The Role of International ngos in the Development of Democracy in Rural China

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-187
Author(s):  
Dongshui Yin ◽  
Xiaoguang Guo

The involvement of international non-governmental organizations (ingos) in the efforts to develop democracy is a global phenomenon in the context of globalization. ingos have played a part in the development of democracy in rural China. Given domestic reformers’ technical need for village elections, the important role of village elections, and the vision of ingos for boosting democracy, ingos have sought cooperation with the government and reached where village elections are held with their resources to provide financial, technical, intellectual and other support for pushing forward elections and the reform. To some extent, these ingos have contributed to the development of democracy in rural China. However, the large-scale fast movement of people in China has resulted in a large number of “vacant” villages. Against such a backdrop, ingos have shown less interest in village elections and shifted some of their attention to other areas. In the process of developing democracy, China should adopt an open and rational attitude towards the ingos, take advantage of their strengths, and avoid considering them either angels or demons.

Revizor ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (93) ◽  
pp. 55-70
Author(s):  
Željko Rička ◽  
Anita Šadić

Relevant governmental bodies and organizations, non-governmental organizations, international organizations and institutions, especially the media, show increased interest in corruption related to the public procurement. Public procurement is the most frequently cited area in the context of systemic corruption for the simple reason that it directly represents the spending of public money on a large scale, which according to OECD data represents about 7-15% of GDP. One of the possible approaches to prevent corruption in public procurement is the systematic building of the integrity of all entities and institutions involved in the public procurement process. Due to the fact that the internal audit way of organization and work is closest to practical issues of public procurement it has the opportunity to achieve the largest coverage of cases for which public funds are engaged.


Author(s):  
Dama Mosweunyane

This chapter discusses the role non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play within Botswana. It states that NGOs are useful instruments for learning generally, but particularly they serve as vehicles for lifelong learning. The chapter highlights the fact that NGOs have established the earliest schools in Botswana. However, when it was found that schools alone were not enough to take on the challenges of a Botswana that was growing more complex by the day, NGOs began to complement school learning with specialized training in centers for vocational and professional development. The Government of Botswana came to support NGOs through the development of an NGO policy whose aim is to forge a closer government-NGO cooperation in the promotion of lifelong learning in the country.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-132
Author(s):  
Hafied Cangara ◽  
Subhan Amir ◽  
Nosakros Arya

This study aims to determine the role of community newspaper in carrying out its oversight function of corruption in South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The type of research used is the content analysis and in-depth interviews with several key informants, including the mayor, the attorney general, the police, non-governmental organizations, and newspaper publishers. The unit of analysis is four local newspapers namely Pare Pos, Palopo Pos, Radar Bone and Radar Selatan. These four newspapers were published outside the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Makassar. Data analysis used the Single Factor Analysis of variance (ANOVA) or one-factor ANOVA (One Way ANOVA) test. The findings of the study show that: (1) the media has a role in carrying out its oversight function of corruption in government institutions in South Sulawesi, although this is not solely because of the media, but also the regulation and supervision carried out by the government through the bureaucratic path, (2) The portion of community newspaper coverage of corruption is quite large compared to other themes. However, judging from the tone of the news in general, it is still nuanced with information, and there has not been much investigated reporting. (3) Judging from the frequency of the coverage of these four newspapers, the Palopo Pos Daily and Radar Bone Daily showed a trend in reporting corruption issues, while the Pare Pos and Radar Selatan Daily tended to focus more on public service issues, for example waste, road, drinking water, electricity and traffic problems. However, statistical analysis showed that the difference was not significant.


Author(s):  
E. A. Antyukhova

The article explores the use of mechanisms in bringing down authoritarian political regimes in the Middle East and North Africa with the "Arab spring" in focus. The technique of "non-violent" methods of fight suggested by "godfather" of the "Arab spring" Gene Sharp is analyzed. It is noted that the distinctive features of his system were planned, determined and dynamic actions of protest forces. A special place in the article is devoted to the study of the role of non-governmental organizations in selecting and training protest leaders and activists and in creating a network of supporters of prodemocratic movements. The article examines the role of the Internet and cyber technologies used by the opposition during protest rallies. Non-violence as means of bringing down the existing power turned out to be an alternative to armed resistance. The key role of non-violent actions consisted in changing the point of view of anti-government forces, demonstrating that the public solidarity could make the regime overthrow possible. It is noted that the latest information means gave the process of political changes due activity and focus which was followed by the information actions designed to discredit the government in place and form the corresponding public opinion. Mediatization of politics promoted the creation of a dense information veil retouching a real picture. The overall system of methods used during the "the Arab spring" indicates that the mechanism of overthrowing authoritarian regimes and its technologies came from Western culture and were borrowed by Arab activists.


2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-341
Author(s):  
Nancy Claiborne ◽  
Junqing Liu ◽  
Henry Vandenburgh ◽  
Jan Hagen ◽  
Armando Mera Rodas ◽  
...  

English Interorganizational relationships are important capacity-building mechanisms for non-governmental organizations. Based on case studies of six Peruvian NGOs, this study found that international NGOs play crucial roles in how Peruvian NGOs function. In contrast, collaborative relationships among these Peruvian NGOs and with the government are underdeveloped. Possible reasons for these findings are discussed. French Les relations inter organisations représentent d’importants mécanismes de construction d’aptitude pour les organisations non gouvernementales. Basée sur les études de cas de six ONGs péruviennes, cette étude démontre que les ONGs internationales jouent un rôle crucial dans le fonctionnement des ONGs péruviennes. Par contraste, les relations de coopération entre ces ONGs péruviennes et avec le gouvernement sont sous- développées. Les raisons possibles de ces résultats sont discutées. Spanish Las relaciones inter-organizacionales son importantes mecanismos de construcción para las organizaciones no gubernamentales. Basado en seis ONG peruanas, este estudio determinó que las ONG internacionales juegan un papel fundamental en el funcionamiento de las ONG peruanas. Por el contrario, las relaciones de colaboración entre estas ONG peruanas y el gobierno están subdesarrolladas. Las posibles razones de estos descubrimientos son discutidas.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Владимир Кузнецов ◽  
Vladimir Kuznetsov

The article is the review of D. O. Sivakov’s monograph “Tendencies in Legal Regulation of Water-Related Activities”. D. O. Sivakov is a leading research fellow of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, a specialist and author of researches in the sphere of water and environmental legislation. The author analyses the study under review from the perspective how this study assesses the role of the state in the water resources management. The author supports the reexamination by D. O. Sivakov of the conceptual framework of the water legislation through the lens of proposed legalization of the “water-related activities” concept. The author’s conclusion resulting from the comparison of practical experience in water bodies’ management in a number of foreign countries is worth noticing. As such, the author focuses on the public services by non-governmental organizations and entities of the parties to the water relations. In his study the author confines himself to a simple enumeration of powers of some state bodies in the water services sphere, which is evidently not enough for building a holistic picture of tendencies in the legal regulation of waterrelated activities.


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2(64)) ◽  
pp. 167-178
Author(s):  
Валентина Викторовна РУДЕНКО

Poland has developed a sufficiently effective and systematic approach to combating corruption among post-socialist countries. Cooperation between the authorities and non-governmental organizations is an important part of the fight against corruption in Poland. Purpose: to show the role of non-governmental organizations in Poland, to determine their main functions, goals and forms of their activities; to show the experience and challenges of interaction between the government and non-governmental organizations. Methods: the paper is based on a combination of general scientific methods (system analysis, ascent from the abstract to the concrete, synthesis, typological method, etc.) and special methods of law and political science research (comparative, content analysis, etc.). Results: The paper shows the role of non-governmental organizations in shaping the anti-corruption strategy of Poland. Their goals, functions and forms of activity, sources of their financing are analyzed. The author highlights the following positive forms of interaction between the state and non-governmental organizations: involvement of the authorities in debates and conferences held by non-governmental organizations, allocation of grants to finance their activities, taking into account the proposals of non-governmental organizations in the activities of the authorities. The author distinguishes among the negative forms: reduction of external funding in connection with state policy, violations of human rights by state bodies, violation of the obligation of non-governmental organizations to prepare an annual report on their activities. The paper concludes that it is possible to apply the positive experience of Poland in the post-Soviet countries.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2.) ◽  
pp. 69-84
Author(s):  
Dániel Solymári ◽  
Janet Mangera

The role of African civic and non-governmental organizations has grown exponentially over the past ten years. Their number in Kenya has reached eleven thousand, with annual revenues in excess of one and a half billion dollars. However, the country has come a long way since the “difficult 1990s”, Kenya’s period of democratization. Fostering cooperation between NGOs and the government continues to have its problems, but without “civilians” there would be a huge gap in the field of development aid. In our article, we have reviewed the history and regulatory framework of the non-governmental sector in Kenya and its re-emergence.


NATAPRAJA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-105
Author(s):  
Hisyam Yusril Hidayat ◽  
Syarif Amr Hasyemi ◽  
Muhammad Galih Saputra

The paradigm shift in disaster management places non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as the actors who contribute to the process. However, NGOs still face many challenges both internally and externally. The author tries to find challenges from the role of NGOs and tries to formulate the right strategy. This research is categorized as a post-positivist paradigm and uses a mixed active method. The NGOs analyzed were Yayasan Peta Bencana and MPBI. The results show that there are internal and external challenges. The challenges are the number of volunteers are limited, lack of volunteer knowledge, there is no program evaluation, and financial accountability from NGOs. Meanwhile, external environmental barriers are still low in understanding and role of society and the contribution of the private sector is still low. The authors formulate nine strategies to overcome these problems. A limitation in this study is that researchers only use secondary data to explain the role of either the government or other actors.


ملخص: هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى التعرف على دور إدارة الحكومة الفلسطينية في الحد من العقبات التي تُعيق مواجهة مشكلة الإسكان في قطاع غزة، مستخدمةً الاستبانة كأداة للدراسة والتي استهدفت موظفي المستويات العليا في الوزارات المعنية والبلديات، وعددهم (123) مسؤولاً، وتم توزيعها على كامل مجتمع الدراسة وتم استرداد (112) استبانة ما نسبته (91%). واستخدمت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي. وخلصت إلى أن إدارة الحكومة بجهودها المباشرة تؤثر بدرجة قليلة في مواجهة مشكلة الإسكان في قطاع غزة، بينما تؤثر إدارتها بجهود القطاعات الشريكة (القطاع الخاص والمنظمات غير الحكومية) بدرجة متوسطة، وأن الحكومة تؤمن بدرجة كبيرة بدور هذه القطاعات في مواجهة المشكلة، بالرغم من أن مستوى تنسيق هذه القطاعات معها ضعيف نسبياً، وأوصت الدراسة باعتماد أسلوب التوسع الرأسي والإسكان العام، وتصميم نموذج جديد يدمج برنامجي الإسكان التعاوني والإسكان العام الحكومي، وضرورة تطوير مستوى وآليات الشراكة والتنسيق بين الوزارات المعنية بمجال الإسكان والبلديات أولاً ومن ثم مع القطاعات الشريكة وفتح قنوات اتصال دائمة لمناقشة السياسات التي تشجع تلك القطاعات على المبادرة وتحمل المسؤوليات. الكلمات المفتاحية: إدارة الحكومة ، مشكلة الإسكان في قطاع غزة. Abstract The aim of this study was to identify the role of the Palestinian government administration in reducing obstacles on facing the housing problem in the Gaza Strip, using the questionnaire as a tool for study which targeted the employees at higher levels in the relevant ministries، and municipalities، there number was (123) in charge. It has been distributed on the entire study population، and recovered (112) questionnaire accounted for (91). The study used descriptive analytical method. The study found that the government’s direct efforts have little impact on facing the housing problem in the Gaza Strip, while its management of partner sector efforts (the private sector and non-governmental organizations) has a moderate impact, and the government largely believes in the role of these sectors in facing the problem. The study recommended adopting the method of vertical expansion and public housing, designing a new model that integrates the cooperative housing and public housing programs, and the need to develop the level and mechanisms of partnership and coordination between ministries concerned with housing and municipalities. And then with the partner sectors and open permanent channels of communication to discuss policies that encourage these sectors to take initiative and assume responsibilities. Key words: Government Administration, The problem of housing in the Gaza strip.


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