NGOs, political protest, and civil society /

"This book argues that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have an important effect on political participation in the developing world. Contrary to popular belief, they promote moderate political participation through formal mechanisms such as voting only in democracies where institutions are...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boulding, Carew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Non-governmental organizations > Political activity > Developing countries.
Political participation > Developing countries.
Civil society > Developing countries.
Protest movements > Developing countries.
Democracy > Developing countries.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Civil society
Democracy
Non-governmental organizations > Political activity
Political participation
Protest movements
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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