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We are mid-way through our #P4P programme, which supports #Ethiopia and #Myanmar based researchers studying issues of political representation, participation and engagement in the global south, using approaches that integrate the arts and humanities... @ahrcpress @GCRF @SOAS
So, all this week we'll be sharing news of our latest #P4P Grant awardees and their projects...
1st up are Mikiyas Bekele Kidane (@MickyEthiopia), Abel Wabella (@Abelpoly), Solen G. Megersa (@solen_gemechu) & Michael Million - with 'The Participation of Target Groups in Civil Society Organizations and the Role of Civil Society Organizations in Federal Law-Making Processes'
Using a multi-methods approach to data collection, the team will turn their findings over to a network of scholars, activists and community members, in order to develop and disseminate a collective action plan to deepen democracy in #Ethiopia...
and they will produce a video to help generate dialogue about participatory democracy amongst the population at large. Read more about Mikiyas and the team's project here: parliaments4people.com/project/mikiyas
Remember to bookmark parliaments4people.com/p4pgrantees/ for the latest updates on our #P4P grantees and their project; & feel free to share widely with fellow artists, activists and academics interested in Parliaments & people.
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