The Meritocratization of Civil Society

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Bovens ◽  
Anchrit Wille
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Advocacy Groups ◽  
Interest Representation ◽  
The People ◽  
Professional Advocacy ◽  
Education Gap

Civil society organizations are, if not schools, at least pools of democracy. In the ‘third sector’, too, active engagement and participation ‘by the people’ have given way to meritocracy, or, in other words, to rule by the well-educated. Many popularly rooted mass organizations have witnessed a decline in membership and political influence. Their role as intermediary between politics and society has been taken over by professionally managed advocacy groups that operate with university educated public affairs consultants. First, the chapter describes the associational revolution, the enormous increase in the number of civil society organizations. Then it in analyses the education gap in membership and the shift from large membership organizations to lean professional advocacy groups, which has occurred over the past three decades. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the net effect of this meritocratization of civil society for political participation and interest representation.

scholarly journals Migration and Development Organizations: The Diversification of Civil Society in Spain

Two Homelands ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Lacomba ◽  
Mourad Aboussi
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
International Development ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Migration And Development ◽  
The Way

The conjunction between the last few decades’ public policy changes and the impact of the growth of immigration in Spain has had a transformative effect on the third sector. The government trend toward outsourcing the management of international development cooperation programs and social services has shifted much of the state’s responsibility onto the shoulders of civil society organizations. The context has subjected them to tensions and changes in the way they take action and the way they are organized. This article, based on two research projects, explores the adaptations and new forms of relationships among the main actors involved in the field of migration and development.

scholarly journals State policy of Chile to overcome crime

2016 ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
Liudmila Diakova
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Current State ◽  
The People ◽  
Special Programs ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Perception Of Security

This article analyzes the current state policy of Chile to overcome crime. It is noted that the study of public opinion regarding the personal experience of the people, demonstrating the improvement of the security situation (public and private) for the last 10 years (since 2005). However, the respondents’ perception of security problems has become much more negative, which is associated with the general deterioration of these indicators in the region, as well as a keen attitude of Chilean society to social inequality, which is considered one of the main factors for the growth of crime. Special attention is given to special programs to ensure public safety, and various governmentalpractices of the fight against crime, including the interaction of the police with civil society organizations.

scholarly journals Representaciones sociales de mujeres estudiantes de educación superior acerca de la prevención del femicidio

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-41
Author(s):  
Sonia Brito ◽  
Lorena Basualto ◽  
Margarita Posada
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Sociedad Civil ◽  
Las Mujeres

El artículo tiene el propósito de indagar sobre las representaciones del femicidio que construyen las mujeres estudiantes de educación superior de Chile acerca de los dispositivos del Estado y mecanismos preventivos de la sociedad civil.  La investigación se realizó desde un enfoque fenomenológico mediante una encuesta abierta de tipo cualitativa, la cual fue respondida por 99 mujeres. Los principales resultados dan cuenta de la urgencia de prevenir el femicidio a través de la educación formal e informal, promoción de redes de apoyo a nivel familiar y social, ajustes legislativos, agilidad en los procesos judiciales, efectividad de los organismos de Estado, validación de organismos de la sociedad civil y de las agrupaciones de mujeres con incidencia sociopolítica. -- The article has the purpose of investigating the representations of femicide that women students of higher education in Chile construct about the State's devices and preventive mechanisms of civil society. The research was carried out from a phenomenological approach through an open qualitative survey, which was answered by 99 women. The main results show the urgency of preventing femicide through formal and informal education, promotion of support networks at the family and social level, legislative adjustments, agility in judicial processes, effectiveness of State agencies, validation of Civil society organizations and women's groups with socio-political influence.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN HEALTH COMMUNICATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 127-139
Author(s):  
Satnam Singh ◽  
Siddharth Singh Tomar
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Close Association ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
The People ◽  
Community Monitoring ◽  
Health Related

Health Communication is an emerging field, it involves the examination of various communication models and techniques used by healthcare professionals and policymakers to communicate health and influence the health-related behavior of the public. It is an interdisciplinary niche where social sciences, psychology, life sciences, and communication studies work in close association. It is also important to understand different theories of mass communication while working out a suitable health communication strategy. Various professionals and organizations are involved in the process of communicating health to society, civil society is the prime stakeholder in this process. It is clear from the analysis of historical and contemporary data that civil society has contributed greatly over a period of time in communicating health to the people. Civil society also had contributed in mobilizing, rights advocacy, and community monitoring of health centers and schemes. We studied the content of various civil society organizations having a rural footprint to ascertain their impact on health communication. The healthcare ecosystem in India is rapidly changing, in the view of continuous decrease in state spending over the healthcare role of civil society became increasingly crucial, so it is very important to ensure their greater participation at all levels of policy making and in implementation as well.

NGOs, Civil Society, and Global Governance in the Era of Sustainability and Consolidation

2018 ◽  
pp. 183-206
Author(s):  
Maria Matiatou
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
The Third ◽  
Key Players

The purpose of this chapter is to establish a robust and reliable reference framework on the ecosystem of NGOs and Civil Society for literature review in scholarly contributions and publications. Furthermore, we seek to clarify the position and scope of NGOs within the third sector and civil society. We position NGOs on the sphere of political influence where they negotiate agendas, form coalitions with local and international partners, mobilize constituencies for policy change, and ultimately engage in all stages of the policy process. Finally, we discuss their increased role as key players in times of severe financial constraints. Two voids are identified: the absence of a protective policy framework that can shield NGOs from economic contraction consequences, and the void in evaluation frameworks that can measure their quality of performance.

scholarly journals Interview with Stefano Zamagni: The Italian Third Sector

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Bassi
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Dual Nature ◽  
The Third ◽  
Productive Function ◽  
Social Advancement ◽  
The Third Sector

In Italy, the third sector includes six main sets of civil society organizations: Voluntary organizations, social cooperatives, NGO, associations of social advancement, foundations, and social enterprises. Typical of the Italian third sector is recognition of the dual nature of its organizatons: those performing a redistributive function and those performing a productive function.

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