This thesis examines the role of civil society in promoting good governance and development in Zimbabwe. This is done through a case study of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA). Specifically, the thesis looks at the role of constitutionalism as a tool in promoting good governance and development by situating the Zimbabwean struggle for constitutional reform within the context of an unprecedented socio-economic and humanitarian crisis that engulfed Zimbabwe at the beginning of 2000. One of the central questions explored in this thesis is that of the value of the concept of civil society in understanding African post-colonial situations in general and the Zimbabwean situation in particular. The thesis looks at the history of constitutionalism in order to assess if the Zimbabwean crisis could be understood within the context of a constitutional crisis. Therefore, the thesis ventures into the complex dynamics of state-civil society relations while at the same time examining the formation, structure and programmes of the NCA. This is meant to highlight how the NCA’s internal governance system, its leadership style and accountability worked as well as if it reflected good governance or not. An analysis of NCA’s relationship with donors is also presented in order to dispel or validate claims that civil society is just a front for western interests to effect regime change in Zimbabwe. Of critical importance in this study is how civil society (represented by the NCA) interacted with the government and the opposition political parties. The NCA actively participated in opposition politics coming in the open to urge its supporters to vote for the opposition and later ditched the opposition when they had disagreements but their reputation as impartial actors had been destroyed. The thesis concludes by questioning the strategies that are used by civil society in engaging with the government and that in their present structure they should not be antagonistic to the state but should work in tandem with the state for the attainment of good governance and development. Civil society organisations should be politically neutral in their pursuit of developmental goals and ought to practice what they preach by being democratic and accountable themselves. / Development Studies / M. A. (Development Studies)

鍾志堅. / 論文(哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 1998. / 參考文獻: leaves 152-168. / 中英文摘要. / Zhong Zhijian. / 論文摘要 --- p.i / Chapter 第一章 --- 導言 --- p.1 / Chapter 第二章 --- 公民社會理論的重點回顧 --- p.7 / Chapter 第一節 --- 三種公民社會觀點 --- p.8 / Chapter 第二節 --- 三種公民社會理論的應用 --- p.16 / Chapter 第三節 --- 小結 --- p.22 / Chapter 第三章 --- 公民社會在澳門的軌跡 --- p.24 / Chapter 第一節 --- 公民社會在澳門發展的遠因 --- p.25 / Chapter 第二節 --- 公民社會在澳門發展的近因 --- p.56 / Chapter 第三節 --- 公民社會在澳門浮現的不同面貌 --- p.76 / Chapter 第四章 --- 澳門天主敎會屬下組織 在公民社會形成中的角色 --- p.80 / Chapter 第一節 --- 羅馬天主敎會近代的改革 --- p.80 / Chapter 第二節 --- 影響澳門天主敎會發展的外在因素 --- p.90 / Chapter 第三節 --- 澳門天主敎會近代轉變的動力 --- p.95 / Chapter 第四節 --- 澳門天主敎會屬下組織的發展 --- p.98 / Chapter 第五節 --- 溝通行動理論的思考：敎會屬下組織 的民主參與個案--澳門敎育制度的 訂定 --- p.121 / Chapter 第五章 --- 結論 --- p.136 / 註釋 --- p.152 / 參考書目 --- p.161

by Susan Blumberg Liu. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-116). / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS / ABSTRACT / DECLARATION / CHAPTER / Chapter I. --- NTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Civil Society as a Theoretical Concept / Relevance of Thesis / Organization of Thesis / Chapter II. --- CIVIL SOCIETY AND LATE IMPERIAL CHINA --- p.11 / Habermas and the Public Sphere / Habermas as Applied to the Chinese Case / Recent Debate on Civil Society in Late-Qing China / Rankin versus Wakeman / Rowe versus Wakeman / Recent Discussion on Civil Society in Contemporary China / The Question of Autonomy / Civil Society with Chinese Characteristics / Gathered Comments / Chapter III. --- THE DYNAMICS OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE LATE-QING ERA --- p.44 / The Emergence of a New Public / Social Class Correlation / The Constitutionalists / Women in Late-Qing China / The Press and Public Opinion / Chapter IV. --- THE MOVEMENT FOR ESTABLISHING PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES --- p.63 / Getting Started / The Elections / Chapter V. --- THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES COMMENCE --- p.75 / The Nature of the Assemblies / Interaction and Organization of the Assembly Members / Chapter VI. --- TWO CASE STUDIES FROM THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES --- p.83 / The Jiangsu Assembly / Organization and Preparation / The Assembly Commences / Zhang Jian: Example of the New Gentry in Late-Qing China / The Hubei Assembly / Organization and Preparation / The Assembly Commences / Chapter VII. --- CONCLUSION --- p.107 / The Fate of the Assemblies / Analysis of Findings / Lasting Implications of Civil Society in China / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.112

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T20:20:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Isabel Mattos Porto Pato.pdf: 1403126 bytes, checksum: be79cb44c26d3916d69a6dd87895ff7d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-06-03 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The aim of this research is to examine the actions of civil society organizations in the cultural and artistic fields by identifying existing institutional profiles. Based on a historical context, in Brazil, three categories have been identified within the context of organized civil society working in the fields of art and culture organizations that provide cultural services, organizations that offer financial support to cultural projects and organizations that directly deal with populations and offer art and culture workshops. Working on the hypothesis of a fourth category, which would include organizations that develop actions related to the right to culture, this research examined the experience of Ação Educativa Assessoria, Pesquisa e Informação, which is an organization, stablished in 1994, whose work is guided by a human rights-based approach to art and culture. The organization focuses on artistic expressions produced in lowincome neighborhoods of the city of São Paulo, which are part of a more comprehensive movement known as cultura de periferia. This study is based on Marilena Chaui s concept of cultural citizenship, on the understanding of culture as a tool for social change and on the full right to culture: access, fruition, production and creation. Raymond Williams s concept of culture, its dimensions of popular culture and culture is ordinary. This is a challenging moment for civil society organizations with respect to their political and financial sustainability, since their reliability is being questioned and they have been facing project-funding difficulties. In view of this situation, they must reinvent themselves. And, certainly, getting connected with the cultural and artistic fields is a way of both reinventing themselves and expanding their scope of action. The increase in the number of cultural public programs has enabled this connection and has become an opportunity. These organizations have emerged from popular education and from the support to social movements; therefore, their actions are rooted in this way of thinking. In addition, when organizations deal with the human right to culture, they become spaces that foster the fight against social inequalities, as well as social transformation and a new project of society. The methodology of this research is a multidisciplinary analysis of the facts in its political, anthropologic/culture dimensions. Based on the bibliographic references and on the field research as strategies of analysis, as realization of interviews and participation on some events organized by Ação Educativa / Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar a ação das organizações da sociedade civil no âmbito da cultura e das artes, identificando as formas distintas de perfis institucionais existentes. A partir de um contexto histórico no Brasil foi possível observar a existência de três eixos que constituem parâmetros para o contexto da sociedade civil organizada e vinculada à área temática da arte e cultura: as organizações que prestam serviços culturais; as que financiam projetos de cultura; e aquelas vinculadas ao atendimento às populações e que oferecem oficinas de arte e cultura. Na hipótese da existência de uma quarta vertente, que seriam as organizações que atuam pelo direito à cultura, esta pesquisa debruçou-se na experiência da Ação Educativa Assessoria, Pesquisa e Informação. Fundada em 1994, propõe-se a trabalhar cultura e arte na perspectiva dos direitos humanos, com foco nas manifestações artísticas produzidas nas regiões periféricas da cidade de São Paulo, por sujeitos inseridos numa mobilização mais ampla, conhecida por cultura de periferia . Para fundamentar a análise, partiu-se da compreensão da cultura para a transformação social e do direito à cultura na sua totalidade: acesso, fruição, produção e criação de bens culturais, utilizando, como referencial teórico, a noção de cidadania cultural apresentada por Marilena Chaui, assim como o conceito de cultura, de Raymond Williams, em suas dimensões de cultura popular, produzida e apropriada por sujeitos na vida cotidiana. O momento é complexo para a sustentabilidade financeira e política das organizações da sociedade civil, que têm sofrido ataques a sua idoneidade e dificuldade para a manutenção financeira dos seus projetos. Sendo assim, é preciso que elas se reinventem. E, a aproximação com o contexto cultural e das artes é uma forma de reinventar-se, de ampliar sua ação. O aumento dos programas públicos culturais possibilitou essa aproximação e configurou-se como uma oportunidade. Tais organizações surgiram da educação popular e do apoio aos movimentos sociais, e essa forma de pensar está enraizada em sua forma de fazer. Direito à cultura, quando trabalhado nas organizações, torna-se também espaço de luta contra as desigualdades e pela transformação social e por um projeto novo de sociedade. Metodologia pressupõe uma análise multidisciplinar que compreende a dimensão antropológica/cultural e política dos fenômenos. Estratégias de análise estão centradas no mapeamento e incorporação das referências bibliográficas e na pesquisa de campo

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T14:54:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Isabel Mattos Porto Pato.pdf: 1403126 bytes, checksum: be79cb44c26d3916d69a6dd87895ff7d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-06-03 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The aim of this research is to examine the actions of civil society organizations in the cultural and artistic fields by identifying existing institutional profiles. Based on a historical context, in Brazil, three categories have been identified within the context of organized civil society working in the fields of art and culture organizations that provide cultural services, organizations that offer financial support to cultural projects and organizations that directly deal with populations and offer art and culture workshops. Working on the hypothesis of a fourth category, which would include organizations that develop actions related to the right to culture, this research examined the experience of Ação Educativa Assessoria, Pesquisa e Informação, which is an organization, stablished in 1994, whose work is guided by a human rights-based approach to art and culture. The organization focuses on artistic expressions produced in lowincome neighborhoods of the city of São Paulo, which are part of a more comprehensive movement known as cultura de periferia. This study is based on Marilena Chaui s concept of cultural citizenship, on the understanding of culture as a tool for social change and on the full right to culture: access, fruition, production and creation. Raymond Williams s concept of culture, its dimensions of popular culture and culture is ordinary. This is a challenging moment for civil society organizations with respect to their political and financial sustainability, since their reliability is being questioned and they have been facing project-funding difficulties. In view of this situation, they must reinvent themselves. And, certainly, getting connected with the cultural and artistic fields is a way of both reinventing themselves and expanding their scope of action. The increase in the number of cultural public programs has enabled this connection and has become an opportunity. These organizations have emerged from popular education and from the support to social movements; therefore, their actions are rooted in this way of thinking. In addition, when organizations deal with the human right to culture, they become spaces that foster the fight against social inequalities, as well as social transformation and a new project of society. The methodology of this research is a multidisciplinary analysis of the facts in its political, anthropologic/culture dimensions. Based on the bibliographic references and on the field research as strategies of analysis, as realization of interviews and participation on some events organized by Ação Educativa / Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar a ação das organizações da sociedade civil no âmbito da cultura e das artes, identificando as formas distintas de perfis institucionais existentes. A partir de um contexto histórico no Brasil foi possível observar a existência de três eixos que constituem parâmetros para o contexto da sociedade civil organizada e vinculada à área temática da arte e cultura: as organizações que prestam serviços culturais; as que financiam projetos de cultura; e aquelas vinculadas ao atendimento às populações e que oferecem oficinas de arte e cultura. Na hipótese da existência de uma quarta vertente, que seriam as organizações que atuam pelo direito à cultura, esta pesquisa debruçou-se na experiência da Ação Educativa Assessoria, Pesquisa e Informação. Fundada em 1994, propõe-se a trabalhar cultura e arte na perspectiva dos direitos humanos, com foco nas manifestações artísticas produzidas nas regiões periféricas da cidade de São Paulo, por sujeitos inseridos numa mobilização mais ampla, conhecida por cultura de periferia . Para fundamentar a análise, partiu-se da compreensão da cultura para a transformação social e do direito à cultura na sua totalidade: acesso, fruição, produção e criação de bens culturais, utilizando, como referencial teórico, a noção de cidadania cultural apresentada por Marilena Chaui, assim como o conceito de cultura, de Raymond Williams, em suas dimensões de cultura popular, produzida e apropriada por sujeitos na vida cotidiana. O momento é complexo para a sustentabilidade financeira e política das organizações da sociedade civil, que têm sofrido ataques a sua idoneidade e dificuldade para a manutenção financeira dos seus projetos. Sendo assim, é preciso que elas se reinventem. E, a aproximação com o contexto cultural e das artes é uma forma de reinventar-se, de ampliar sua ação. O aumento dos programas públicos culturais possibilitou essa aproximação e configurou-se como uma oportunidade. Tais organizações surgiram da educação popular e do apoio aos movimentos sociais, e essa forma de pensar está enraizada em sua forma de fazer. Direito à cultura, quando trabalhado nas organizações, torna-se também espaço de luta contra as desigualdades e pela transformação social e por um projeto novo de sociedade. Metodologia pressupõe uma análise multidisciplinar que compreende a dimensão antropológica/cultural e política dos fenômenos. Estratégias de análise estão centradas no mapeamento e incorporação das referências bibliográficas e na pesquisa de campo

Ng King Sau. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-147). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.iii / 論文摘要 --- p.iv / Acknowledgements --- p.v-vi / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Research Background --- p.1-3 / Chapter 1.2 --- Research Questions --- p.3-5 / Chapter 1.3 --- Research Significance --- p.5-7 / Chapter 1.4 --- Overview of the Research --- p.7-9 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review / Chapter 2.1 --- Definition of Civil Society --- p.10-16 / Chapter 2.2 --- The Idea of Global Civil Society --- p.16-19 / Chapter 2.3 --- Development of Chinese Civil Society --- p.19-23 / Chapter 2.4 --- Development of Global Civil Society in China --- p.23-26 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Analytical Framework and Methodology / Chapter 3.1 --- Structural Level of Analysis --- p.21-29 / Chapter 3.2 --- Organizational Level of Analysis --- p.29-33 / Chapter 3.3 --- Individual Level of Analysis --- p.33-34 / Chapter 3.4 --- Definition of Culture --- p.34-40 / Chapter 3.5 --- Methodology --- p.40-45 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Global Civil Society: The case of Greenpeace / Chapter 4.1. --- A History of Greenpeace --- p.46-47 / Chapter 4.2. --- The Mission of Greenpeace --- p.47 / Chapter 4.3 --- The Resources of Greenpeace --- p.48-49 / Chapter 4.4. --- Organizational Structure of Greenpeace: a M-form organization --- p.49-52 / Chapter 4.5. --- Global Strategy of Greenpeace --- p.52-56 / Chapter 4.6 --- Background of Establishment of China Office --- p.56-57 / Chapter 4.7 --- Greenpeace China I: An Introduction to the Hong Kong Unit --- p.57-58 / Chapter 4.8 --- Greenpeace China II: An Introduction to the Beijing Unit --- p.58-60 / Chapter 4.9 --- Greenpeace China III: An Introduction to the Guangzhou Unit --- p.60-62 / Chapter 4.10 --- Conclusion --- p.62-63 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Guangzhou Unit: Process and Mechanisms of Cultural Diffusion / Chapter 5.1 --- Structural Level of Analysis: An Introduction of Guangzhou --- p.64-69 / Chapter 5.2 --- Organizational Level of Analysis: Cooperation with local civil society and local authorities --- p.69-82 / Chapter 5.3 --- Individual Level of Analysis: Social Remittance Theory and Opinion Leader --- p.82-83 / Chapter 5.4 --- Conclusion --- p.83-84 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Before Change: Development of Traditional Chinese Civic Culture / Chapter 6.1 --- Chinese Civility: From Traditional to Contemporary China --- p.85-88 / Chapter 6.2 --- Compare Chinese Civility to Western Civility --- p.88-92 / Chapter 6.3 --- Conclusion --- p.92-93 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- After Change: Success and Constraints on Cultural Change / Chapter 7.1 --- Diffusion of the Consciousness of Civil Rights --- p.94-100 / Chapter 7.2 --- Diffusion of the Consciousness of Social Rights --- p.100-102 / Chapter 7.3 --- Diffusion of the Consciousness of Political Participation --- p.102-104 / Chapter 7.4 --- Diffusion of the Consciousness of Community Participation --- p.104-112 / Chapter 7.5 --- Constraints --- p.112-117 / Chapter 7.6 --- Conclusion --- p.117-120 / Chapter Chapter 8 --- Conclusion / Chapter 8.1 --- Globalness and Cultural Change --- p.121-122 / Chapter 8.2 --- Roles Played by Local Civil Society --- p.122-123 / Chapter 8.3 --- Culturla Change led by Greenpeace --- p.124-128 / Chapter 8.4 --- Reflections and Implications --- p.128-129 / Appendix I --- p.130-131 / Appendix II --- p.132-135 / Appendix III --- p.136 / Appendix IV --- p.137 / Bibliography --- p.138-147

Zhang Yanan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-95). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgement / Chapter Chapter One --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter Two --- Literature Review --- p.6 / Chapter Chapter Three --- Methodology --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter Four --- Introduction of the Beijing Municipal Lawyers' Association (BMLA) and its Professional Supervisory Agency: the Beijing Municipal Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice --- p.29 / Chapter Chapter Five --- Power BMLA enjoys in Professional Education and Training --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter Six --- Power BMLA enjoys in Community Code-making and Culture Building --- p.50 / Chapter Chapter Seven --- Power BMLA enjoys in Participating in Social Activities --- p.63 / Chapter Chapter Eight --- Power BMLA enjoys in Professional Autonomy --- p.77 / Chapter Chapter Nine --- Conclusion --- p.83 / References --- p.92 / Appendix

劉晨. / "2008年10月". / "2008 nian 10 yue". / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-100). / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Liu Chen. / Chapter 第一章 --- 導言 --- p.1 / Chapter 第二章 --- 文獻綜述 --- p.5 / 民主、民主化與大眾媒介/民主政治與公共領域 --- p.5 / 作為一種民主理念的公共領域 --- p.8 / 公共領域與媒介 --- p.15 / 當代中國的公共領域與媒介環境 --- p.21 / Chapter 第三章 --- 研究設計 --- p.28 / 研究問题 --- p.28 / 研究個案 --- p.32 / 案例´ؤ´ؤ廈門PX項目事件 --- p.32 / 為什麽是廈門PX項目事件？ --- p.33 / 研究方法 --- p.35 / Chapter 第四章 --- 研究發現之一：當代中國公共領域的現狀 --- p.38 / Chapter 第五章 --- 研究發現之二：公共領域背後的動因和條件 --- p.68 / Chapter 第六章 --- 總結與討論 --- p.83 / 參考文獻 --- p.90 / 附錄 --- p.101

No description available.

<p>This study investigates how different kinds of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), operating in different national political contexts, perceive and use the Internet as a political space. The political space concept, as defined here, encompasses two dimensions of Internet use: one external, where organisations use the Internet for online activism and campaigning, and one internal, signifying organisational use of the Internet to promote engagement and interactivity with members and/or supporters. Another question raised is whether Internet use for political purposes by NGOs varies between different national political contexts. Moreover, do the organisations believe that the Internet has affected their political influence to any extent? The empirical data consist of the results of two surveys, one directed primarily to American NGOs, the other explicitly comparative, analysing NGOs in Sweden and the USA. Furthermore, content analyses of NGO websites have been conducted and additive indexes constructed. The findings of the study suggest that, overall, the Internet is most important to the studied organisations as a space for external political initiatives. There were, however, important differences in this regard, which could be related to the organisations’ national political contexts. For example, the American NGOs have oriented their websites primarily towards relatively superficial forms of member involvement, while the Swedish NGOs provided more interactive grassroots features on their websites. Regarding political influence, the Internet arguably has the potential to make the most dramatic difference by reinforcing the organisations’ offline political activities. The present results indicate that, despite the possible converging effect of the Internet on NGO political activism, national political culture exerts an inescapable influence on how the Internet is used as a political space by the studied organisations.</p>