alternative Information and Development Center (AIDC) for the May 2006 "Strategic Conceptualisation and Planning" seminar of the "Peoples Dialogue" project on "Alternative Regional Strategies", to promote comparative analysis, ongoing exchanges and active cooperation between civil society organisations in Southern Africa (SADC) and South America (Mercosur) .
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Perspectives and reflections – bases for building a post-neoliberal agenda
In 2005, the Post-Neoliberal Agenda Project held two closed seminars, in addition to an open debate during the World Social Forum 2005. Seminar results were systematized in this publication, which includes a CD-ROM with articles produced in previous years of the Project.
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Brazilian Youth and Democracy – participation, public spheres and policies
The purpose of this survey, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Canada), was to diagnose the potential participation of youth in public life. Between October 2004 and May 2005, 8,000 young people, aged 15-24, were interviewed in seven Brazilian metropolitan regions and in the Federal District.
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