Localization in Development Aid

Thorsten Bonacker is Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the Institute for Sociology and the Center for Conflict Studies at Marburg University, Germany.Judith von Heusinger is a Junior Researcher at Center for Conflict Studies at Marburg University, Germany.Kerstin Zimmer is a Senior Lecturer of Sociology and Peace and Conflict Studies at Marburg University, Germany.

• Introduction[Thorsten Bonacker / Judith von Heusinger / Kerstin Zimmer]The Localization of Human RightsMulti-level Actor Partnerships for Implementing Children’s Rights[Andrea Schapper] Framing the Position of Social Media in the Local Institutionalization of International Human Rights Norms[Reilly Anne Dempsey & Benjamin Mason Meier]Japan’s Experience in Localizing Human Rights in Post-conflict Nepal [Miho Taka / Maiko Takeuchi / Sachiko Goto Kamidohzono]The Localization of GenderAppropriating Gender: The Ambivalent Effects of Nigeria's CEDAW Implementation[Mathias Großklaus] How the Localisation of Macrocultural Concepts can Reinforce Gender Inequalities. A Case Study on the Localisation of Reproductive Health in Cambodia[Thorsten Bonacker / Judith von Heusinger]Hybridization and the Case of a "Successful" Gender Mainstreamed Community-based Disaster Management Project in Cambodia[Franz F. Wong]The Localization of AgencyLocalizing Rebellion – International Development Agencies and the Rise of the Indigenous Movement in Ecuador[Philipp Altmann]Strengthening Civil Society through Development Cooperation?Localizing Participation in Post-Suharto Indonesia.[Felix Anderl]Victims, Victors and Saviours: The Politics of Aid and Women’s Rights in Zimbabwe[Manase Kudzai Chiweshe / Sandra Bhatasara]The Localization in Economic Development Cooperation The Localization of CSR Norms: Development Agencies and the Promotion of Responsible Business Conduct in China[Melanie Coni-Zimmer]From (Un-)Employment to Employability: Localized Neoliberal Norms and the Politics of Proper Progress in S