Empirical evidence of tangible impacts of social accountability initiatives is mixed. This meta-analysis
reinterprets evaluations through a new lens: the distinction between tactical and …

The concepts of transparency and accountability are closely linked: transparency is
supposed to generate accountability. This article questions this widely held assumption. …

The question of religion's role in politics and society: modernization, secularization and
beyond?--Quantifying religion--Global GIR from 1990 to 2002--Western democracies--The former …

After a history of funding environmentally costly megaprojects, the World Bank now claims that
it is trying to become a leading force for sustainable development. For more than a decade…

This book has several main themes and arguments. International Relations has been
westerncentric, which has contributed to its ignoring religion; while religion is not the main driving …

The consolidation of democratic regimes requires the extension of political rights to the
entire citizenry, but this process does not necessarily follow from electoral competition. The …

This study examines the extent of separation of religion and state (SRAS) between 1990
and 2002 in 152 states using the Religion and State database. The results show that when …

… conflict and the reasoning behind it, see Jonathan Fox, “Towards a Dynamic Theory of
Ethno-… For an overview of the results of this research program, see Jonathan Fox, “The Ethnic…

Contrary to the predictions of some, neither the proliferation of supranational forms of
governance, the ascendancy of free market principles of global capitalism, nor expanding ffows of …

The growth of the building-block organizations of an autonomous civil society in an authoritarian
environment depends on the “political construction” of social capital. Social capital can …