Politics
People-centred governance and decision-making, ensuring accountability and transparency
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People-centred governance and decision-making, ensuring accountability and transparency
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This section features initiatives and approaches towards people-centred governance and decision-making, with direct participation, and based on principles of social and environmental justice. This includes initiatives attempting to realize local non-hierarchical systems of decision-making in urban and rural areas, and linkages of these to each other at bio-cultural levels. This would also include collectives or communities that raise non-party political concerns at the local level and beyond, as well as initiatives that enhance accountability and transparency of political bodies. It will include alternative policy frameworks that are based on or promote the alternative economies featured elsewhere on this site, such as meaningful practices and concepts of well-being, instead of the mainstream development model which focuses on economic growth.
Van Gujjars help conserve forests, but are deprived of rights
The Van Gujjars – a pastoralist community in Uttarakhand – are on the frontline of climate change, but their role in forest management is limited by the rights they are denied
Why doing nothing is a radical act for India’s women – photo essay
‘Leisure is a feminist issue’ says Surabhi Yadav, whose photography project captures carefree moments of women around her
World Social Forum: Rethinking and Redefining Development Itself
Bioregionalism means regaining social and environmental well-being by redrawing the boundaries of governance, especially at the lowest village and township levels.
Songs of Resistance: Aarey
Resisting powerful forces, their music and activism persist, challenging mainstream development narratives and advocating for environmental justice and Adivasi rights.
200 Square Kilometers of forest land declared as Community Forest through a collaborative Gram Sabha of Panchayats Brenwar, Neego, and Jabbad in Budgam
A joint ‘Gram Sabha on Community Forest Rights (CFR) under the Forest Rights Act-2006.
A manifesto for justice
People’s movements and civil society organizations have to continue promoting changes through advocacy for policy shifts and ground action by and with communities.
केरल में उम्मीद का संगम (In Hindi)
विकल्प संगम एक साझा मंच है, जिसमें आपस में जोड़ने, गठजोड़ बनाने, एक-दूसरे सीखने व वैकल्पिक रास्ते तलाशने की कोशिश की जाती है.
VIKALP SANGAM GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELEASED A PEOPLE’S MANIFESTO 2024
The Manifesto, aimed at political parties, government agencies, and civil society organisations and movements at various levels, lists key strategies and actions that need to be taken for just living conditions.
Press Release: 25 Organisations Meet to Discuss Development Alternatives in India
About 40 members of 25 organisations from 12 states of India met at Farmer’s Share, Shoranur, as the General Assembly of the Vikalp Sangam.