Civil Society Organizations in the Hybrid Regime of Nicaragua

Dr. Katharina Obuch

doi:10.5771/9783845283234

Summary

Zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen (ZGOs) in Nicaragua: Motor der Demokratisierung oder Garanten des Status Quo? Die Arbeit analysiert die Herausforderungen, Funktionen und Potenziale des zivilgesellschaftlichen Sektors im „hybriden“ Regime Nicaraguas, das sich durch die Koexistenz formaler demokratischer Strukturen und autokratischer Praxis kennzeichnen lässt. Basierend auf einer umfassenden empirischen Studie werden unterschiedliche Typen zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisationen mit Blick auf ihren Einfluss, ihre Repräsentativität und ihre Autonomie identifiziert. Dabei setzt sich die Autorin kritisch mit von der gängigen Literatur in lokale und internationale zivilgesellschaftliche Akteure gesetzten Hoffnungen auf Demokratisierung und gesellschaftlichen Wandel auseinander.

Katharina Obuch ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Politikwissenschaft der Universität Münster.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2017
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-3983-7
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-8323-4
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: International Civil Society
Volume: 17
Language: English
Pages: 230
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 10
1. Motivation No access
2. Research questions and objectives No access
3. Methods and case selection No access
4. Roadmap No access
1. 1. 1. From a bipolar world order … No access
    2. … to democracy with adjectives … No access
    3. … towards hybrid regimes No access
  2. 1. Their context of origin: The third wave No access
    2. Their features: An ambiguous political nature No access
    3. Their prospects: Persistence No access
  3. Empirical evidence and proliferation No access
  4. Current questions and research gaps (bringing in civil society) No access
2. 1. Fundamentals No access
  2. An inextricable link? CSOs and democracy No access
  3. 1. The civil society approach: CSOs as agents of democratization No access
    2. Global third sector research: The heterogeneity of civic organization No access
    3. The regime approach: Civic organization in authoritarian regimes No access
  4. Conclusion: Context matters! No access
3. 1. Research gaps No access
  2. Definitions No access
  3. Further procedure No access
1. 1. Qualitative case studies No access
  2. Selecting a case: Nicaragua No access
  3. Procedure: A field study split in two phases No access
2. 1. Methods used No access
  2. 1. Part I: Background study (expert interviews) No access
    2. Part II: Interviews with CSO leaders No access
  3. Problems and pitfalls encountered during data collection No access
3. 1. Qualitative content analysis No access
  2. CAQDAS / MAXQDA No access
  3. The coding process No access
1. Historical background: From independence to the Sandinista Revolution No access
2. The evolution of hybrid regime structures since 1990 No access
3. Nicaragua’s political system No access
4. 1. Popular organization in the Revolution No access
  2. The boom of NGOs and the institutionalization of civil society No access
  3. The new millennium: CSOs under pressure No access
5. The legal framework for civic organization No access
6. The present Nicaraguan CSO sector No access
1. 1. Daniel Ortega’s hyper-presidentialism No access
  2. Reasons for the President’s popularity No access
  3. Nicaragua’s democratic performance over time No access
2. The socio-economic dimension No access
3. The socio-cultural dimension No access
4. Summary No access
1. 1. The Nicaraguan government’s conception of civil society No access
  2. 1. 1. Persecution No access
      2. Administrative harassment No access
      3. Denying access and information No access
      4. Monitoring and restricting international cooperation No access
    2. 1. Co-optation No access
      2. Promoting loyal organizations No access
      3. Substitution No access
    3. Strategy 3; controlling the population No access
  3. Summary: Political-institutional challenges No access
2. 1. A population occupied with making ends meet No access
  2. 1. Donors’ influence on the formal structure of CSOs No access
    2. Donors’ influence on topics and working fields No access
    3. Donors’ unassertive attitude towards the Nicaraguan government No access
    4. The withdrawal of donors No access
  3. Summary: Socio-economic challenges No access
3. 1. Lack of expertise and appreciation within the population No access
  2. 1. Persistence of autocratic structures and values No access
    2. Lack of solidarity and cohesion within the sector No access
    3. Failure to sell their merits to the population No access
  3. Summary: Socio-cultural challenges No access
1. 1. Critical CSOs No access
  2. De-political CSOs No access
  3. Party-loyal CSOs No access
2. 1. 1. Sample A (critical CSOs) No access
    2. Sample B (de-political CSOs) No access
    3. Sample C (party-loyal CSOs) No access
  2. 1. Sample A: Engagement as a way of life No access
    2. Sample B: Engagement between profession and vocation No access
    3. Sample C: Advocates for the poor No access
  3. 1. Sample A: Civil society as civic resistance against authority No access
    2. Sample B: Civil society as a technical term No access
    3. Sample C: Civil society as a »modus vivendi« for neoliberals No access
  4. 1. Sample A: The broader struggle for democracy No access
    2. Sample B: Structural societal and economic change No access
    3. Sample C: Empowering the poor No access
  5. 1. Sample A: State repression and lack of support in an increasingly conflictive context No access
    2. Sample B: Inter-organizational and structural socioeconomic deficits No access
    3. Sample C: Overcoming the socio-economic legacies of the neoliberal past No access
  6. 1. Sample A: The last force able to promote democracy No access
    2. Sample B: Neutral service providers No access
    3. Sample C: Part of the continued Revolution No access
3. Summary No access
1. A sector under pressure No access
2. 1. The critical opposition: Fighters for liberal democracy isolated and in factual decline No access
  2. The service providers: Fostering the socio-economic foundations of democracy … without questioning the current status quo No access
  3. The satellites: »Popular organizations« … completely dependent on the party in power No access
3. Implications for the related fields of research No access
1. Summary of results No access
2. Critical reflection on the research process and remaining questions No access
3. Country perspectives Nicaragua No access
1. Figures No access
2. Tables No access
1. Printed publications No access
2. Electronic sources No access