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Inclusive citizenship research project: methodology

27/01/2009 By Clare Castillejo

Club de Madrid

This methodology was developed as part of a FRIDE research programme on citizenship. It was designed to inform country level research on how donors can support the development of inclusive citizenship in contexts where the political and social exclusion of some groups has been a major driver of state fragility.

In particular, the methodology aimed to analyse the relationships between excluded citizens and state institutions and the impact of current donor policies on this relationship; as well as to explore how donors can most effectively support the development of state institutions that are inclusive and accountable, and empower excluded citizens to make claims and hold state institutions to account. This publication provides an overview of the research methodology, including its conceptual framework and investigative strategies.

This methodology was piloted in Sierra Leone in 2008, where it was used to investigate relationships between excluded groups of citizens and the state, with a specific focus on justice and governance institutions. A refined version of this methodology will be used to inform a new FRIDE research project that investigates the opportunities for strengthening women’s citizenship in the context of state-building.

 

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Strengthening women's citizenship in the context of state building
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Civil society Democracy promotion Gender Sierra Leone

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