arcatau, Author at Accountability Research Center

Nepal: Civil Society Advances Education Funding Through Tax Justice and Debt Relief Advocacy

Blogs by ARC AuthorsBy arcatau November 26, 2024

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Learning With and From Grassroots Rights Defenders

EventsBy arcatau November 11, 2024

Learning With and From Grassroots Rights Defenders Monday, November 11, 2024 Panel and discussion: 17.00-18:30 Reception 18:30-19.30 Abramson Family Founders Room, SIS Building, American University ARC bridges research and grassroots perspectives to advance strategies to improve public and corporate accountability. One way it approaches this is to learn with and from grassroots rights defenders, bolstering…

Strengthening Public Accountability through Synergy

Blogs by ARC AuthorsBy arcatau October 2, 2024

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How More Open Government Can Bolster USAID’s Localization Agenda

Blogs by ARC AuthorsBy arcatau September 8, 2024

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Sandwich Strategies Explained: Expanding Citizen Action

Blogs by ARC AuthorsBy arcatau July 19, 2024

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From Revolution to Reform—Tracing Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Landscape

Blogs by ARC AuthorsBy arcatau June 26, 2024

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Education Really is For All: The Important but Invisible Successes of Civil Society Activism

Blogs by ARC AuthorsBy arcatau May 30, 2024

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Food and Energy Protests Signal Failures of Accountability on a Global Scale

Blogs by ARC AuthorsBy arcatau April 21, 2023

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Defending Democracy: A New Approach for Apparel Industry Supply Chains

Blogs by ARC AuthorsBy arcatau March 21, 2023

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Shrinking Civic Space: How Can the World Bank Respond?

Blogs by ARC AuthorsBy arcatau October 12, 2022

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