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NGOs, political protest, and civil society /

"This book argues that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have an important effect on political participation in the developing world. Contrary to popular belief, they promote moderate political participation through formal mechanisms such as voting only in democracies where institutions are...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boulding, Carew (Author)
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Non-governmental organizations > Political activity > Developing countries.
Political participation > Developing countries.
Civil society > Developing countries.
Protest movements > Developing countries.
Democracy > Developing countries.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Civil society.
Democracy.
Non-governmental organizations > Political activity.
Political participation.
Protest movements.
Developing countries.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. NGOs, mobilization, participation, and democracy; 3. Local NGO activity and its consequences in Bolivian municipalities; 4. NGOs, associations, protest, and voting in Latin America; 5. Associational activity and participation in developing democracies; 6. Civil society, protest, and attitudes toward democracy; 7. Conclusions: articulating democratic discontent.