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Civic space

Entrenchment of authoritarian governments and the radicalization of factions that oppose them has resulted in increased civil strife and violence, and a squeeze on civic space in the middle. This has ramifications for resource governance.
Entrenchment of authoritarian governments and the radicalization of factions that oppose them has resulted in increased civil strife and violence, and a squeeze on civic space in the middle. This has ramifications for resource governance.

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A Call to Action: Advancing Civic Space in the Extractive Sector
19 April 2022
The Resource Remix: Suneeta Kaimal and Joseph Asunka Discuss Democracy and Natural Resources in Africa in New Podcast
13 December 2021
NRGI Impact: Knitting the Fabric of Civil Society Activism in Tunisia (2013-2020)
Briefing
23 March 2022

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    Improving Resource Governance in the Kyrgyz Republic: 12 Priority Issues for the Mining Sector

    28 April 2017

    Улучшение управления минеральными ресурсами в Кыргызской Республике: 12 приоритетных вопросов для горнодобывающего сектора

    28 April 2017

    NRGI Media Training Class Profiles

    1 October 2015

    Country Strategy Note: Mongolia

    1 September 2015

    Pour une bonne gouvernance du secteur extractif en Guinée: Guide à l’attention de la société civile

    22 April 2014

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    Revisit the Most-Read NRGI Blog Posts of 2018

    19 December 2018

    NRGI's Jean Pierre Okenda on Mining Governance in DRC

    The Africa Report
    16 November 2018

    Civil Society Leader and Leading Human Rights Activist Attacked in Equatorial Guinea

    Publish What You Pay
    5 November 2018

    All Hands On the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative’s New Data-Rich Dashboard

    Edna OseiCharles Young
    5 November 2018

    Broadening the Scope of Governance Assessments

    Daniel KaufmannErica Westenberg
    31 October 2018

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    Open Government Partnership Global Summit 2016

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    Monday, December 5, 2016 - 08:00 to Friday, December 9, 2016 - 17:00
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      Beneficial ownership
      Civic space
      Commodity prices
      Contract transparency and monitoring
      Coronavirus
      Corruption
      Economic diversification
      Energy transition
      Gender
      Global initiatives
      Legislation and regulation
      Licensing and negotiation
      Mandatory payment disclosure
      Measurement of environmental and social impacts
      Measurement of governance
      Open data
      Revenue management
      Revenue sharing
      Sovereign wealth funds
      State-owned enterprises
      Subnational governance
      Tax policy and revenue collection
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