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This publication focuses on the challenges faced by civil society
to remain sustainable in response to major changes in the global
political, economic and social environment. Academics and
practitioners from all over the world have contributed original
articles, practical notes and viewpoints which critically examine
the ways in which civil society organisations are affected by and
are responding to political and financial dynamics. These include
reductions in traditional external aid for civil society
activities, but also the growth of new forms of funding through
social enterprise, philanthropy, fundraising and contractual
relationships with national government. The operating environment
for civil society is a central theme, with authors exploring the
legitimacy and credibility of different types of civil society
organisation, as well as the effects of legislative and regulatory
restrictions on their sustainability. The contributions finally
examine new opportunities for civil society and the prospects for
organisations to emerge that are less dependent on foreign aid
funding, that are more embedded in local communities, and that can
bring about lasting and sustained social and economic change. This
book was originally published as a special issue of Development in
Practice.
This publication focuses on the challenges faced by civil society
to remain sustainable in response to major changes in the global
political, economic and social environment. Academics and
practitioners from all over the world have contributed original
articles, practical notes and viewpoints which critically examine
the ways in which civil society organisations are affected by and
are responding to political and financial dynamics. These include
reductions in traditional external aid for civil society
activities, but also the growth of new forms of funding through
social enterprise, philanthropy, fundraising and contractual
relationships with national government. The operating environment
for civil society is a central theme, with authors exploring the
legitimacy and credibility of different types of civil society
organisation, as well as the effects of legislative and regulatory
restrictions on their sustainability. The contributions finally
examine new opportunities for civil society and the prospects for
organisations to emerge that are less dependent on foreign aid
funding, that are more embedded in local communities, and that can
bring about lasting and sustained social and economic change. This
book was originally published as a special issue of Development in
Practice.
Peacebuilding is an interactive process that involves collaboration
between peacebuilders and the victorious elites of a postwar
society. While one of the most prominent assumptions of the
peacebuilding literature asserts that the interests of domestic
elites and peacebuilders coincide, Costly Democracy contends that
they rarely align. It reveals that, while domestic elites in
postwar societies may desire the resources that peacebuilders can
bring, they are often less eager to adopt democracy, believing that
democratic reforms may endanger their substantive interests. The
book offers comparative analyses of recent cases of peacebuilding
to deepen understanding of postwar democratization and better
explain why peacebuilding missions often bring peace—but seldom
democracy—to war-torn countries.
Peacebuilding is an interactive process that involves collaboration
between peacebuilders and the victorious elites of a postwar
society. While one of the most prominent assumptions of the
peacebuilding literature asserts that the interests of domestic
elites and peacebuilders coincide, "Costly Democracy" contends that
they rarely align.
It reveals that, while domestic elites in postwar societies may
desire the resources that peacebuilders can bring, they are often
less eager to adopt democracy, believing that democratic reforms
may endanger their substantive interests. The book offers
comparative analyses of recent cases of peacebuilding to deepen
understanding of postwar democratization and better explain why
peacebuilding missions often bring peace--but seldom democracy--to
war-torn countries.
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