Civil Society Discourses on Poverty and Social Exclusion During the Greek Crisis

2018 ◽  
pp. 163-187
Author(s):  
Maria Zafiropoulou ◽  
Aspasia Theodosiou ◽  
Alejandro Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Greek Crisis

Ethical Appraisal of the Role of Civil Society in Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Essien D. Essien
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Significant Implication ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
Inclusive Society

Contemporary studies surrounding the creation of civil society in Africa have revealed two important findings. First, despite the effort of civil society organizations in supporting inclusive democratic governance, promoting participation, advocating for transparency and accountability, sustainable development and stability remain elusive due to the challenges of social exclusion. Second, institutions central to the exercise of governmental powers exhibit inefficiency, weakness, lack transparency, and low credibility which worsen extreme poverty, inequality, and deprivation. Drawing upon extensive contemporary literature on social exclusion and inclusive growth, this study examines the role of civil society organisations as a pathway for social inclusion and sustainable development. Findings reveal that the management and distribution of services in the Nigerian society is largely inefficient and exclusionary, leading to myriad of social problems. This study has a significant implication for cumulative research on the subject of inclusive society and sustainable development.

Ethical Appraisal of the Role of Civil Society in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 938-954
Author(s):  
Essien D. Essien
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Significant Implication ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
Inclusive Society

Contemporary studies surrounding the creation of civil society in Africa have revealed two important findings. First, despite the effort of civil society organizations in supporting inclusive democratic governance, promoting participation, advocating for transparency and accountability, sustainable development and stability remain elusive due to the challenges of social exclusion. Second, institutions central to the exercise of governmental powers exhibit inefficiency, weakness, lack transparency, and low credibility which worsen extreme poverty, inequality, and deprivation. Drawing upon extensive contemporary literature on social exclusion and inclusive growth, this study examines the role of civil society organisations as a pathway for social inclusion and sustainable development. Findings reveal that the management and distribution of services in the Nigerian society is largely inefficient and exclusionary, leading to myriad of social problems. This study has a significant implication for cumulative research on the subject of inclusive society and sustainable development.

Accumulation by dispossession and hegemony in place: The Greek experience

2020 ◽  
pp. 030981682095982
Author(s):  
Dimitris Milonakis ◽  
Elina Drakaki ◽  
Manolis Manioudis ◽  
Sergios Tzotzes
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Greek Crisis ◽  
Land Dispossession ◽  
Accumulation By Dispossession ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Seeking to make sense of the Greek crisis Odyssey and the attendant restructuring of the economy, this article focuses on the spatial dynamics of the crisis. To this end, it builds on Harvey’s concept of accumulation by dispossession and Gramscian hegemony to evaluate the crisis remedy administered to Greece. An attempt is made to demonstrate dispossession of land, public resources and natural assets as a hegemonic project, as it takes place, linked to specific ‘spatio-temporal fixes’ of capital during and after the crisis, to be either welcomed or opposed by different stakeholders in civil society and local communities. Assessing the new institutional setting that was enforced upon Greece by its creditors, the Greek case of land dispossession and grabbing is discussed, focusing on representative ‘optimum’ investment instances to question the rationale and the effectiveness of the emerging post-crisis neoliberal model of economic development.

Birth Registration and Perceived Social Exclusion: Insights from Participants' Narratives

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Admire Chereni
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Birth Certificate ◽  
Birth Registration ◽  
Civil Registration ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Informant

Birth registration is becoming an important arena of political mobilisation for human rights. Discourses about civil registration advanced in the civil society and academic circles tend to frame birth registration in citizenship terms, arguing that (a) a birth certificate is indispensable in realising the child’s right to a name, nationality and citizenship, and (b) both the delay in registering and failure to register a child’s birth compound the social exclusion of that child. However, narratives that connect birth registration and social exclusion in a causal relationship are seldom premised on empirical evidence. Drawing on qualitative key informant interviews, this article examines how non-birth registration relates to social exclusion of children. Participants’ narratives generated in Zimbabwe’s Bindura District revealed that non-birth registration is entangled with multiple dimensions of social exclusion, potentially giving rise to marginalisation of children in various spheres of society.

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