Barriers to Effective Civil Society Organisations - Political, Social and Financial Shifts

This book provides an insight into the historical changes and present-day circumstances that have influenced the development and future of civil society. Aimed at researchers, policy makers and CSO/NGO workers, this book is a celebration of the important work of CSOs and a reaffirmation of their right to sit at the policy table.

List of contents

1. Introduction Ibrahim Natil 2. Introducing barriers to effective civil society organisations Ibrahim Natil 3. Africa CSOs civic spaces: Bridging the information gap through social media Vanessa Malila 4. The Changing Civil Society and the Hybrid Regime in Iran Mohsen Moheimany and Alireza Najafinejad 5. Reinvention of nationalism and the moral panic against Foreign Aid in Egypt Ahmed El Assal and Amr Marzouk 6. Civil Society in the Gaza Strip: Qatari Humanitarian Aid Ola Alkahlout 7. NGO's rights-based approach between contextual appropriateness and political transformation in neo-patrimonial in Cambodia Rikio Kimura 8. Civil Society and Left-wing Governments in Latin America: The Limits of Influence Chris O'Connell 9. Shifting Landscape in Morocco: Civil Society Activism in Post 2011 Uprisings Mohammed Yachoulti 10. A Case Study of Two Irish Faith-Based CSOs Youcef Sai 11. Conclusion: Implications and Future Direction Ibrahim Natil

About the author

Ibrahim Natil is a Lecturer at Dublin City University, Ireland.
Vanessa Malila is a researcher at the Humanitarian Academy for Development. She was previously a Research Follow in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University, South Africa.
Youcef Sai is an independent researcher with a PhD in Education from Trinity College Dublin.

Summary

This book provides an insight into the historical changes and present-day circumstances that have influenced the development and future of civil society. Aimed at researchers, policy makers and CSO/NGO workers, this book is a celebration of the important work of CSOs and a reaffirmation of their right to sit at the policy table.

Product details

• Authors: Ibrahim Malila Natil
• Assisted by: Vanessa Malila (Editor), Ibrahim Natil (Editor), Youcef Sai (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9780367512590
• ISBN: 978-0-367-51259-0
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Development Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work, Politics & government, Politics and government, Development Studies