The Implications of Closing Civic Space for Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe

This report is one of a set of 4 country case studies designed to study the implications of closing civic space for the achievement of the SDGs

Abstract

This report on Zimbabwe is one of a set of four country case studies designed to study the implications of closing civic space for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The case study was commissioned in response to the wave of legal, administrative, political and informal means to restrict civic space and the activities of civil society actors in countries around the world in the past decade. Based on a literature review and conceptual framework developed for the study (see also Hossain et al 2018), the report documents how changing civic space in Zimbabwe, a country characterized as a predatory authoritarian state, has impacted on development outcomes, with a focus on specific Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) outcomes, including poverty, hunger, economic development, inclusive cities, and inequality.

This work is part of the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) programme

Citation

Oosterom, M. (2019) ‘The Implications of Closing Civic Space for Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe’, mimeo, IDS and ACT Alliance

The Implications of Closing Civic Space for Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe

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Published 30 April 2019