1. So-Called ‘Civil Society’ in Post-Chávez Venezuela
(Matching tags: community organizations, venezuela, Chavez)

There is a powerfully dangerous and condescending myth circulating about so-called ‘civil society’ in Venezuela, which goes something like this: as Daniel Levine put it on a recent radio program, “there’s ...

2. WSJ: "Social Structures Form in Haiti's Tent Cities"
(Matching tags: aid distribution, world vision, ngos, community organizations)

The Wall Street Journal reports on the rise of self-governance in the make-shift camps, home to 1.3 million people. Miriam Jordan of the WSJ writes: Inside the many tent cities now home to hundreds of ...