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Forum for Social Studies (FSS) is an independent, non-profit institution engaged in policy-oriented research on the development challenges facing Ethiopia. READ MORE

FSS MOVES TO NEW LOCATION

FSS moves its office to a new address, adjacent to Emmad Guest House next to Imperial Hotel. Please click here to see the map

BOOK LAUNCH (NEW)

FSS launches a BOOK "The World of Girls and Boys in Rural and Urban Ethiopia"

BOOK LAUNCH on "The World of Girls and Boys in Rural and Urban Ethiopia" at the Ghion Hotel on 22nd April 2008 Edited by Dr Eva Poluha FSS publication in association with Save the Children Norway and Save the Children Sweden

Civil Society, Democracy and Development: International Experiences and the Ethiopian Context

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International conference discussed policy dialogue on civil society issues

An international conference aimed, among others, at facilitating for policy makers and members of the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to share from international experiences in the creation of an enabling policy environment has been held on Friday 28th March 2008, at the Hilton Hotel Addis Ababa.

The Conference has sustained platform for policy makers and members of the CSOs for policy dialogue on civil society issues, including an enabling legal and policy environment. Click here for more information

Click the links below to read some of the draft papers presented at the conference (PDF)

Harvest of Thorns?: Whither CSO Policy Advocacy in Africa post-9:11 By Brian Kagoro

Challenges and Opportunities for Civil Society Coalition Building in An Era of GlobalisationBy Kumi Naidoo

Policy Research Institutions and Democratization: Recent Experience and Future Challenges By Dessalegn Rahmato

The Resilience of Home-Grown Civil Society and its implications for Policy: the European Experience By Gerry Salole

Policy briefs in Amharic and English

Taye Assefa and Tegegne Gebre-Egziabher, eds. 2007. Decentralization in Ethiopia.Addis Ababa: FSS. More Info.

Tesfaye Tafesse. The Migration Environment and Conflict Nexus in Ethiopia: A Case Study of Amhara Migrant-Settlers in East Wollega Zone. OSSREA, 2007. More Info.

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FSS New Publications

The World of Girls and Boys in Rural and Urban Ethiopia. Edited by Eva Poluha. FSS publication in association with Save the Children Norway and Save the Children Sweden

The Status of Governance, Academic Freedom, and Teaching Personnel in Ethiopian Higher Education Institutions

FSS Research Report No. 2 (A Synthesis of Institutional Case Studies) Compiled by Tesfaye Semela Read more

'The Contribution of the expansion of Banking to Development of the country' (Amharic) Tefera Degifie

FSS Poverty to Development: Inter-Generational Transfer of Knowledge Publication Series 3rd Round No. 5 2007 Contact Library

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FSS Update

	FSS' electronic newsletter, FSS UPDATE, is meant to facilitate networking, exchange of information and sharing of experience among members of civil society and the research community. More Info.

In this Issue:

FSS Launches International Conference on Civil Society, p.1

FSS 10th Anniversary Honors Founders, p.5

FSS Holds 9th General Assembly, p.6

The role of professional women in the years before revolution of 1974 p.6

FSS Regional Dialogue Forums Held in Bahir Dar, p. 7