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- "NGO ist ein Arbeitsstil - und immer falsch" (article in German)
Eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit NGOs: "NGOs machen ihre Strategien an den durch die offiziellen Strukturen vorgegebenen Möglichkeiten fest. Sie sind damit strategisch abhängig. NGO bedeutet das Gegenteil von selbstorganisiert, spontan, kreativ oder autonom."
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1/5/2002 | 479 Views |
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- "Womit die Nichtregierungsorganisationen regieren" (article in German)
Inhalt dieses kurzen Artikels ist die "...Untersuchung der NRO als Nachfolger der "neuen sozialen Bewegungen", speziell der deutschen." - "Nicht so sehr das Bestehen der NRO ist prekär, sondern die politische Rolle, die man ihnen zuschreibt und geben will", heisst es darin. Ein kritischer Kommentar zu NRO, aus linker Sicht.
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1/5/2002 | 424 Views |
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- Civil Society : Definition of Concept
Article summarises the development of the concept of civil society from Hegel, Marx and Gramsci to the Cold War and today. Thoughful four page article by Marlies Glasius of the London School of Economics. Abstract: "In the social sciences, the term 'civil society' has become almost as fashionable a buzzword as 'globalization'. However, nothing resembling a commonly agreed definition of this concept exists. Even that offered by the Centre for Civil Society based at the London School of Economics is controversial: 'Civil society refers to the set of institutions, organisations and behaviours situated between the state, the business world, and the family'. Some thinkers believe family life is part of civil society, while others believe that the business world should be included. Such debates may never be resolved by a single definition. In this feature, Marlies Glasius, lecturer at the Centre for Civil Society, traces the history of the concept 'civil society', and discovers that these disagreements are rooted in the very foundations of the idea."
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6/20/2004 | 535 Views |
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- Civil society as a metaphor for western liberalism
Abstract: "The concept of civil society has become one of the most used tools both in theoretical discussions and in policy formulations. Its aspirational content in general presents an abstract idea of people's action without elaborating its particular applications in various contexts. This paper looks at one such context. It aims at analysing the particular usage of the concept in the development discussions by international donors/policy makers such as the World Bank. It adapts an anthropological understanding of the metaphor analysis framework to uncover the context and meaning implicit in the particular language of civil society organisations used by the World Bank and other similar agencies. It links the particular language back to the socio-political context from which it has emerged, to argue that the usage of civil society organisations in the specific context of development implies a normative rethinking of social relations within developing societies. The argument suggests that it is this normative approach to civil society which is an attempt to realign social relations within developing countries parallel to the western liberal model of social arrangements between state, market and the third sector. The paper then discusses the short term implications on already existing civil societies and long term implication on societies in general." This 26-page paper by Hakan Seckinelgin, lecturer at the LSE's Centre for Civil Society, can be downloaded as pdf-document.
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4/13/2004 | 324 Views |
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- Civil society in non-Western contexts: Reflections on the
ABSTRACT: "The paper considers the usefulness of the concept of civil society-both as an analytical construct and a policy tool-in non-Western contexts drawing on a selected review of literature on Africa from anthropology and development studies. Rejecting arguments that the concept has little meaning outside its Western origins, and critical of the sometimes crude export of the concept by Western donors to build 'good governance', the paper examines local meanings being created around the concept. Nevertheless, it acknowledges that such adaptations are part of an increasingly universal negotiation between citizens, states and markets. Current efforts to bring peace in Somalia are, in part, drawing on the language of civil society. Despite the apparent novelty of the rediscovered concept of civil society, it can also be invested with historical depth in the study of citizenship, exclusion and colonialism. The concept arguably therefore has both analytical value as well as inspirational power." This 17-page paper by David Lewis, senior lecturer are LSE's Centre for Civil Society, can be downloaded as pdf-document.
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4/13/2004 | 291 Views |
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- Civil Society Organisations and Service Provision
The growth of civil society has been accompanied by increasing pressure on the quality of the performance of civil society organisations. State decline in service provision is likewise interlinked with increasing demand on NGOs to provide high quality services. This article identifies operational lessons concerning service provision by NGOs and other civil society organisations, examines critically the relationship with government and leads to key policy issues for governments and official agencies. This is a highly recommended article on the development of civil society organisations, the linkages with government and the challenges ahead for both. A more detailed summary of the article as well as the 24 p. document can be downloaded free of charge from the above address. Written in October 2000 by Andrew Clayton, Peter Oakley and Jon Taylor from Intrac (International NGO Training and Research Centre).
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3/11/2003 | 380 Views |
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- Definition of civil society from London School of Economics
One page summary on the term civil society by LSE's Centre for Civil Society: brief and concise.
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3/22/2002 | 568 Views |
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- Definition von NGO, Deutscher Bundestag (article in German)
Dreiseitiger Ueberblick ueber NGOs des Wissenschaftlichen Dienstes des Deutschen Bundestages, mit folgenden Kapiteln: Definition, Rechtsstatus der Nichtregierungsorganisationen bei den Vereinten Nationen (VN), Aktionsformen und Strategien von Nichtregierungsorganisationen, Nichtregierungsorganisationen und ?global governance?, Nichtregierungsorganisationen und Menschenrechtsschutz sowie Entwicklungspolitik, Debatte um die Nichtregierungsorganisationen. Drei Literaturhinweise.
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1/5/2002 | 610 Views |
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- Global Civil Society 2003 Yearbook
This is the third yearbook on civil society from the London School of Economics and Political Science. It discusses a wide ranges of issues under the headings concepts, issues, infrastructure and records of the global civil society. Includes very useful list of recommended reading for each chapter. A must for anyone interested in the subject. The 440 p. book can be downloaded chapterwise as Adobe Acrobat document. The Yearbook is envisaged as a landmark publication similar to the Human Development Report, The State of the World's Refugees or the SIPRI Yearbook.
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12/31/1969 | 531 Views |
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- The 21st Century NGO: In the Market for Change
Two-page food-for-thought summary of how the 21st century NGO may or should look like. 21st century NGOs will focus on solutions while 20st century NGOs focused on problems as symptoms of market failure, the summary says. Or: "Much 20C NGO funding was fuelled by public anger or guilt. 21C NGOs will aim to persuade supporters that they are good investments." Paper includes risk mapping tool for NGO boards. Full report of June 2003 is £60. SustainAbility.com provides more on the future of NGOs in "The 21st Century NGO: Roles, Rules and Risks", a 11-page paper available for free at: /www.sustainability.com/programs/pressure-front/21C-NGO-white-paper.pdf
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7/1/2004 | 391 Views |
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- What is a Non-Governmental Organization?
Excellent wrap-up of what is an NGO, when and how the term NGO came into existence, the types of NGOs and their activities. Includes bibliography. Article written by Peter Willetts, professor at City University London, for UNESCO Encyclopedia.
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7/17/2005 | 306 Views |
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- Yearbook of International Organizations (Union of International Associations)
Provides access to online database of international organisations, world problems issues, strategies and solutions, etc., after free registration. Immensely useful in finding other organisations. Based on the five-volume Yearbook of International Organizations.
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9/18/2002 | 554 Views |
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