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Preventing Civic Space Restrictions: an Exploratory Study of Successful Resistance Against NGO Laws
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Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
Abstract In many countries around the world, civil society organizations are facing increasing restrictions that constrain their autonomy, capacity and/or freedom of action. While the general phenomenon of shrinking civic space and the adoption of legal restrictions in particular have become more widespread ... view more
In many countries around the world, civil society organizations are facing increasing restrictions that constrain their autonomy, capacity and/or freedom of action. While the general phenomenon of shrinking civic space and the adoption of legal restrictions in particular have become more widespread since the early 2000s, there are also cases in which governmental attempts to adopt restrictive NGO laws have been frustrated, aborted or, at least, significantly mitigated as a consequence of domestic and/or international resistance. This PRIF Report takes a look at four such cases (Azerbaijan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan and Zambia) and identifies conditions and dynamics that help understand successful resistance against legal civic space restrictions.... view less
Keywords
non-governmental organization; civil society; statuary regulation; resistance; public space; Azerbaijan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Zambia
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
City
Frankfurt am Main
Page/Pages
35 p.
Series
PRIF Reports, 1
ISBN
978-3-946459-43-9
Status
Published Version; reviewed