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Civil society's democratic potential : organizational trade-offs between participation and representation /

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Bolleyer explores which civil society organizations (CSOs) contribute to democracy, how, and why. Two contrasting organizational templates allow theorizing fundamental trade-offs shaping CSOs' 'performance' on three dimensions: participation, representation, and societal responsivenes...

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Main Author: Bolleyer, Nicole (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Subjects:
Civil society.
Democracy.
Société civile.
Society & culture: general.
Society.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • 1. A Multidimensional Framework on Civil Society's Contributions to Democracy
  • Civil Society's Contributions to Democracy: Between Potential and Reality
  • Disaggregating the 'Transmission Belt': Three Normative Yardsticks Demarcating CSOs' Potential Contributions to Democracy
  • Membership Organizations as Venues for Participation
  • Membership Organizations as Vehicles of Representation
  • The Ambiguity of Interest Representation Behaviour: Expression of Assumed, Consultative or Surrogate Representation?
  • Adding Societal Responsiveness of CSO Behaviour as Third Normative Yardstick
  • From Normative Yardstick to Comparative Analysis
  • Conclusion and Chapter Overview
  • 2. The Distinct Internal Logics of Associations and Professionalized Voluntary Organizations
  • Why Study the Discrepancies between Democratic Potential and Organizational Realities in Membership-Based Voluntary Organizations?
  • The Diversity of Organizational Forms and Its Consequences for CSOs' Democratic Contributions
  • Intra-Organizational Trade-Offs and the Conflicting Priorities of Leaders, Members, and Managers
  • How CSOs Respond to Intra-Organizational Trade-Offs: The Different Logics of 'Voluntary Associations' and 'Professionalized Voluntary Organizations'
  • Conclusion
  • 3. Methodological Choices and Data
  • Measures Used in the Quantitative Analyses
  • The Dependent Variables: How to Measure CSOs' Diverse Contributions to Democracy
  • Central Explanatory Variables: CSOs' Governance Characteristics
  • Control Variables Central to the Functioning of CSOs Generally
  • Control Variables Relevant to Specific Dimensions of CSOs' Democratic Contribution
  • CSO Diversity and Why the Voluntary Association and the Professionalized Voluntary Organization Are Not Treated As Counter-Images
  • The Advantages of a Mixed-Methods Design
  • The Selection of Three UK CSOs for In-Depth Study
  • Conclusion
  • 4. The Distinct Roles of Members in Civil Society Organizations: Trading Member Control against Leader Autonomy
  • A Governance Perspective on Member Activism in Civil Society Organizations
  • Hypotheses on Member Activism in Professionalized Voluntary Organizations
  • Hypotheses on Member Involvement in Voluntary Associations
  • Expected Impacts of CSO Type on Patterns of Member Activism
  • A Quantitative Analysis of Member Activism in Civil Society Organizations
  • Conclusion
  • 5. When Managers Take Over: Drivers of Staff Control in Civil Society Organizations
  • A Governance Perspective on Staff Control in Civil Society Organizations
  • Hypotheses on Staff Control in Professionalized Voluntary Organizations
  • Hypotheses on Staff Control in Voluntary Associations