scholarly journals CENÁRIOS FUTUROS COMO FERRAMENTA PARA A ORGANIZAÇÃO DA SOCIEDADE CIVIL

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-76
Author(s):  
Isabel Cristina d'Avilla Oliveira ◽  
Karine De Mello Freire
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Operating Strategy ◽  
Strategic Design ◽  
Design Perspective ◽  
Technology Tool ◽  
Object Of Study

Este artigo descreve o modelo de “Cenários Transformadores” pela perspectiva do design estratégico. Objetiva entender a contribuição da ferramenta para a estratégia de atuação da sociedade civil na proposição de políticas públicas. Para tanto, o trabalho investiga a capacidade dos representantes das organizações da sociedade civil em absorver as práticas dos cenários e utilizar da tecnologia dessa ferramenta para o avanço na condução de suas estratégias. Apresenta o exercício do “Cenários Sociedade Civil 2023”, ocorrido no Brasil entre 202 e 2013, que serviu de objeto de estudo para a análise das possibilidades de conceber uma solução própria às organizações da sociedade civil que atuam no contexto das políticas públicas.ABSTRACT This article describes the "Transformers Scenarios " model for the strategic design perspective. Aims to understand the tool's contribution to civil society operating strategy in proposing public policies. Thus, the study investigates the ability of representatives of civil society organizations to absorb the practices of scenarios and make use of this technology  tool for advancing in the conduct of their strategies. It presents the exercise of "Scenarios Civil Society 2023", held in Brazil between 2012 and 2013, which was the object of study to analyze the possibilities of conceiving their own solution to civil society organizations working in the context of public policy. 

Role of public policies in promoting CSR: empirical evidence from business and civil society of UAE

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 1107-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Almatrooshi ◽  
Matloub Hussain ◽  
Mian Ajmal ◽  
Muhammad Tehsin
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Important Approach ◽  
The Government ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Hierarchy Process

PurposeThis paper aims to explore the intermediary roles that public policies play in stimulating government agencies, businesses and civil society to engage in a corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda.Design/methodology/approachIssues related to decision-making of public policies are increasingly complex. Therefore, analytical hierarchy process has been used to prioritize public policy practices for CSR in the UAE. Data were collected from experts working in businesses and civil society organizations.FindingsFindings suggest that businesses and the civil society confirm the importance of standardization and law enforcement public policy practices in issues related to CSR in developing countries. The endorsing style of public policies was the least important approach to encouraging CSR implementation in the UAE.Research limitations/implicationsResults are derived from a limited amount of empirical data only in one country; therefore, these cannot be generalized. Future research from other countries is needed.Practical implicationsOutcomes from this study will help the government enhance its role as mediator among all agents and help with designing public policies that encourage adoption of CSR by business firms while maintaining competitiveness in the economy.Originality/valueA framework consisting of five public policy categories – mandating, facilitating, partnering, endorsing and empowering roles – and 29 sub-policy practices is introduced. This study provides an important technique for analyzing the importance of public policies in promoting CSR. It offers insights into a population that shapes a CSR agenda.

scholarly journals Scaled, citizen-led, and public qualitative research: A framework for citizen social science

2021 ◽  
pp. 001139212110560
Author(s):  
Amirah Amirrudin ◽  
Nicholas Harrigan ◽  
Ijlal Naqvi
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Public Issues ◽  
Trade Offs

We propose a framework for citizen social science that brings together three reinforcing elements of a research project – scale, citizen-leadership, and publicness – to improve qualitative research. Our framework was born out of necessity; a desire to involve ordinary citizens, in researching public issues, with limited funding. We illustrate the application of our framework using insights from research we have led, involving first, a series of qualitative studies of state and civil society organizations working on community engagement by three separate years of public policy students; and second, a qualitative study on the system for processing salary and injury disputes for low-waged migrant workers in Singapore conducted by over 100 volunteers and activists. Drawing on a review of the literature and our own experiences, we speak to the advantages and trade-offs of adopting this approach and suggest practical methods for conducting citizen social science.

scholarly journals The Governing Left in Uruguay (2005–2015): A Participatory Democratic Experiment

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolás Bentancur ◽  
José Miguel Busquets
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Sociedad Civil ◽  
Leftist Party

An account of the first 10 years of government of a leftist party in Uruguay—the Frente Amplio—focusing on a mode of designing public policies that prioritized participation by civil society organizations suggests that this strategy distinguishes it from the preceding traditional party administrations and challenges the “liberal-democratic” label assigned to it by some of the high-profile specialized literature. Este análisis de los primeros diez años de gobierno de un partido de izquierda—el Frente Amplio—en Uruguay, hace foco en una modalidad de construcción de las políticas públicas que incorporó de manera jerarquizada la participación de la sociedad civil. Se argumenta que representa una estrategia alternativa a la desarrollada por los gobiernos de centro-derecha que le precedieron, que no encaja bien en la categoría “liberal democrática” en la que la sitúa parte de la literatura especializada.

Structural Analysis of Civil Society Organizations (CSO): Developing CSOs’ Organizational Capacities in Mexico

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-158
Author(s):  
Emelia Rubalcaba Medina
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Organizational Capacity ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Setting Process

The purpose of this research is to analyze, through quantitative methodology techniques, the organizational capacity of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in Mexico and their influence on public policy. It will seek to determine CSOs’ main characteristics (internally and externally) to identify the different channels through which they can exercise their influence, specifically in the agenda-setting process and the implementation of their proposals. The final objective of this article is to lead its findings toward public policy recommendations that empower CSOs by means of strengthening their organizational capacities.

Local knowledge in democratic policy making

2018 ◽  
pp. 43-58
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Religious Knowledge ◽  
Public Policy Making ◽  
Popular Participation ◽  
Political Dimensions

Building on the argument that local knowledge is political, this chapter investigates how knowledge plays a key role not just in policy formulation but also in implementation. Local knowledge is generated by citizens in everyday conversations and forums, often articulated in civil society and popular participation, including religious knowledge. We argue for local knowledge as a prerequisite for the democratisation of policy making and the improvement of public policies. To improve the use of local knowledge in public policy making, communities and partners need to work with local knowledge through its political dimensions.

The Sabar Shouchagar Project (toilets for everyone): making Nadia District the first open-defecation-free district in India

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devi Vijay ◽  
Debabrata Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Sector Management

Subject area Public Sector Management. Study level/applicability MBA or postgraduate program courses in public policy and management. MBA or postgraduate program courses on social innovation, social entrepreneurship and public or collective entrepreneurship. Management development programs for public policy professionals, non-governmental organizations and social enterprises. Case overview Despite several country-wide campaigns to improve sanitation levels, India continues to be the country with the highest number of people, over 600 million, practicing open defecation. This case outlines the Sabar Shouchagar Project (Toilets for Everyone) undertaken by the District Administration of Nadia District in West Bengal that transformed the region into the first open-defecation-free district in India. The case begins with providing the context of the problem of open defecation, why it has been hard to eliminate and how undertaking a project to eliminate open-defecation-free practices has myriad institutional and economic challenges. The case then details the conceptualization and execution of the complex Sabar Shouchagar Project which involved a loose coalition of various state programs and civil society organizations. The case ends with questions on the continuity of this project beyond the tenure of the current District Magistrate and on the replicability of such an ambitious project in other parts of the country. The setting of this case, a government agency, is different than most cases and provides an opportunity for students to talk about a state agency and its interstices with civil society. This case explores how to create change through large government machinery and allows the student to explore aspects of social mobilization, social change and social innovation. If taught within a postgraduate or MBA program, the case would serve well to dispel stereotypes and biases about government bureaucracies (such as slow timelines, limited efficacy of projects and so on). Expected learning outcomes After discussion and analysis of the case, students will be able to: appreciate how administrators within a large government bureaucracy address an ambitious and complex public health issue in a developing world context. Understand the on-the-ground challenges that arise when a change agent pursues a worthwhile goal. There are difficulties such as getting resources beyond what a government office has access to, getting alignments between different key actors within the local community and forging coalitions. Understand initiatives for social transformation within a developing country context. Specifically, the case unpacks the cultural, political, economic contexts that determine how social innovations may be pursued. Understand capacity-building and change management. Evaluate efforts required to sustain social change efforts and the challenges and pathways with respect to replication of successful social change projects in other geographies. Appreciate the design of civic engagement practices in public policy implementation. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email [email protected] to request teaching notes. Subject Code CSS: 10: Public Sector management.

scholarly journals Platform of the Brazilian CSOs: Open Government Data and Crowdsourcing for the Promotion of Citizenship

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raul Ferreira ◽  
Vagner Praia ◽  
Heraldo Filho ◽  
Fabrício Bonecini ◽  
Andre Vieira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
System Development ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Public Data ◽  
The World ◽  
Government Data

In Brazil and around the world, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) provide valuable public services for society. Through CSOs, people have organized and defended their rights, communities and interests, and can fully exercise their collective potential, often acting in partnership with governments to carry out public policies and/or develop their own projects, financed by the private financing or being self-sucient. Public transparency and availability of quality data are requirements for analyzing the strength and capacity of these organizations. Understanding the distribution of non-governmental organizations across the world and at the national scale, their areas of updating, projects in progress, and their execution capacity, is critical to promote the financing conditions of CSOs, to make it visible and to make it more e↵ective, transparent, and strong. With these goals in mind, we developed the Civil Society Organizations Platform1, an open, free and public on-line portal that provides a wide variety of information on the profile and performance of the population of CSOs in Brazil. Its core mission is to provide data, knowledge, and information on the role played by the almost 400,000 CSOs in activity in Brazil and their cooperation with the public administration in delivering public policies and services. We show how we developed this platform, the integration with several di↵erent databases, the challenges of working with open government data and how we integrated a lot of recent open source technologies in all spheres of system development. The first empirical results are shown and some new features regarding public data are presented.

scholarly journals A proposta de um novo marco regulatório para a comunicação no Brasil e as políticas para o setor | The proposal of a new regulation for Communication in Brazil and the public policies for Communication

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Henrique Demarchi ◽  
Maria Teresa Miceli Kerbauy
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Conference ◽  
Theoretical Support ◽  
Communication Policies ◽  
National Forum

RESUMO A realização da 1ª Conferência Nacional de Comunicação (Confecom) em 2009 no Brasil teve como consequência o fortalecimento de organizações da sociedade civil ocupadas com a democratização da mídia. Uma dessas entidades é o FNDC (Fórum Nacional pela Democratização da Comunicação), que colocou na agenda de debates a necessidade de um novo marco regulatório para a radiodifusão. A partir da metodologia e do exame da revisão bibliográfica, e tomando como aporte teórico a economia política da comunicação, o presente artigo examina a proposta de um novo marco regulatório no período, considerando a ausência de políticas para a área.Palavras-chave: Marco regulatório; Democratização; Confecom; Políticas de Comunicação; Economia Política.ABSTRACT The first National Conference on Communication (Confecom), held in 2009 in Brazil, had as its main result the strengthening of civil society organizations which dealt with media democratization. The National Forum for the Democratization of Communication (FNDC) is one of such entities and has stressed the need for new regulation regarding media broadcasting. Based on bibliographical research and the analysis of its results, as well as the theoretical support of the political economy of communication, this paper analyzes the proposal for new regulation in the period, taking into account the lack of public policies in the Communication segment.Keywords: Regulation; Democratization; Confecom; Communication Policies; Political Economy of Communication.

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