What's Next
Author/s: Hallstrom, Niclas, Nordberg, Olle, Osterbergh, Robert (Eds)
Publisher: The Dag Hammarskjold Centre
Year of publication: 2006
ISBN/ISSN No.: 0345 2328
Abstract: The world at the beginning of the 21st century is deeply contradictory. There is among many an increasing disaffection with the stage of humanity and a growing concern about the unprecedented damage being done to Planet Earth. At the same time, there are numerous examples, at different levels of society, of action for positive change. In order to analyse the present situation and what we may be facing in the future, and to propose bold innovative alternatives to the predominant development trajectory, the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation has initiated the What Next project. Carried out in close collaboration with scholars, activists and policy makers around the world, What Next aims to take stock of major social and political trends, identify and analyse emergent global challenges and explore strategies for social change.
Carbon Trading
Author/s: Lohmann, Larry (Ed)
Publisher: The Dag Hammarskjold Centre
Year of publication: 2006
ISBN/ISSN No.: 0345 2328
Abstract: The globe is warming. The more carbon dioxide from the combustion of coal, oil and gas pours into the air, the less stable the climate becomes to leave remaining fossil fuels in the ground. Yet, the dominant neoliberal approach to the crisis of carbon trading, promoted by the US and enshrined in the Kyoto Protocol and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, is failing. Slowing social and technological change, dispossessing ordinary people in the South of their lands and futures and undermining already-existing positive approaches, carbon trading only prolongs industrialized societies dependence on fossil fuels. It is bad for the South, bad for the North, and bad for the climate. Compiling the latest research and analysis, this special report lays out the case and describes what can be done.
"Airing Dirty Linen": The Problems of Establishing a Women's Rights Organisation in Contemporary Swaziland (Working Papers)
Author/s: Tvedt, Terje
Publisher: Africa World Press Inc, Oxford, UK
Year of publication: 1998
ISBN/ISSN No.: 0 85255 817 1
Abstract: Poverty will not be eradicated until there is a knowledge and the poor are able to participate in decisions that impact on their daily lives. Understanding the strategies of survival of the poor and the opportunities as well as the obstacles to development that exist are challenges which face researchers today.
Angels of Mercy or Development Diplomats: NGOs and Foreign Aid
RISE Working Paper No 4
Author/s: Wolf, Zanine
Publisher: RISE, Newlands, Cape Town
Year of publication: 2003
Abstract: A wide sociological analysis of the NGO phenomenon, including concepts of partnership. It contributes a thorough analysis of "civil society", details the history of the rise of NGOs within the setting of international politics and contributes a case study, thus also examining the role of donors and their policies and agendas. This a must-read book for those serious about understanding the non-profit sector, and for the scholars and critical activists committed to building a new democratic and development order.
Childhood Challenged: South Africa's children, HIV/AIDS and the corporate sector
Author/s: Smart, Rose (Ed)
Publisher: Save the Children, UK
Year of publication: 2002
ISBN/ISSN No.: 0 9584452 9 X
Abstract: This report summarises research that investigated the current engagement of the corporate sector with affected children. About 95 large South African and multinational companies were sampled, representing all sectors. Interviews were held with key decision-makers: CSI managers, PR managers, MDs, HR managers and HIV/AIDS managers.
Notes from round-table colloquium on the prevention of child victimisation, hosted by the Criminal Justice Initiative of the Open Society Foundation of South Africa, with a view to addressing the issues through the sharing of expert knowledge.
Author/s: Open Society Foundation of South Africa,
Publisher: Open Society Foundation of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
Year of publication: 2002
Abstract:
Colloquium on the Prevention of Child Victimisation
Community Development and Beyond: Issues, Structures and Procedures
Author/s: de Beer, Frik; Swanepoel, Hennie
Publisher: JL van Schaik Publishers, Pretoria, South Africa
Year of publication: 1998
ISBN/ISSN No.: 0 627 02350 9
Abstract: This book aims at informing students and practitioners of community-based development of the relevant concepts and their evolution, interpretation and application in the field of development. Key issues from the literature on community development are introduced and explained by way of annotated case studies. The following themes are discussed: history of community development; community development and community participation; institutions for community development; project management; coordination of community development; evaluation and training.
Development, Democracy and Aid in Southern Africa
Author/s: Thompson, Lisa (Ed)
Publisher: Centre for Southern African Studies, Western Cape University
Year of publication: 2000
ISBN/ISSN No.: 1 86808 476 0
Abstract: Part of the UWC Centre for African Studies monograph series. The series will attempt to bring together the proceedings of seminars, workshops, and conferences with themes relevant to Southern Africa's situation in the global context. This book brings together some topics from the November 1999 international conference on democracy, development and aid.
Diasporas, Remittances and Africa South of the Sahara
Author/s: Perouse de Montclos, Marc-Antoine
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies
Year of publication: 2005
ISBN/ISSN No.: 1 919913 76 9
Abstract: This monograph discusses the subject of African " ethno - national" migrations and relationships between home and diaspora communities.
Everyone's Guide to the South African Economy
Author/s: Roux, Andre
Publisher: Zebra Press
Year of publication: 2005
ISBN/ISSN No.: 1 86872 925 7
Abstract: Issues like inflation, exchange rates, business cycles, income tax, fiscal policy and more, are discussed in this book. Taking account of the changing economic landscapes in South Africa and the world, the guide also assesses South Africa's performance since 1994, tracking the highs and lows.
Third World Debt Working Paper
Author/s: Golding, Jaqui; Hatia, Habiba
Publisher: RISE, Newlands, Cape Town
Year of publication: 2003
Abstract: Efforts are being made by developing countries across the globe to engage in sustainable development and transformation in the context of considerable. "Third World Debt" This working paper series falls into a restorative justice and empowerment framework in which this book is located. The identified obstacles to development are, on the one hand, the lack of acknowledgement of knowledge assets of the poor and, on the other, the lack of access to knowledge by the poor. The series seeks to produce excellent knowledge in the spirit of learning whilst engaging with urgency and commitment to the development challenges facing us as researchers in South Africa today.
Future Positive: International Co-operation in the 21st Century
Author/s: Edwards, Michael
Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd, London, UK
Year of publication: 1999
ISBN/ISSN No.: 1 85383 740 7
Abstract: This book succeeds in being both blunt and gentle. It is packed with data and case histories that make the analysis impossible to dismiss. It levies stern indictments but does so with a compassion that does not dehumanize, and it appeals to the best of us in ways that are compelling.
How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered the World: A short history of modern delusions
Author/s: Wheen, Francis
Publisher: Public Affairs, New York, USA
Year of publication: 2004
ISBN/ISSN No.: 1 58648 348 X
Abstract: What characterizes our era? Cults, quacks, gurus, irrational panics, moral confusion and an epidemic of mumbo-jumbo, that's what. In How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World, Francis Wheen brilliantly laments the extraordinary rise of superstition, relativism and emotional hysteria. From Middle Eastern fundamentalism to the rise of lotteries, astrology to mysticism, post-structuralism to the Third Way, Wheen shows that there has been a pervasive erosion of Enlightenment values, which have been displaced by nonsense. And no country has a more vivid parade of the bogus and bizarre than the one founded to embody Enlightenment values: the USA. In turn comic, indignant, outraged and just plain baffled by the idiocy of it all, How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World is a masterful depiction of the absurdity of our times and a plea that we might just think a little more and believe a little less.
King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa 2002: What it means to you Author/s: Institute of Directors in Southern Africa
Publisher: Cliffe Dekker Attorneys
Year of publication: 2002
ISBN/ISSN No.:
Abstract: The King Report aims to promote the highest standards of corporate governance. It advocates an integrated approach to good governance, with a move away from a single bottom line to a triple bottom line embracing economic, environmental and social aspects.
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your life
Author/s: Seligman, Martin E P
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York, USA
Year of publication: 2006
ISBN/ISSN No.: 10: 1 4000 7839 3, 13: 978 1 4000 7839 4
Abstract: Known as the father of the new science of Positive Psychology, Martin Seligman draws on more than twenty years of clinical research to demonstrate how optimism enhances the quality of life, and how anyone can learn to practice it. Offering many simple techniques, Dr Seligman explains how to break an "I-give-up" habit, develop a more constructive explanation style for interpreting your behaviour, and experience the benefits of a more positive interior dialogue. These skills can help break up depression, boost your immune system, better develop your potential, and make you happier. With generous additional advise on how to encourage optimistic behaviour at school, at work and in children, Learned Optimism is both profound and practical - and valuable for every phase of life.
Long Life: Positive HIV stories
Author/s: Morgan, Jonathan & The Bambanani Women's Group
Publisher: Spiniflex Press
Year of publication: 2003
ISBN/ISSN No.: 1 876756 42 X, Double Storey Books (1 919930 35 3)
Abstract: This book shines light behind the grim statistics to illuminate the human face of HIV/AIDS in Cape Town's largest townships.
African " ethno - national" migrations and relationships between home and diaspora communities.
Author/s: Perouse de Montclos, Marc-Antoine
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies
Year of publication: 2005
ISBN/ISSN No.: 1 919913 76 9
Abstract: This monograph discusses the subject of African " ethno - national" migrations and relationships between home and diaspora communities.
Preventing Crime and Violence in South African Schools: A Review of Learning and Good Practice from Eight Interventions
Author/s: Griggs, Dr Richard A
Publisher: Open Society Foundation for South Africa, Claremont, Cape Town. Commissioned by the Criminal Justice Initiative
Year of publication: 2002
Abstract: This book is about a grantmaking-programme with an interest in building knowledge and sustainable innovation in the criminal Justice system, as well as in relation to the prevention and reduction of crime. These have been in three broad categories: Local government-focused initiatives, community-focused initiatives and school-based initiatives. This book is a review of some of the Open Society's initiatives, with the aim of drawing best practice examples from the work undertaken.
Service Enquiry
Author/s: Perold, H; Stroud, S; Sherraden, M (Eds)
Publisher: comPress
Year of publication: 2003
ISBN/ISSN No.: 1 919833 56 0
Abstract: Service Enquiry documents and analyses the experience of service and volunteerism in different parts of the world. This edition features contributions from Argentina, Austria, Mexico, the Philippines, South Africa, the UK and the USA. A few of the issues include, an assessment of civic service worldwide; post-Cold War environment for national service policy; service and social cohesion; youth service for employment; citizenship through service.
Social Cohesion and Social Justice in South Africa
Author/s: Prepared by the Social Cohesion and Integration Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council, October 2004
Publisher: A report prepared for the Department of Arts and Culture
Year of publication:
Abstract: This report was commissioned by the Department of Arts and Culture on behalf of the Social Cluster of Cabinet. It provides data and analysis for assessing the "social health of the nation". This report proposes a range of indicators that will allow for the continuous monitoring of the extent of social cohesion and social justice in our society.
Social and Physical Landscapes of Poverty and Crime in Khayelitsha (Working Papers)
Publisher: RISE Working Paper No 2
State of the Nation: South Africa 2004-2005
Author/s: Daniel, John; Southall, Roger & Lutchman, Jessica (Eds)
Publisher: HSRC Press
Year of publication: 2005
ISBN/ISSN No.: 0 87013 716 6
Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive and frank picture of contemporary South Africa. Written by some key social scientists in South Africa, the volume provides critical insights into the state of the political parties after the 2004 election, race and identity ten years after the advent of democracy, the performance of the economy, the state of employment and emerging patterns of business ownership. Essays on the state of the military, crime and policing, schooling, arts and culture, the Muslim community and how AIDS is affecting families and households are both enlightening and useful. Probing accounts of South Africa's relations with Nigeria and Zimbabwe round off the book.
State of the Nation: South Africa 2003-2004
Author/s: Daniel, John (Ed); Habib, Adam (Ed); Southall, Roger (Ed)
Publisher: Human Sciences Research Council Press, Cape Town, South Africa
Year of publication: 2003
ISBN/ISSN No.: 0 7969 2024 9
Abstract: This book draws on a long tradition of critical, analytic scholarship to provide an important contribution to our understanding of South Africa at this moment in history. Written by leading South African intellectuals on the state of post-apartheid South Africa, this volume provides: insightful analysis of post-apartheid polity, the state of the state, its political parties and wider civil society; an indepth look at the complex issues of employment, unemployment and the changing nature of trade unionism; detailed examinations of aspects of the social environment such as race relations, land reform and education; informed assessments of South Africa's relations with Africa and the wider world, including the increasing South Africanisation of the African economy.
The Role of Voluntary Organisations in Emerging Democracies: Experience and Strategies in Eastern and Central Europe and in South Africa
Author/s: McKinstry Micou, Ann; Lindsnaes, Birgit (Eds)
Publisher: The Danish Centre for Human Rights, Denmark
Year of publication: 1993
ISBN/ISSN No.: 87 89040 34 1
Abstract: Report of a workshop held in Prague in June 1992 on the role of voluntary organisations in emerging democracies, with strategies and examples from five Eastern European countries and South Africa. Includes legal and policy frameworks, institution-building.
The Size and Scope of the Non-Profit Sector in South Africa
Author/s: Swilling, Mark & Russell, Bev
Publisher: Graduate School of Public and Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand & The Centre for Civil Society, University of Natal
ISBN/ISSN No.: 0 620 29218 0
Abstract: This book reports the first ever study which describes the size of the non-profit sector (broadly meaning the organisations which are neither profit-making nor part of government) in terms of its employment, volunteers and finances, as well as its spread across different sectors of activity.
Towards Ukuphota: Survey Research and Poverty Eradication (Working Papers)
Author/s: Goldin, Jaqui
Publisher: RISE, Newlands, Cape Town
Year of publication: 2003
Abstract: Planning people-centric research requires thorough capabilities and competences and a research tool that is designed to deal with the complicated subject of the research. There is an urgency to re-evaluate not only the research instrument of surveys, but the very foundations of survey research itself. This paper initiates such an enquiry and in so doing critically examines the standardised survey approach. It proposes a revision of the survey paradigm in alignment with global trends in development and poverty eradication.
US Independent Sector Involvement in South Africa: A Report to the Southern Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group
Author/s: McKinstry Micou, Ann
Publisher: The Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington DC, USA
Year of publication: 1996
ISBN/ISSN No.:
Abstract: Results of a comprehensive examination of the US role in support of development in Southern Africa in four parts; transforming Southern Africa: an overview of American support, Official US involvement, private sector and US independent sector involvement.
Voices from Below
Author/s: Davids, Ismail
Publisher: Foundation for Contemporary Research, Cape Town
Year of publication: 2005
ISBN/ISSN No.: 0 9584528 3 0
Abstract: Voices from Below has grown out of a need to capture and amplify the voices of ordinary South Africans speaking about their experiences of participatory local governance during their country's first ten years of democracy. In line with the Foundation for Contemporary Research's action research orientation, the book gives an honest account of people's experiences, perceptions and interpretations of public participation in local government in the Western Cape Province.
This book integrates the way theory (legal frameworks) and practice (case studies) of public participation in a way that highlights gaps in both the theory and the practice of public participation at the local government level.
Gender & Development
Author/s: Win, Everjoice; Kidder, Thalia and Raworth, Kate; Kabeer, Nalia
Publisher: Routledge, Cowley, Oxford, UK
Year of publication: 2004
Abstract: Gender & Development aims to promote, inspire, and support development policy and practice which furthers the goal of equality between women and men. This 2006 sampler includes “When sharing female identity is not enough: coalition building in the midst of political polarisation in Zimbabwe”, “’Good jobs’ and hidden costs: women workers documenting the price of precarious employment” and “Gender equality and women’s empowerment: a critical analysis of the third Millennium Development Goal”.
Development in Practice
Author/s: Powell, Mike (guest ed)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Essex, UK
Year of publication: 2006
ISBN: 0961-4524
Abstract: This issue brings together authors who challenge the international development industry in its various expressions – from aid agencies to computer boffins, from development academics to communications specialists. Our aim in this special issue has been to convey some of the cutting-edge debates and experiences in relation to how particular forms of knowledge shape formal development agendas; and to show that emerging ICTs and related applications, and their use by previously excluded or silenced sectors, have the potential to reverse conventional understandings of whose knowledge and what knowledge matter, and to subvert existing hierarchies of knowledge, both overt and implicit.
City Futures
Author/s: Pieterse, Edgar
Publisher: UCT Press, Lansdowne, South Africa
Year of publication: 2008
ISBN: 978-1-91989-509-3
Abstract: In the past two decades a global urban revolution has taken place, mainly in the South. The ‘mega cities’ of the developing world are home to over 10 million people each, and even smaller cities are experiencing unprecedented population surges. The problems surrounding this influx of people – slums, poverty, unemployment and lack of governance – have been well documented. This book is a powerful indictment of the current consensus on how to deal with these challenges. Pieterse argues that the current ‘shelter for all’ and ‘urban good governance’ policies treat only the symptoms, not the causes of the problem.
Development Update
Author/s: Christiansen Cawthra, Helle; Helman-Smith, Andrew; Moloi, Dudley
Publisher: INTERFUND; South African National NGO Coalition
Year of publication: 2001
Abstract: This review looks at political, economic and socio-economic developments, as well as developments in the voluntary sector in South Africa, in the period between January 1999 and September 2000.
Leadership, Civil Society and Democratisation in Africa
Author/s: Bujra, Abdalla; Adejumobi, Said (eds)
Publisher: Development Policy Management Forum, Addis Adaba, Ethiopia
Year of publication: 2002
ISBN: 9-9903790-41
Abstract: This study of four Eastern African countries is based on the assumption that under the emerging democratic dispensation: (a) some CSOs are, in general, playing a positive role particularly with regard to pressurising governments to open more space for democratic governance, and (b) they could be a useful arena for producing capable and democratic leaders who could strengthen the ranks of policy makers and political leaders.
Development Practitioners and Social Process
Author/s: Kaplan, Allan
Publisher: Pluto Press, London, UK
Year of publication: 2002
ISBN: 0-7453-1018-4
Abstract: This book explores the practice of organisation development and group change in a way that will appeal to anyone involved in working towards social transformation. Drawing on extensive experience gained through many years of process consultancy within the development sector –mainly in Africa and Europe – as well as on the work of Goethe and Jung, Allan Kaplan presents a radically new approach to the understanding of organisations and communities and to the practice of social development.
e-Development toward the Knowledge Economy
Author/s: Carayannis, Elias G.; Sipp, Caroline M.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, UK
Year of publication: 2006
ISBN: 1-4039-4244-7
Abstract: Based on the analysis of policies, practises and empirical development case studies, the book presents a methodology for matching development stage and development strategy; identifying best and real policies and practises for the most appropriate use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT; and knowledge to foster innovation and entrepreneurship and trigger, catalyze and accelerate sustainable development.
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in Development Organisations
Author/s: De Coninck,John ; Chaturvedi, Khilesh; Haagsma, Ben; Griffioen, Hans; van der Glas, Mariecke
Publisher: Sage Publications, London
Year of publication: 2008
ISBN: 978-81-7829-857-3
Abstract: Effective planning, monitoring and evaluation (PME) is essential for organisational survival and for sustainable development, but remains a challenge for many development organisations, in spite of countless workshops, manuals, and intervention of experts. This book presents real-life experiences of 20 PME trainers and facilitators from Africa, Asia and Europe and offers suggestions for effective PME support processes, with a focus on civil society organisations. The authors seek to embrace a ‘total organisation’ approach to PME, one that looks at an organisation in its entirety, including its financial dimension, its environment, its collaborators and competitors, in a context informed by local and national cultures.
Administrative Assistant’s and Secretary’s Handbook
Author/s: Stroman, James; Wilson, Kevin; Wauson, Jennifer
Publisher: American Management Association, New York, USA
Year of publication: 2008
ISBN: 978-0-8144-0913-8
Abstract: The completely revised version of the Administrative Assistant’s and Secretary’s Handbook now covers: Time and conflict management; Troubleshooting computer problems; Communication and interpersonal skills; Office management; Supervision and interviewing skills; Presentation skills; Digital transcription; Web conferencing; Wireless networking; Microsoft Windows Vista; Working with Macs
South Africa: Reasons to Believe
Author/s: Lundy, Guy; Visser, Wayne
Publisher: Aardvark Press, Cape Town
Year of publication: 2003
ISBN: 0-9584564-1-0
Abstract: All South Africans – at home and abroad – face a critical choice. Either we choose to embrace our country with a positive, constructive and engaging spirit, or we choose pessimism, fear and misery. Our attitude towards South Africa plays a vital role in moving the country towards a brighter future.
In this book the authors challenge those who are choosing attitudes that knowck South African down rather than build it up. Their words are intended to encourage the increasing number of South Africans who have a positive approach and a belief in the country’s future. The book gathers together a wealth of facts, figures and real-life stories in a style that’s easily readable. Together they form a set of compelling reasons to believe in South Africa, its people and its future, and to rekindle the fire of optimism that many people felt after the nation’s political miracle in 1994. As you read this book, you will have cause to smile with confidence and feel a warm glow of contentment and
Creating a Learning Organization
Author/s: Braham, Barbara J.
Publisher: Crisp Publications, Inc., Menlo Park, CA, USA
ISBN: 1-56052-351-4
Abstract: In a world where change is constant, a rapid change is becoming the ordinary, no organization, no individual can avoid looking for what can give each an edge, a way to thrive. Learning is simultaneously both a process and a value. Committing an organization to continual improvement of every facet of itself, its products, and its services by learning about learning is creating a future for itself and everyone who is a part of the organization.
CREATING A LEARNING ORGANIZATION shows you how to take the idea of learning to the heart of an organization and use it to create an enthusiastic, creative group of people and a winning combination of expanding knowledge and imagination. You can find out directly what it takes to become a learning organization and how to sustain and grow it through sharing the responsibility for learning between the individual and the organization.
Report on the Status and Role of Youth NGOs in the Current Democratic South Africa
Author/s: Weideman, Marinda; The Youth Development Network
The purpose of this research study was to determine the current status and role of youth non-governmental organisations in South Africa by examining stakeholders and youth organisations in all nine provinces. The study’s objectives were to assess the factors that are weakening youth development non-governmental organisations in South Africa; to determine the roles that are still appropriate for youth development non-governmental organisations in South Africa; to determine possible methods towards strengthening youth development non-governmental organisations in South Africa; to assess the relationships between youth non-governmental organisations, government and the donor community; and to identify and make recommendations for the strengthening of the youth non-governmental sector.
An Independent Research Report on the National Development Agency
Author/s: Gardner, Michael; Macanda, Mmeli
Publisher: Centre for Civil Society
Year of publication: 2003
This report outlines the history and the establishment of the National Development Agency (NDA) and investigates whether the NDA Act and related legislation offer the NDA an optimum environment in which to function. The study also recommends necessary changes to the legislation, examines the relationship between the NDA and the non-profit sector and draws conclusions from the above about the performance of the NDA thus far.
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