This new research report from the Civil Society Research Collective shows why Southern leadership... more This new research report from the Civil Society Research Collective shows why Southern leadership in CSO advocacy collaborations makes perfect sense. We propose a way forward on this that doesn't marginalize Northern CSOs but capitalizes on complementary strengths. How? We call it Starting from the South.
Existing research on civil society organizations (CSOs) facing restricted civic space largely foc... more Existing research on civil society organizations (CSOs) facing restricted civic space largely focuses on the crackdown on freedoms and CSOs' strategies to handle these restrictions, often emphasizing impact on their more confrontational public roles. However, many CSOs shape their roles through collaborative relations with government. Drawing on interviews with state agencies and CSOs, this article analyes state-CSO collaboration in the restricted civic space context of disaster risk reduction in India. Findings are that the shaping of CSOs' roles through collaboration under conditions of restricted civic space is only partly defined by the across-the-board restrictive policies that have been the focus of much existing research on restricted civic space and its implications for CSOs. Interplay at the level of individual state agencies and CSOs, based on mutual perceptions, diverse organization-level considerations and actions, and evolving relations, shape who collaborates w...
Based on team research, we identified five ways in which CSOs and donors can advance Southern le... more Based on team research, we identified five ways in which CSOs and donors can advance Southern leadership in civil society advocacy collaborations. First policy brief from the Civil Society Research Collective!
Based on team research, we identified five ways in which CSOs and donors can advance Southern le... more Based on team research, we identified five ways in which CSOs and donors can advance Southern leadership in civil society advocacy collaborations. First policy brief from the Civil Society Research Collective!
This new research report from the Civil Society Research Collective shows why Southern leadership... more This new research report from the Civil Society Research Collective shows why Southern leadership in CSO advocacy collaborations makes perfect sense. We propose a way forward on this that doesn't marginalize Northern CSOs but capitalizes on complementary strengths. How? We call it Starting from the South.
Existing research on civil society organizations (CSOs) facing restricted civic space largely foc... more Existing research on civil society organizations (CSOs) facing restricted civic space largely focuses on the crackdown on freedoms and CSOs' strategies to handle these restrictions, often emphasizing impact on their more confrontational public roles. However, many CSOs shape their roles through collaborative relations with government. Drawing on interviews with state agencies and CSOs, this article analyes state-CSO collaboration in the restricted civic space context of disaster risk reduction in India. Findings are that the shaping of CSOs' roles through collaboration under conditions of restricted civic space is only partly defined by the across-the-board restrictive policies that have been the focus of much existing research on restricted civic space and its implications for CSOs. Interplay at the level of individual state agencies and CSOs, based on mutual perceptions, diverse organization-level considerations and actions, and evolving relations, shape who collaborates w...
Based on team research, we identified five ways in which CSOs and donors can advance Southern le... more Based on team research, we identified five ways in which CSOs and donors can advance Southern leadership in civil society advocacy collaborations. First policy brief from the Civil Society Research Collective!
Based on team research, we identified five ways in which CSOs and donors can advance Southern le... more Based on team research, we identified five ways in which CSOs and donors can advance Southern leadership in civil society advocacy collaborations. First policy brief from the Civil Society Research Collective!
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