NGOs, Civil Society and Democracy:
NGOs, Civil Society and Democracy:
I. Concepts
1. Madison and Democracy:
a. The problem with majorities
b. Tyranny
c. Factions
2. Direct Democracy vs. Representative Democracy
a. Populism
b. Minority rights
c. Shifting majorities
d. Problem with Plebiscites
3. Polyarchy
a. Interest Group Liberalism
b. Problem of zero-sum game
c. Civil Society as organizational not individual or the mass.
d. The need for apathy
e. Institutional structures: Checks and balances
f. Constitutional vs. social stability
4. Democracy and:
a. Governance
b. Local Government
c. Civil Society
II. Civil Society- Networks of organizations, groups and individuals pursuing socio-economic interests
1. NGOs, CBOs, PVOs
2. Grassroots, interests, not for profits (neutrality)
3. Groups- role of ethnicity, religion and class
4. Privatization
5. Corporatism vs. clientelism- The Organic nature of society (Vincent Ostrom)- establishing the rule of law
III. The Nature of the Beast:
1. Non-Profits
2. Not for Profits
3. PVOs
4. CBOs
5. Foundations
6. Associations
7. Interest Groups
8. Quangos
IV. Five Caveats
1. Usually excludes “for profits”- issue of contractors
2. Both International and Local
3. Internationals are not universally loved
4. Very often internationals are religious or charity based
5. Focus has been primarily on relief than development or civil society goals
V. Types of “Development” NGOs
1. Philanthropy
2. Relief and Welfare Societies
3. Public Service Contractors
4. Populist based development agencies (national)
5. Grassroots associations (local or village based)
6. Advocacy groups
7. Public Service Contractors
VI. Disaster- Humanitarian Assistance
War, Drought, Agricultural Failure
Focus on Rural Development
a. NGOs- Areas of perceived advantage
1. Links with poor
2. Image of populism
3. Cost-effective- small but efficient
4. Innovative
5. Staff loyalty and commitment
b. International Humanitarian NGOs- Weaknesses
1. Lack of local legitimacy
2. Donor driven
3. Inefficiency
4. Amateurism- leadership and continuity problems
5. Staffing problems
6. Self-serving- own objectives: Faith Based
7. Fixation on projects- Problems of replication
8. Lack of perceived accountability
9. Learning problems/lack of institutional memory
10.Tensions with government institutions- Politically threatening
11. Ties with existing local elites
12. Inability of humanitarian organizations to transfer to new development orientation
VII. Democracy in
a. Latin America
b. Eastern Europe
c. Asia
d. Africa
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