The concept of Civic Driven Change is increasingly used in the development sector and beyond. It is being discussed in various fora. Click on the links below to find websites of programmes dedicated to Civic Driven Change, or to read articles in which the concept is discussed.

The Broker

The broker published a special report on 'Deep Democracy' in its tenth issue, in October 2008. After this, a lively debate was held on the Broker's website, which can be found here.

IS

Traditional development aid does not suffice to tackle the problems of poor countries. This should be the main conclusion when taking a bird's eye view of the current debate about development cooperation, say development watchers Rens Twijnstra and Rob Visser in the IS of January 2009 (in Dutch).

Hivos

Hivos has its own knowledge programme on Civic Driven Change; which it calls 'a perspective of change in societies that stems from citizens'.

OnzeWereld

In the OnzeWereld of September 2009, Hivos general director Manuela Monteiro explains her organisation's new focus on the individual.

Vice Versa

Vice Versa refers quite frequently to the concept of Civic Driven Change. In February 2008, it referred to Alan Fowler's paper Civic Driven Change and international development: exploring a complexity perspective which was published on the Context website as Contextual no. 7.
In June 2008, Alan Fowler was interviewed about his ideas on complexity theory, which he sees as closely related to Civic Driven Change, as he also explains in an article on complexity in the Broker.
In August 2008, Rakesh Rajani presents his view on active citizenship and why the media at times can achieve more than traditional NGOs can.
In October 2008, 'progressive populist' Harry Boyte sets out the difference between mobilising and organising, which was also the basis for Obama's successful campaign.
In June 2009, the link between Civic Driven Change and public support for global issues is set out by Marieke Hart.
In April 2011, Lieke Ruijmschoot (consultant at Context, international cooperation), Remko Berkhout (knowledge worker at Hivos) and Janneke Juffermans (journalist) argue that the framework of Civic Driven Change puts NGOs for dilemmas, but also offers possibilities for a new positioning.   

ISS blog on Civic Driven Change

The ISS has a blog on its website where all the publications of the Think Tank initiative, a discussion forum and more resources can be found.