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Environmental NGOs in China - partners in environmental governance
[working paper]
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Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
Abstract "This paper is a snapshot of the potential of Chinese environmental NGOs to
effectively address environmental problems and needs, alone and in partnership
with others. As environmental NGOs have only be on stage for the last ten years
or so and as they undergo dynamic changes, a thoroughly conducted... view more
"This paper is a snapshot of the potential of Chinese environmental NGOs to
effectively address environmental problems and needs, alone and in partnership
with others. As environmental NGOs have only be on stage for the last ten years
or so and as they undergo dynamic changes, a thoroughly conducted scientific
analysis about the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and risks is not possible
yet. However, as the author has more than six years working experience with
different Chinese environmental NGOs across the country, some empiric
findings can be given, and some trends and tendencies be predicted.
The paper starts with a look at the history of NGOs in China with a specific
focus on environmental NGOs, followed by problems and chances caused by the
present legal status of the groups. It then describes the main working areas of
Chinese environmental NGOs, illustrating them by giving some representative
examples. After a brief analysis, the paper proposes current trends and
tendencies about the development of China's environmental NGOs. The main
trend is that Chinese NGOs, independently on their origin (grass root, semistate
organizations or Government-organized non-profit environmental
organizations) will gain more respect and influence in both environmental
awareness raising and as competent partners in policy formulation and law
enforcement, if the State institutions concerned will involve them in planning
and developing processes in an early stage and assist them in their capacity
building. NGOs in this paper means citizen and not-profit organizations, such as charities, social organizations, environmental groups, intermediary groups, and so forth." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
non-governmental organization; general conditions; government; environmental protection organization; political influence; historical development; China; environmental protection
Classification
Ecology, Environment
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Method
descriptive study
Document language
English
Publication Year
2006
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
30 p.
Series
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, 2006-009
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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