Legislative Advocacy Under Competitive Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Civil Society in Jordan
| Autor: | Mounah Abdel-Samad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Civil society
Middle East Public Administration Sociology and Political Science Strategy and Management 05 social sciences Control (management) Authoritarianism Legislature Public administration 0506 political science Monarchy Political science 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration Business and International Management 050203 business & management Social policy Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 28:1035-1053 |
| ISSN: | 1573-7888 0957-8765 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11266-015-9592-0 |
| Popis: | This article expands the limited literature on civil society legislative advocacy in the Arab world by examining the frequency of Civil Society Institutions’ (CSIs) legislative advocacy in Jordan, an Arab competitive authoritarian monarchy. The article explores the impact of authoritarian control and organizational factors on CSIs’ legislative advocacy. Based on 82 semi-structured interviews, this qualitative study finds that there is a low frequency of legislative advocacy among Jordanian CSIs. Financial resources, access to legislators, and perceptions of legislators’ interest in advocacy affect CSI legislative advocacy. In contrast, public funding and the law governing CSIs do not affect CSI legislative advocacy. The findings add to both the literature on advocacy in general and on legislative advocacy in particular, and open up new areas for research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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