Dynamic tensions, civil society and development of the disability rights movement / Emmanuel Sackey.
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
LIT,
[2019]
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| Series: | Beiträge zur Afrikaforschung ;
Bd. 95. |
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Table of Contents:
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- List of Figures, Tables
- Summary
- Introduction
- Background : Re-emergence of Civil Society in Contemporary Development Discourse
- Problem Statement
- Research Questions
- Relevance of the Study
- The Structure of the Dissertation
- Research Methodology
- Location of the Study
- The Study Population
- Sampling
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Challenges and Constraints
- Compliance to Ethical Standards
- Reflexivity
- Notions of Civil Society and Social Movement
- Contemporary Notions of Civil Society
- The Liberal Conception
- Critique of the Liberal Conception
- Neo-Marxist-Communitarian Notions of Civil Society and its Critique
- The Notion of Civil Society as a Public Sphere
- Critique of the Notion of Civil Society as a Public Sphere
- The Notion of Social Movement and Its Transformation
- Social Movements as a Constituent of Civil society
- Civil Society in the Context of Africa
- Operational Definition of Civil Society
- Empirical Consequences and Prospects of Ideal Type CSOs
- Analytic Framework : Synthesis of Neo-Institutional and Social Identity Perspectives
- Neo-Institutionalism and the Study of Organizations
- The Salience of Legitimacy as a Means of Organizational Survival
- The Organizational Field as a Unit of Analysis
- Institutional Isomorphism and its Influence
- Decoupling and Strategic Responses to Institutional Pressures
- Strengths and Limitation of the Neo-Institutional Model
- Application of Neo-Institutionalism to the Study of CSOs
- The Social Identity Approach : An Overview
- Social Categorization
- Social Comparison and Self Esteem
- Social Identification
- Strategic Responses to Social Identification
- Strengths and Limitation of the Social Identity Approach
- Relevance of the Social identity Approach to Study of CSOs
- Social Identity and the Study of Social Movements and CSO Networks
- The Analytic Framework
- The Institutional Environment and Internal Governance of Disabled Peopleʼs Organizations in Ghana
- Legal Environment and Emergence of Contemporary CSOs Networks
- The Emergence of CSO Networks
- Overview of the History of the Disability Rights Movement
- Emergence of the GFDO and Vibrancy of the Movement
- The Internal Governance of the DPOs
- The Governance Structure and Procedures of the Federation and Member DPOs
- Participation, Coordination, and Mode of Interaction
- Connection Between the Activities of the DPOs and the Governance Structures
- Relative Homogeneity and Evidence of Institutional Isomorphism
- Institutional Pressures from the Civil Society Sector
- Influence of Identity on Internal Governance Structures
- Conclusion
- Participatory Governance, Institutional Decoupling, Conflict and Cooperation
- The Notion of Participatory Governance
- The Challenges of Participatory Governance
- Decentralization as a Means of Enhancing Participation
- Human Resource Gap as a Challenge to Decentralization
- Limited Financial Resources as a Challenge to Decentralization.
- Decentralization and Challenges of Coordination
- Intra-Organizational Conflicts
- Contestations Arising from Democratic Irregularities
- Perceived Marginalization of the Wings and Local Branches
- Transparency, Information and Communication Flow
- Constitutional Loopholes and Conflict
- Inter-Organizational Conflict
- Rotational and Elective Presidential Models and Tensions at the Federal Level
- Perception of Favouritism as a Factor Dominance
- Perceived Imbalance in Joint Advocacy of the Federation
- Internal Governance and Cooperation
- Multi-Level Governance Structures, Affirmative Action and Cooperation
- Donor Influences and Cooperation
- The Calibre of Leadership
- Invocation of Collective Disability Identity
- Conclusion
- Competition for Resources, Conflict and Cooperation
- Mobilization of Resources for Advocacy and Service Provision
- Major Donors in the Disability Sector and their Relations with DPOs
- Distinguishing between Pioneers and Contemporary Donors
- Occasional versus Perennial Donors
- Core versus Peripheral Donors
- Nature of the Partnership
- Dynamics of Resource Competition in the Disability Sector
- Inter-Organizational Competition
- Intra-Organizational Resource Competition
- Competing Interests between Beneficiary and Non-Beneficiary Constituents
- Competition Between Members and Non-Members of the Federation
- Strategic Responses to the Competition
- Response from the DPOs
- Donor and State Responses
- Relationship Between Competition for Resources, Conflict and Cooperation
- Conditions Under Which Conflict Tend to Emerge
- Cooperation in the Context of Competition
- Emergence of New Coalition and Prospects for Federal Level Tensions
- Conclusion
- Relations Between Civil and Political Society and Internal Cohesion of the Disability Movement
- Distinction Between Civil and Political Society
- Tension Between Political Autonomy and Strategic Political Engagement
- Advocacy for Political Representation of PWDs through Affirmative Action
- The Quest for Representation via Mainstream Party Politics
- Impact of Political Engagements on Intra Movement Conflict and Cooperation
- The DPOs Preference for Political Autonomy
- Relations with State Agencies and Its Potential for Conflict
- Conclusion
- Towards Ideal Type CSOS
- Relationship Between Internal Governance and Legitimacy of CSOs
- The Paradox of Political Autonomy
- Identity Politics and Legitimacy of Affiliation to CSOs as a Criteria of Inclusion
- Towards Ideal Type CSOs
- Participatory Internal Governance Structures
- Autonomy from Undue Partisan Political Influence
- Relative Economic Independence
- Possession of Integrated Capacities for Goal Accomplishment
- Relatively Inclusive Mode of Membership
- Conclusion
- Conclusion
- Central Thesis
- Contribution to Academic Debate and Theoretical Implications
- Development Implications
- Legitimacy of the Affiliation to CSO Networks as a Conditionality for Inclusion
- Tensions Between Identity Politics and Participatory Development
- Implications for the Effectiveness of Development Aid
- Beyond the Ghanaian Context : Suggestions for Further Research
- References
- Appendices
- List of Research Participants Engaged for Personal Interviews
- Questions Used for Semi-Structured Interviews
- Ghanaian Political Parties and the Number of Persons with Disabilities Fielded in the 2016 Parliamentary Election.