The resilience concept requires greater attention to human livelihoods if it is to address the
limits to adaptation strategies and the development needs of the planet's poorest and most …

Purpose–This article aims to explore the challenges posed by the conceptual framework
and diversity of practice of education for sustainable development (ESD). The implications of …

Serious questions remain about the ability of NGOs to meet long-term transformative goals
in their work for development and social justice. We investigate how, given their weak roots …

This article explores the implications of the shift of environmental education (EE) towards
education for sustainable development (ESD) in the context of environmental ethics. While …

In the first historical account of international NGOs, from the French Revolution to the
present, Thomas Davies places the contemporary debate on transnational civil society in …

Global economic crisis and the implications of global environmental change have led
academics and policy-makers to consider how 'development'in all parts of the world should …

In international development, despite the professionalization on NGOs of the numerous
projects carried out, very few studies address the competencies of project managers in non …

Across the world, welfare states are under challenge (or were never developed extensively
in the first place) while non-state actors increasingly provide public goods and basic welfare …

In the neo-liberal climate of reduced responsibility for the state, alongside global platforms
established to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action, a new arena opens for a …

Most of the world's poor live in develo** markets and face unmet needs in core areas such
as education, health, energy, sanitation and financial services. This offers businesses a vast …