Civil society's democratic potential organizational trade-offs between participation and representation

Bolleyer explores which civil society organizations (CSOs) contribute to democracy, how, and why. Two contrasting organizational templates allow theorizing fundamental trade-offs shaping CSOs' 'performance' on three dimensions: participation, representation, and societal responsivenes...

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Otros Autores: Bolleyer, Nicole, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press 2024.
Colección:Oxford scholarship online.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • 1. A Multidimensional Framework on Civil Society's Contributions to Democracy
  • Civil Society's Contributions to Democracy: Between Potential and Reality
  • Disaggregating the 'Transmission Belt': Three Normative Yardsticks Demarcating CSOs' Potential Contributions to Democracy
  • Membership Organizations as Venues for Participation
  • Membership Organizations as Vehicles of Representation
  • The Ambiguity of Interest Representation Behaviour: Expression of Assumed, Consultative or Surrogate Representation?
  • Adding Societal Responsiveness of CSO Behaviour as Third Normative Yardstick
  • From Normative Yardstick to Comparative Analysis
  • Conclusion and Chapter Overview
  • 2. The Distinct Internal Logics of Associations and Professionalized Voluntary Organizations
  • Why Study the Discrepancies between Democratic Potential and Organizational Realities in Membership-Based Voluntary Organizations?
  • The Diversity of Organizational Forms and Its Consequences for CSOs' Democratic Contributions
  • Intra-Organizational Trade-Offs and the Conflicting Priorities of Leaders, Members, and Managers
  • How CSOs Respond to Intra-Organizational Trade-Offs: The Different Logics of 'Voluntary Associations' and 'Professionalized Voluntary Organizations'
  • Conclusion
  • 3. Methodological Choices and Data
  • Measures Used in the Quantitative Analyses
  • The Dependent Variables: How to Measure CSOs' Diverse Contributions to Democracy
  • Central Explanatory Variables: CSOs' Governance Characteristics
  • Control Variables Central to the Functioning of CSOs Generally
  • Control Variables Relevant to Specific Dimensions of CSOs' Democratic Contribution.
  • CSO Diversity and Why the Voluntary Association and the Professionalized Voluntary Organization Are Not Treated As Counter-Images
  • The Advantages of a Mixed-Methods Design
  • The Selection of Three UK CSOs for In-Depth Study
  • Conclusion
  • 4. The Distinct Roles of Members in Civil Society Organizations: Trading Member Control against Leader Autonomy
  • A Governance Perspective on Member Activism in Civil Society Organizations
  • Hypotheses on Member Activism in Professionalized Voluntary Organizations
  • Hypotheses on Member Involvement in Voluntary Associations
  • Expected Impacts of CSO Type on Patterns of Member Activism
  • A Quantitative Analysis of Member Activism in Civil Society Organizations
  • Conclusion
  • 5. When Managers Take Over: Drivers of Staff Control in Civil Society Organizations
  • A Governance Perspective on Staff Control in Civil Society Organizations
  • Hypotheses on Staff Control in Professionalized Voluntary Organizations
  • Hypotheses on Staff Control in Voluntary Associations
  • A Quantitative Analysis of Staff Control in Civil Society Organizations
  • Conclusion
  • 6. From Voluntary Association to Professionalized Voluntary Organization: The Evolution of Member Activism and Staff Control in Civil Society Organizations
  • Intra-Organizational Dynamics and Decision-Making Power in a Service-Oriented, a Political, and a Partisan Organization
  • The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA)
  • Surfers Against Sewage (SAS)
  • The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW)
  • Conclusion
  • 7. CSO Goal Reorientation in Individualizing Societies: Between Commitment and Change
  • A Governance Perspective on CSO Goal Commitment and Reorientation
  • Voluntary Associations and Professionalized Voluntary Organizations: Hypotheses on Responsive Goal Commitment versus Instrumental Goal Reorientation.
  • Bringing in Market and Constituency Pressures: External Sources of Instrumental and Responsive Goal Reorientation
  • A Quantitative Analysis of CSO Goal Reorientation and Commitment
  • Conclusion
  • 8. CSOs' Political Engagement: Between the Logic of Membership and the Logic of Influence
  • A Governance Perspective on CSO Political Engagement
  • Hypotheses on the Political Engagement of Voluntary Associations and Professionalized Voluntary Organizations
  • Expected Impacts of CSO Type on Political Engagement
  • A Quantitative Analysis of Political Engagement of Civil Society Organizations
  • Conclusion
  • 9. From Voluntary Association to Professionalized Voluntary Organization: CSO Goal Reorientation and the Evolution of Political Engagement
  • Tracing Change in CSO Goals and Political Engagement Qualitatively
  • Intra-Organizational Dynamics, Goals, and Political Engagement of a Service-Oriented, a Political, and a Partisan Organization
  • The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA)
  • Surfers Against Sewage (SAS)
  • The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW)
  • Conclusion
  • 10. Disaggregating the Transmission Belt and the Study of CSOs' Democratic Contributions
  • The Democratic Contributions of Voluntary Associations and Professionalized Voluntary Organizations: An Overview
  • CSOs as Changing Configurations of Participation and Representation and the Growing Importance of Hybridization
  • The Professionalized Voluntary Organization: Better Than Its Reputation
  • The Three Faces of Membership Organization and Avenues for Future Research
  • Some Final Remarks
  • Bibliography
  • Index.