Title page

Contents

Abstract 1

Acknowledgements 3

Acronyms/Glossary 5

1. Introduction 6

2. Methods 7

3. Civil society for global development 8

3.1. Key characteristics of civil society 8

4. Civil society and civic space in Small Island Developing States 10

4.1. The civic landscape 11

4.2. Mobilising civic resources 11

5. Approaches to strengthening civil society 13

5.1. Network development 13

5.2. Capacity building 14

5.3. Supporting youth organising 16

6. Recommendations 18

6.1. Cross-SIDS network building 18

6.2. Capacity building for 'critical' voices 19

6.3. Youth organising 19

References 21