ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the prospects for political change or social transformation at three levels – international, national and local – trying to better take into account the war or conflict situation. Neoliberal policies predominant in the system allowing for civic action and the development of CSOs, but the overall economic and political situation tend to prevent their ‘theories of change’ from fully working out in practice. Social change brought about by political processes at a national level has the advantage that it can be cemented in law and implemented by government agencies. A social movement writes Clement, is a network of initiative groups, public and political organisations and individuals united by a determination to solve a common problem. As the ‘Civil Society at the Crossroads’ studies showed, governments around the world are not delivering what they promise or what the public expects.
