Civil society activism, strategic alignment and international public policy making for spectrum

Bibliographic Data

ID12890891
AuthorsImir Rashid (University of Exeter), Seamus Simpson (0000-0003-1814-4224, University of Salford, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume15
Issue1
Pages62-81
Publication date2019-01-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Civil Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1744-8689 • E-ISSN: 1744-8697
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17448689.2019.1565181
OpenAlexW2912844049
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited27

Academic work has noted a growth in the prominence of civil society in international political-economic life, yet the conditions under which such civil society presence is developed, the ways in which it is manifest and their implications are still incompletely understood. The recent international policy debate on the allocation of spectrum provides a useful case for research aiming to close this gap in knowledge and is the focus of this article. It provides evidence of a significant – though ultimately highly contingent – civil society presence in the spectrum debate. It explains this through the construction of a framework of international civil society strategic alignment. This is used to illustrate and explain the conditions that allowed civil society to articulate its voice and the means through which and how this was achieved. The article contributes to the literature on civil society activism in communications by illustrating both its capacity for action – but also the highly significant limitations placed on it – in utilizing strategic alignment to engage in international public policy making debates

Civil society · Direct action · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · International Development and Aid · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration

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