Lifeworth is coordinating an EU funded study on how organisations work in networks to influence public policies on social and environmental issues. A report on Civic Network Excellence will be released in mid 2008.  A UN report of this work on how NGOs work in networks to influence public policy on global inequalites will be published in early 2009.

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Facebook, Myspace... Networks are everywhere. NGOs and business increasingly work in networks to achieve their goals. As do social activists. All network across the world and seek to influence activites and governance. Meanwhile nearly every organisation is now "in partnership" with another.
What is the theory? What is the reality? How do you know when to network, when to partner, and how to get the most out of these innovative relations?