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Community Monitoring: Bringing People Closer to Public Health Services in India

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The Political Meaning of Monitoring in Restricted Civic Space

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O controle social e a participação no Brasil

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El control social y la participación en Brasil

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Social Control and Participation in Brazil

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Breaking Barriers: A Community-Driven Approach to Translation

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¿Vigilancia sin control? Las veedurías ciudadanas en Colombia y Ecuador

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Monitoring without Control? Citizen Oversight Committees in Colombia and Ecuador

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Taking Stock of the Mexican Government’s Rebranded Whistleblower Program

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Balance del nuevo programa de denunciantes del gobierno mexicano

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