1. Indicators Legislative and financial base support for civil society
Civil society participates in the design and implementation of policies
Civil society is actively involved in the ratification and promotion of the Convention
In addition, this chapter will explore some key indicators of the ‘capacity to partner’:
Resources
Capacities
Connections

2. Two spheres
At the national level – civil society partnership with government
At the international level – civil society’s participation in the Convention processes

3. Data sources Civil society survey
More in-depth interviews with civil society leaders
QPRs
Interviews with people involved in expert facility missions
UNESCO Culture for Development Indicators (Governance Dimension)
CIVICUS’ annual survey of members of the Affinity Group of National Associations (AGNA)

4. QPR analysis Three kinds of QPR
Many more examples of civil society-initiated actions than state- initiated actions
Issues of attribution, impact, how much is new

5. Civil society-led actions – domestic (1)
Advocacy
Austria, Chile, Cuba, Demark, France, Germany, Kenya, Madagascar, Palestine, Portugal, Quebec, Senegal, Slovakia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zimbabwe
Statements, inputs to consultations and legislative processes
Resources and creative industry development, trade deals, creative freedom
Civil society meetings
Afghanistan, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Denmark, France, Kenya, Quebec, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
Trade deals, resourcing, cultural policy

6. Civil society-led actions – domestic (2)
Research and generating data
Austria (gender and social class-disaggregated data), Brazil, Canada, France, Indonesia, Italy (cultural employment, social impact, audience development), Kenya, Slovakia, Switzerland (gender gaps), Zimbabwe
Disseminating publications
Austria, Brazil, Denmark, France, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Slovakia, Spain
Online: Brazil, Canada, Chile, Indonesia, Quebec, Slovakia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
New groups / networks
Austria, Greece, Kenya, Palestine, Senegal, Tunisia, Vietnam, Zimbabwe

7. Civil society-led actions – domestic (3)
Training
Afghanistan, Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya, Palestine, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
Monitoring
Brazil, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Switzerland, Zimbabwe
Public debate
Austria, Belarus, Chile, Germany, Senegal, Slovakia
Little reported
Working with broader civil society (only reported in relation to trade deals)

8. International civil society actions
Regional networking (Cuba, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia)
Bilateral working (Austria, France, Kenya, Spain, Zimbabwe)
As part of IFCCD (Austria, Canada+Quebec, France, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland)

9. State-led actions Invited inputs to consultations
Afghanistan, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Cyprus, Germany, Latvia, Namibia, Palestine, Tunisia
Working parties / commissions / advisory bodies
Brazil, Latvia, Quebec, Slovakia
Awareness-raising activities
Afghanistan, Germany, Quebec
Involving civil society in data collection
Estonia, Lithuania, Madagascar

10. Challenges (1) Awareness, knowledge and understanding Resources
Austria, Bulgaria, France, Indonesia, Namibia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
Low civil society awareness, lack of understanding by those working in the field
Resources
Austria, Canada, Chile, Indonesia, Latvia, Senegal, Switzerland, Zimbabwe
Funding cutbacks, ongoing civil society capacity challenges

11. Challenges (2) Civil society-state connection
Belarus, Lithuania , Switzerland
Representativeness and connectedness of civil society
Brazil, Canada, Switzerland
Lack of an enabling legislative framework

12. Solutions Improved dialogue and partnership across sectors
Belarus, Indonesia, Italy, Lithuania, Namibia, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
Better connections of civil society in the culture field
Italy, Lithuania, Tunisia
International working
Brazil, Italy, Lithuania
Capacity strengthening
Brazil, France, Italy
Better connections with other fields
Austria, Italy

13. AGNA survey No relevant members: Some relevant members:
Bolivia, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Tanzania, Venezuela
Some relevant members:
Argentina, Colombia, Japan, Togo, Turkey
Sizeable number of relevant members:
Finland, Mexico

14. Introduction
This chapter will examine the extent to which the 2005 Convention has opened up new opportunities for civil society and States Parties to work together on issues related to cultural policy, as well as the extent to which civil society has been able to engage with the processes of the Convention itself.
It will explore what opportunities have been enabled by States Parties for civil society to engage, what independent actions civil society has taken and what capacity challenges civil society encounters in seeking to engage.

15. SDGs
SDG 16
Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels.
Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision- making at all levels.
SDG 17
Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships

16. Understanding partnerships
Restating the Convention’s definition of civil society
Why partnerships are important
Supply and demand side of partnerships
Capacity to partner
Methodology

17. Summary of actions taken
Summaries of key action types from QPRs: civil society-led, state-led
Use these to establish a typology of responses
Case study of a successful/sustainable action drawn from QPRs

18. Four dimensions Laws, regulations, policies – indicator 1, 2
Access to financial resources – indicator 1
Capacities – indicator 2
Connections – indicator 2
How enabling are these?
What have the changes and challenges been?
What have been the actions to improve these?
What is needed?

19. Indicator 3 Awareness Participation in national level processes
Participation in international processes

20. Case studies History of civil society’s engagement with the Convention
Innovative approach to resourcing
A sustained and growing network
A partnership that has overcome challenges and achieved impact

21. Recommendations Laws, regulations and policies Resources Capacities
Connections
Civil society engagement with Convention processes, including QPRs
Indicators for the next report