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Showing 1 to 20 of 779 for “"Civil-Society"”.
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Experiencing civil society: the reality of civil society in post-devolution Wales
Discussions about civil society have traditionally been concerned with its relationship to the state and the market. The last decade, however, has seen the concept being increasingly used by those involved in public policy formation, both on the right and left of the political spectrum. Linked to …
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Civil Society and the Collaborative County
… relationship between an engaged and robust civil society and governmental performance. The ability for “bridging” organizations to unify multiple, and at time conflicting, facets of civil society onto a similar platform for economic development planning and implementation is one …
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Civil society and the foreign affairs of Argentina
En la última década, la sociedad civil global como un todo, tomó un mayor papel en las relaciones internacionales y en la injerencia de asuntos, que en el pasado, eran meramente estatales. (…) De esta forma, me pregunto ¿En qué medida la Sociedad Civil tiene éxito en modificar la política exterior …
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Testing the limits of civil society in Jordan
Civil society is either considered as a motor of democratization or stabilizer of authoritarian rule. This dichotomy is partly due to the dominance of domains-based definitions of the concept that reduce civil society to a small range of formally organized, independent and democratically oriented …
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Crafting Democracy : Civil Society in Post-Transition Honduras
Civil society is frequently singled out as one of the most important factors in the democratization process, but existing research is often imprecise with regard to civil society’s relation to democratic development. This study analyzes how, and under what circumstances, civil society can …
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Developing peacebuilding skills among civil society organisations in Zimbabwe
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy: Management Sciences (Peace Studies), Duban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2017.
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Civil society and democratisation theory : an inter-regional comparison
… an inquiry into the relationship between civil society theory and democratic theory. It revolves around an investigation into, and comparison between, recent discourses on civil society originating from within diverse political contexts. This is in order to uncover what the central claims …
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Civil society in Wales and European Union policy-making
This thesis explores the role that civil society plays in European Union policy-making and its democratic effects. It seeks to find out how, why, where and what civil society in Wales engages and does not engage in European Union policy-making. A contextual political opportunity structure (POS) …
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The Rise of Civil Society in Governing Flood Resilience
… floods causing an estimated £214m in damages. Civil society and authorities in the Netherlands and United Kingdom are increasingly recognising this greater risk and are questioning how they can become more flood resilient.Steven Forrest focuses on this issue and explores ‘The Rise of Civil …
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Extending environmental governance: China's environmental state and civil society
… includes state agencies and their policies, and civil society, incorporating environmental protection NGOs, citizen activists, and the media. Based on in-depth, qualitative research, this thesis examines several aspects of environmental governance reform in China: attempts to make local officials …
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Informal pathbreakers: civil society networks in china and vietnam
This thesis re-conceptualises civil society as a process of cross-sectoral networking and alliance building among individual activists and organisations. Civil society networks are built on personal connections and develop into flexible, often informal structures that engage in path-breaking …
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Speech, Law and Civil Society: Liberal Thought Against Democratic Politics
… a struggle waged by the “natural aristocracy” of civil society against democracy itself. The following study has two stages. The first is a history of liberal thought written with an emphasis on this tradition’s responses to the threat of democracy. This history is divided into three moments, each …
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Under Siege: Counter-Terrorism Policy and Civil Society in Hungary
… measures (CTMs) that impeded on human rights and civil liberties globally. Scholarship has recently turned to the study of CTMs and their effects on civil society organizations (CSOs). This study analyzes the relationship between CTMs and CSOs in Hungary from 2010-2018. First, it examines …
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Withholding Political Authority: Civil Society and People's Power in Zimbabwe
<p>The relationship of civil society to the state is rarely antagonistic and at most times supportive. The political regime and civil society are taken to be interdependent social structures that interact through hegemonic, supportive and socially constructed dimensions. Given this interdependency, …
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