Look who's talking!: Second thoughts about NGOs as representing civil society

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-448

  Holmén, Hans ^a   Jirström, Magnus ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Campaigning; Civil society; Networking; NGO; Representation; Social forum

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; CLIENTELISM; DEVELOPMENT AID; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; NETWORKING; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD BANK;

EID: 70349213959     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909609105093     Document Type: Article

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