Ngos, Political Protest, and Civil Society

ISBN-13: 9781107659384 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 232 str.

Carew Boulding

Opis

This book shows how non-governmental organizations in the developing world change how people participate in politics.

Recenzje

'From Tocqueville to Huntington to Putnam, civil society's role in supporting democracy has been debated. In an impressive debut, Carew Boulding marshals a dazzling array of data ranging from the sub-national level in Bolivia to cross-national surveys to show that NGOs facilitate both voting and protest because, fundamentally, they facilitate citizen collective action to hold leaders accountable. Her book transforms the terrain for future scholarship on civil society.' Irfan Nooruddin, Georgetown University, Washington DC

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. NGOs, mobilization, participation, and democracy; 3. Local NGO activity and its consequences in Bolivian municipalities; 4. NGOs, associations, protest, and voting in Latin America; 5. Associational activity and participation in developing democracies; 6. Civil society, protest, and attitudes toward democracy; 7. Conclusions: articulating democratic discontent.