Civil Society and Good Governance: (Re-) Conceptualizing the Interface

Roy, Indrajit

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.04.020

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“…There are extensive researches focused on the question about how government capacity should be upgraded to achieve standard of good governance practices. As a result, government agencies from national to local then become center of research focus and the non-government actors or agencies had given less attention (Roy, 2007:678-679: Hyden, Court & Mease, 2003.…”

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Local Good Governance Sustainability: Roles of Civil Society in Surakarta City, Indonesia

Yuwono

2016

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Civil society role is often seen as less powerful agent in forming or maintaining good governance than two dominant agents (state and private actors). This research is intended to have knowledge whether civil society can play important roles in forming and maintaining local good governance in Surakarta City, Indonesia. The main objective of this research is to find what kinds of innovations or roles conducted by civil society of Surakarta City to sustainably maintain local good governance. The research method occupies qualitative type which is best suitable to deeply discover processes or contexts behind the phenomena studied. In depth interview, observation and FGD are used to collect data. Method of triangulation is also used to guarantee validity and reliability of data collected. Research results show that roles of civil society for sustainable local governance strongly take place in Surakarta city. The civil society (both formally and informally associations or persons) in Surakarta city plays very pivotal roles in six sustainable elements, namely (1) by influencing policy analysis and advocacy; (2) by controlling regulations; (3) by monitoring local government actions and behavior of staff officials; (4) by enabling citizens to identify and articulate their values, beliefs, civic norms and democratic practices; (5) by mobilizing vulnerable and marginalized masses to participate more fully in politics and public affairs and finally (6) by establishing participatory development work to improve their own better life. Interestingly, there are two new factors found in the research in determining the success of sustainability of local good governance practices in Surakarta, namely informal networking or communication and spirit of togetherness. The existence of civil society (especially the informal one) in Surakarta City is a strong pillar for sustainable local good governance practices. Maintaining this strong civil society role will make it possible to guarantee the future of the good governance in Surakarta City, Indonesia.

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Local Good Governance Sustainability: Roles of Civil Society in Surakarta City, Indonesia

Yuwono

2016

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“…As with earlier paradigms, the civil society paradigm has proved not to be a panacea for development problems. Studies have increasingly shown that the role of ngos must not be underestimated -but also not overestimated (Bebbington et al 2008;Biekart 2008;Bräutigam 2000;Edwards 2004Edwards , 2009bLewis & Kanji 2009;Molenaers & Renard 2007Rahman 2006;Riddell 2007;Roy 2008). Civil society and social capital cannot simply be considered synonymous with ngos.…”

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“…Yet they cannot be certain of success in all countries. For example, governance in a number of Indian states has not improved despite substantial pressure from a large number of ngos (Roy 2008). The paradox is that a critical watchdog function is only valuable if there is a functioning state apparatus which is ready and willing to change in the long term (Molenaers & Renard 2009;Radelet 2005).…”

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Less Pretension, More Ambition : Development Policy in Times of Globalization

Lieshout¹,

Went²,

Kremer³

2010

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“…In general, civil society participation is viewed by governance scholars as an important condition for good governance (Roy 2008). A report by the FAO on good governance in land tenure argues that "Laws and plans should be prepared in an inclusive and transparent process to encourage and enable fully participatory mechanisms whereby all stakeholders have the opportunity to make inputs into the planning process and whereby these inputs are considered" (FAO 2007).…”

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Civil society organizations' roles in land-use planning and community land rights issues in Kapuas Hulu regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Chakib¹

2014

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Civil Society and Good Governance: (Re-) Conceptualizing the Interface

Cited by 34 publications

References 13 publications

Local Good Governance Sustainability: Roles of Civil Society in Surakarta City, Indonesia

Local Good Governance Sustainability: Roles of Civil Society in Surakarta City, Indonesia

Less Pretension, More Ambition : Development Policy in Times of Globalization

Civil society organizations' roles in land-use planning and community land rights issues in Kapuas Hulu regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

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