Civil Society Organizations in the Hybrid Regime of Nicaragua

Obuch, Katharina

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“…The role of service‐providing CSOs in democratization, relative to the one of rights‐based advocacy NGOs, has often been undervalued or overlooked in the recent literature, as interest in the neo‐Tocquevillean apolitical civil society has waned and further concerns about depoliticization through cooptation and funding dependencies were raised (Banks et al., 2015; Edwards & Hulme, 1996). In fact, however, these nonprofit service providers are engaged in democratic practices by performing advocacy roles, serving as platforms for citizen engagement and value expression, and ensuring the broader representation of various groups that the state fails or refuses to serve, even in authoritarian contexts (Bogdanova et al., 2018; Dai & Spires, 2018; Kulmala, 2016; Obuch, 2017; Toepler & Fröhlich, 2020). Therefore, it is important to acknowledge and research these critical roles of service providing nonprofits in the process of democratization.…”

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Civil society and democratization: The role of service‐providing organizations amid closing civic spaces

Moldavanova

Onishi

Toepler

2023

Public Admin & Development

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This article argues that current democracy promotion strategies relying on rightsclaiming advocacy NGOs are falling short of their democratization goals, as authoritarian regimes are closing the space through restrictions on the NGOs that attempt to carry them out. In response, we suggest a reexamination of earlier approaches to involving civil society in democratization efforts by shifting the focus back on service-providing civil society organizations that have largely become sidelined in democracy-building agendas. Specifically, service providers tend to be more capable of functioning "under the radar" thus contributing to democracy in both direct and indirect ways, and thus escaping closing space restrictions. The key concerns about their independence from the state, as well as under what conditions the state may be less successful in coopting the independent service-providers, however, remain unresolved and warrant future research.

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Civil society and democratization: The role of service‐providing organizations amid closing civic spaces

Moldavanova

Onishi

Toepler

2023

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“…thesis ( -2016. A more detailed analysis is presented in my book Civil Society Organizations in the Hybrid Regime of Nicaragua: Challenging or Maintaining the Status Quo?(Obuch 2017).…”

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Civil Society and Gender Relations in Authoritarian and Hybrid Regimes

2018

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