Regions Refocus is building cross-regional, cross-movement solidarity in the struggle for progressive and feminist economic policy.

Reimagining Regionalism

African and Caribbean activist-intellectuals present and discuss progressive and feminist policy proposals around trade, climate, change, fiscal governance, agriculture, and debt, emerging from three regional workshops in Kampala, Accra, and St. Augustine.

Post-Colonialisms Today

Policy research and advocacy on development policies and initiatives adopted, promoted, or formulated by governments and policy institutions across Africa in the immediate post-independence period.

Resistance Across Regions

Collating analysis of activists confronting the global authoritarian surge, this report compares right-wing regimes across contexts and the challenges of progressive and feminist movements, proposing strategies aimed at weaving together the threads of resistance.

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Lessons from the Decolonization Era in Confronting the COVID-19 Crisis

Africa, Arab States 2020-07-29

Creating a Feminist Alliance for Trade Justice

Outlining why it's critical to push back against the neoliberal co-optation of women's rights, Gender and Trade Coalition members Regions Refocus, APWLD, and FEMNET share lessons from their work in the coalition. See More

Cross-Regional 2020-07-16

Why Post-Colonialisms Today? Introduction to the Project

Africa, Arab States 2020-06-22

Reclaiming Africa’s Early Post-Independence History

This article introduces the series Reclaiming Africa’s Early Post-Independence History from Post-Colonialisms Today (PCT), sharing lessons from the past for contemporary development challenges. Published with Africa is a Country. See More

Africa, Arab States 2020-07-28

Post-Cotonou Agreement: Cross-Regional Perspectives and Resistance

Africa, Caribbean, Cross-Regional, Pacific 2020-06-23

Regions Refocus Summer 2020 Update

Our regular update, with news on lessons from the Post-Colonialisms Today project for the COVID-19 crisis, our new website, cross-regional work on the Post-Cotonou agreement, and more. See More

Cross-Regional 2020-07-16

Africa

Topics: Agriculture, Extractives, Regional Integration, Trade, Post-Colonialisms Today project

Arab States

Topics: Social Policy, Trade, Post-Colonialisms Today project

Asia

Topics: Caste, Finance, Sexuality, Regional Integration

Caribbean

Topics: Climate, Debt, Finance, Trade

Cross-Regional

Latin America

Topics: Education, Finance

Pacific

Topics: Climate, Trade

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