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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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    Political Parties and Natural Resource Governance: A Practical Guide for Developing Resource Policy Positions

    5 April 2018

    NRGI Impact: DRC Communities Engage with Multinational Mining Companies

    1 March 2018

    NRGI Civil Society Assessment

    15 January 2018

    Closing the Gap: Strengthening the Development and Implementation of Natural Resource Commitments in the Open Government Partnership

    13 November 2017

    Dos pasos adelante, un paso atrás: la Alianza para un Gobierno Abierto en México

    13 November 2017

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    Equatorial Guinea: Leading Human Rights Organization Forced to Shut Down, Despite Government Pledge to Improve Civil Society Participation and Join Global Oil and Gas Accountability Initiative

    Publish What You Pay
    22 July 2019

    Extractives Sector Reporters Face Immense Pressure and Ethical Challenges. They Need Support and Guidance

    Toyin Akinniyi
    19 April 2019

    Presenting the New and Improved ResourceProjects.org

    Hari Subhash
    26 March 2019

    Elections in Resource-rich Countries: How to Better Campaign Around Resource Governance in 2019

    Margarita Batlle
    11 February 2019

    Three Ways Companies Can Make 2019 a Big Year for Contract Transparency

    Robert Pitman
    30 January 2019

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    Revenue management
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    Monday, October 26, 2015 - 13:15 to Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 13:15
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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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