Although Solidarność was the largest mass movement in history of after-war Europe, experience solidarity during that time communist Poland has barely been analysed. Drawing on historical accounts events 1980s and press interviews with members, this paper attempts to bridge gap identifies key aspects experienced solidarity. It argues under communism derived not only from common enemy – party sta...

This is the second note in a series of notes assessing the role of public-private partnerships and private sector participation in post-conflict reconstruction and infrastructure development. This series is extracted from a PPIAF-funded review of policy and institutional capacity to facilitate private participation in infrastructure for Sudan, which was prepared by Castalia Limited in November ...

This study reviews the history of the national anti-asylum struggle in Brazil. It analyzes some of the movement's difficulties, achievements and challenges. The theory of social movements is used here as an important analytical tool to understand this collective action, to the degree in which theory allows an appraisal of this type of social action rooted in its many configurations, evidencing ...

In spite of the critical role that women play in sustaining the family, and the contributions they make to economic and other development of African societies, they have largely been excluded from participation in the decision-making processes and mainstream activities of most facets of life, including politics. This paper examines the factors that hinder women’s participation in democratic pol...

We examine three hypotheses at the foundation of theories concerned with the organization of social space and social solidarity in differentiated groups. The most important of these hypotheses is that interpersonal ties between actors in different positions of a social structure foster social solidarity; however, the theories are silent on the question of whether this effect of interpersonal ti...