Civil Society and International Development

Interest in the concept of civil society has undergone a remarkable renaissance in the 1990s. It is currrently seen as a potential tool to overcome some of the main theoretical and political stalemates. But what exactly does the concept of civil society mean ? Can civil society really be a counterwe...

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Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), North-South Centre of the Council of Europe
Otros Autores: Bernard, Amanda (-), Helmich, Henny, Lehning, Percy B.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 1998.
Colección:Development Centre studies Civil society and international development
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface by Jean Bonvin and Miguel Angel Martinez
  • Part One: Introductory Overview
  • -Introduction by Henny Helmich and Jos Lemmers
  • Report and Executive Summary by Ed van Thijn and Amanda Bernard
  • Conviviability: The Role of Civil Society in Development by Lourdes Arizpe
  • Part Two: Conceptual Questions
  • Towards a Multi-Cultural Civil Society: The Role of Social Capital and Democratic Citizenship by Percy B. Lehning
  • Shaping Civil Society by Axel Hadenius and Fredrik Uggla
  • Civil Society and Global Governance: Globalisation and the Transformation of Politics by Kees Breed
  • Part Three: The Role of External Actors
  • Civil Society and Building Democracy: Lessons from International Donor Experience by Harry Blair
  • The NGO Sector and its Role in Strengthening Civil Society and Securing Good Governance by Diana Mitlin
  • Part Four: Perspectives from Developing Regions
  • The Growing Civil Society in Asia: An Overview and Proposals for Future Action by Aye Aye Win
  • Civil Society in Sub-Saharan Africa: How Can Western Countries Help Civil Society in Africa? by Patenema Francois Sedogo
  • Networking Civil Society in Latin America by Monica Allmand
  • Civil Society in the Euro-Mediterranean Arena by Fifi Benaboud
  • Considerations for Donors
  • Annex 1. Civil Society and Development Cooperation
  • Annex 2. Programme and List of Participants