Institutions of civil society in the process of implementation of European integration policy

The Impact

The purpose of the article is to investigate the impact of European integration processes on the development and diversity of civil society institutions in Ukraine. Methodology. The interdisciplinary approach to scientific knowledge in culturology, philosophy, political science, sociology has expanded the complex idea of European integration criteria for the development of public institutions in Ukraine. The culturological method contributed to the introduction of data on the influence of civil society institutions on its development into the research structure. The method of statistical data analysis allowed us to trace the quantitative slice in the direction of increasing the institutions of civil society. The scientific novelty lies in the complexity of the approach to identifying synergies and interdependence of European integration and institutional citizenship processes in Ukraine. Conclusions. Realizing the national interests of Ukraine, the European choice opens new prospects for cooperation with the continent, promotes the development of civil society institutions, provides opportunities for economic progress, strengthens Ukraine's position in the world system of international relations, opens the way to collective structures of common security. Current trends in the development of civil society institutions in Ukraine in the context of European integration policy are: increasing the number of civil society institutions, flexibility of their response to public needs, different areas of their activities, media intensification in consolidating society, focusing on international legislation, use of grant projects; participation in international cultural practices. The scientific support of coordinated interaction of civil society with various branches of government on issues of European integration processes contributes to the improvement of the activity of civil society institutions. To do this, they use cultural, informational, consultative, dialogue, partnership tools for the implementation of European integration reforms in Ukraine. However, it is important to note that the interaction of Western states and civil society institutions is quite active and fruitful in contrast to the situation in Ukraine, where the state is interested in the development of these institutions, but they are not active enough in cooperation and positioning themselves in solving important problems, limited to the fragmentary participation in the life processes of the country. Keywords: civil society, non-governmental organizations, public institutions, European integration, cultural practices of Rivne region.

Hegemonic Relationships: Donor Countries and NGOs in Western Balkan Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Southeastern Europe ◽

10.1163/18763332-03703004 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 312-329 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nikolaos Tzifakis ◽

Asteris Huliaras

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Learning Processes ◽

Global Level ◽

Post Conflict ◽

Weak Learning ◽

The Impact ◽

Comparative Examination

The impact of Non-Governmental Organizations’ reconstruction activities in Bosnia and Kosovo was largely determined by the nature and content of two dominant relationships. The first is the donor countries-International NGO (INGO) relationship. To grasp the importance of this relationship, it suffices to mention that, at the global level, donors give around five times more funds to INGOs (and more precisely to their own national NGOs) than to Local NGOs (LNGOs). The second is the International NGO-LNGO relationship. With respect to the first relationship, donor countries had a clear hegemonic position vis-à-vis INGOs. In turn, INGOs developed a hegemonic position towards LNGOs. These hegemonic relationships undermined the quality and effectiveness of aid disbursed and failed to promote the development of an open and democratic civil society. More interestingly, although most donors and INGOs got involved in the post-conflict reconstruction of both countries, very weak learning processes seem to have operated in the region. A comparative examination of the two reconstruction efforts reveals that the manifestation of many inefficiencies and failures was indeed even more acute in Kosovo than in Bosnia.

The Advance of the Party: Transformation or Takeover of Urban Grassroots Society?

The China Quarterly ◽

10.1017/s0305741013000039 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 213 ◽

pp. 1-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 41

Author(s):

Patricia M. Thornton

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

State Control ◽

Hybrid Form ◽

Party Building ◽

Previous Decade ◽

National Model ◽

Party Transformation ◽

The Impact

AbstractWhile existing scholarship focuses attention on the impact of state control and repression on Chinese civil society, the increasingly independent role of the Communist Party has been largely overlooked. This article reviews the Party's drive to “comprehensively cover” grassroots society over the previous decade against the theoretical debate unfolding among Chinese scholars and Party theoreticians regarding the Party's role with respect to civil society. Focusing on greater Shanghai, frequently cited as a national model of Party-building, I describe the Party's advance and the emergence of Party-organized non-governmental organizations (PONGOs), a new hybrid form of social organization sponsored and supported by local Party committees. I argue that these developments invite a reconsideration of our understandings of the ongoing “associational revolution” and of the Party's relationship to China's flourishing “third realm.”

Is There a Democracy–Civil Society Paradox in Global Environmental Governance?

Global Environmental Politics ◽

10.1162/glep_a_00155 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 88-107 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Thomas Bernauer ◽

Tobias Böhmelt ◽

Vally Koubi

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

International Cooperation ◽

Environmental Governance ◽

International Environmental Agreements ◽

Strong Support ◽

Environmental Public Goods ◽

The Impact ◽

Positive Effect

Civil society is commonly assumed to have a positive effect on international cooperation. This paper sheds light on one important facet of this assumption: we examine the impact of environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) on ratification behavior of countries vis-à-vis international environmental agreements (IEAs). The main argument of the paper focuses on a “democracy-civil society paradox”: although ENGOs have a positive effect on ratification of IEAs on average, this effect decreases with increasing levels of democracy. This argument is counter-intuitive and appears paradoxical because democracy is generally associated both with a more active civil society and more international cooperation. The reasons for this hypothesized effect pertain to public demand for environmental public goods provision, government incentives, and problems of collective action among ENGOs. To test the net effect of ENGOs on countries' ratification behavior, the paper uses a new dataset on ENGOs in the time-period 1973–2006. The results offer strong support for the presumed democracy–civil society paradox.

Afrontando el cambio climático y los riesgos contra la salud: respuestas en la Sierra Tarahumara / Coping with Climate Change and Health Risks: Responses in the Sierra Tarahumara

Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos ◽

10.24201/edu.v26i3.1378 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 671 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Teresa Elizabeth Cueva ◽

Roger Few ◽

Alfonso Mercado

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Health Risks ◽

Public Institutions ◽

Western Society ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽

Sierra Tarahumara ◽

Adaptation Processes ◽

The Impact

La literatura relacionada con el impacto del cambio climático empieza a dar cuenta de los diversos grados de vulnerabilidad de la población y de la capacidad de respuesta y de adaptación de distintos sectores sociales en el mundo. Sin embargo aún son pocos los estudios que, al analizar las respuestas a los riesgos para la salud derivados del cambio climático, señalen las limitaciones y oportunidades que dan forma a procesos de adaptación orientados a enfrentar los retos de salud. En este estudio se intenta avanzar por esa línea enfocándose en un sector pobre de la población indígena campesina mexicana. El artículo se basa en una investigación de hogares que se llevó a cabo de diciembre de 2006 a abril de 2007 en tres comunidades de la Sierra Tarahumara, ubicada al suroeste de Chihuahua. Los resultados revelan que incluso en un contexto de extrema pobreza y vulnerabilidad al cambio climático, la población desarrolla respuestas para afrontarlo y adaptarse. Así, los hogares tarahumaras han desarrollado tres tipos de estrategias: a) las basadas en sus usos y costumbres, b) la utilización del sistema de salud que ofrecen las instituciones públicas y las organizaciones no gubernamentales, y c) las prácticas sociales orientadas al exterior y la emigración a las zonas urbanas como canales de integración con la sociedad “occidental”. También se advierte que varias políticas gubernamentales orientadas al desarrollo de las comunidades, con impacto en la salubridad de la población, presentan limitaciones por su falta de coordinación intersectorial; un caso peculiar en el cual se observa la generación de cierta sinergia es el del área de servicios de salud, donde se ha logrado retomar los usos y costumbres de la población valiéndose de representantes de las comunidades y de las ONG. AbstractThe literature on the impact of climate change is beginning to describe the various degrees of vulnerability of the population and the capacity for response and adaptation of the various social sectors throughout the world. However, there are still very few studies which, when analyzing the responses to health risks derived from climate change, indicate the constraints and opportunities that shape the adaptation processes designed to cope with health challenges. This study seeks to advance this line by focusing on a poor sector of the Mexican indigenous peasant population. The article is based on a household study undertaken from December 2006 to April 2007 in three communities in the Sierra Tarahumara in the southeast of Chihuahua. The results show that even in a context of extreme poverty and vulnerability to climate change, the population develops responses for coping with it and adapting. Tarahumara households have developed three types of strategies:a) those based on their customs, b) the use of the health system offered by public institutions and non-governmental organizations and c) social practices oriented towards other countries and emigration to urban zones as a means of integrating with “western” society. It also shows that various government policies oriented towards community development, with an impact on the population’s health, have constraints due to the lack of inter-sectoral coordination. One exception in which there has been a certain amount of synergy is the area of health services, which has taken up the population’s customs through the assistance of community representatives and NGOs.

Challenges to immigrant associations and NGOs in contemporary Greece

MIGRATION LETTERS ◽

10.33182/ml.v10i3.133 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 342-358 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Apostolos G. Papadopoulos ◽

Christos Chalkias ◽

Loukia-Maria Fratsea

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Economic Crisis ◽

Hot Spot ◽

Geographical Range ◽

Legal Form ◽

Social Actors ◽

Migrant Integration ◽

Concentration Patterns

The paper explores the challenges faced today, in a context of severe economic crisis, by immigrant associations (ΙΜΑs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Greece. The data analysed here was collected between October 2009 and February 2010 and incorporates references to all recorded migration-related social actors operating in Greece. The paper takes into account such indicators as legal form, objectives, financial capacity and geographical range of activity, concluding with a typology of civil society actors dealing with migration issues. This study aims at informing the migration policymaking and migrant integration processes. By a spatial hot-spot clustering of IMAs and NGOs, we also illustrate the concentration patterns of civil society actors in Greece.

Understanding the Anti Money Laundering Act, 2013: Implications on the Work of Civil Society and Non Governmental Organizations

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2931658 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Robert Kirunda

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Money Laundering ◽

Non Governmental Organizations

Exhibition and Trade Fair Activity and Economic Crises: response measures and factors for recovery

Communicology ◽

10.21453/2311-3065-2020-8-2-80-89 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 80-89

Author(s):

A.A. Nazarov

Keyword(s):

Trade Fair ◽

Government Support ◽

Economic Sectors ◽

Current Crisis ◽

Multiplier Effect ◽

Response Measures ◽

The Impact ◽

Exhibition Industry

The paper represents the analysis of the impact on the exhibition and trade fair activity of the Russian Federation during crisis situations caused by external factors. The author examined the major anticrisis measures, industry statistics and the main trends in the postcrisis phase. The fundamental role of the exhibition industry as a tool is caused by stimulation of economic sectors recovery from the crisis due to the multiplier effect. The particular relevance of the article is justified by a comprehensive study of the state of the industry during the current crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The author provides an overview of main government support measures for the industry and explains factors that have reduced some of these measures. Also, the author examined in detail activities of non-governmental organizations and associations of the exhibition industry in lobbying for the provision of state support and educational and legal assistance to Russian exhibition companies. Thus, the importance of coordinating activities of all participants in the exhibition industry and, in particular, further consolidation of interaction at the level of industry associations, becomes apparent. Besides, the author suggests a number of measures, such as highlighting exhibitions, trade fairs and congresses from the list of mass events following the example of Germany, introducing insurability for exhibition organizers in case of postponement or cancellation of events due to emergency circumstances, standardizing public health and hygiene rules. Their practical application should mitigate the way out of the current situation.

NGOs for International Justice

10.1093/oso/9780198816423.003.0007 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Kjersti Lohne

Keyword(s):

International Criminal Court ◽

International Criminal ◽

Criminal Court ◽

International Justice ◽

Relative Lack ◽

International Crimes ◽

The Impact ◽

Oriented Approach

Kjersti Lohne describes the impact of non-governmental organizations at the International Criminal Court (ICC), in particular discussing the relative lack of regard for defendants’ rights, and especially highlighting the difficulties encountered by those acquitted. After the Coalition for the International Criminal Court contributed to the establishment of the ICC itself in the fight against impunity for international crimes, that Coalition has continued a victim-oriented approach, arguably at the expense of defendants’ rights. The ICC’s focus on victims, ‘truth’, and ‘memory’ may challenge the legitimacy of the Court in the longer run.

The Great Eastern Crisis (1875–1878) as a global humanitarian moment

Journal of Global History ◽

10.1017/s1740022821000085 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-26

Author(s):

Adrian Ruprecht

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Institutional Arrangements ◽

Red Cross ◽

Colonial India ◽

The Balkans ◽

The World ◽

Global Spread ◽

Global Movement

Abstract This article explores the global spread of the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement to colonial India. By looking at the Great Eastern Crisis (1875–78) and the intense public ferment the events in the Balkans created in Britain, Switzerland, Russia and India, this article illustrates how humanitarian ideas and practices, as well as institutional arrangements for the care for wounded soldiers, were appropriated and shared amongst the different religious internationals and pan-movements from the late 1870s onwards. The Great Eastern Crisis, this article contends, marks a global humanitarian moment. It transformed the initially mainly European and Christian Red Cross into a truly global movement that included non-sovereign colonial India and the Islamic religious international. Far from just being at the receiving end, non-European peoples were crucial in creating global and transnational humanitarianism, global civil society and the world of non-governmental organizations during the last third of the nineteenth century.

Project Management in Development Cooperation. Non-Governmental Organizations

Innovar ◽

10.15446/innovar.v25n56.48989 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (56) ◽

pp. 53-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Maricela I. Montes-Guerra ◽

Aida R. De-Miguel ◽

M. Amaya Pérez-Ezcurdia ◽

Faustino N. Gimena ◽

H. Mauricio Díez-Silva

Keyword(s):

Project Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Project Performance ◽

Project Managers ◽

Development Cooperation ◽

Applicable Knowledge ◽

The Impact ◽

Positive Effect

This article analyzes the adoption of project management practices in development cooperation NGOs and their influence on project performance. This paper illustrates the impact in the implementation of methodologies, techniques and tools on outcomes, measured by success criteria of several projects recently implemented. Information from the project managers of the organizations was collected, and complemented by a literature review. We analyzed the correlation among the variables that determine the adoption of a project, and the criteria that determine its success. The positive effect of project management adoption in the performance of cooperation projects is demonstrated, in spite of the low use of methodologies, techniques and tools within the sector. The article shows the importance of project management in cooperation and aid projects, with the purpose of increasing researchers' awareness about the field as applicable knowledge and about the benefits of its use in the sector. The paper shows that project management can improve project efficiency and accountability in other sectors.