Negotiating international civil society support
The case of Ethiopia’s 2009 Charities and Societies Proclamation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6253654 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jalale Getachew Birru (University of Erfurt), Jonas Wolff (0000-0002-7348-7206, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), Frankfurt, Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 832-850 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Democratization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13510347.2018.1553957 |
| OpenAlex | W2902747937 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
Since 2005, international civil society support has faced increasing resistance around the world. Ethiopia is widely recognized as a key example of this so-called Closing Space phenomenon. With the Charities and Societies Proclamation (CSP), adopted in 2009, Ethiopia has established strict regulations on civil society organizations that, in particular, restrict the ability of local associations to make use of foreign funding as well as the range of activities allowed for foreign (funded) organizations. In this working paper the authors trace the process of international negotiations that has accompanied the drafting of the Ethiopian NGO law and identify the consequences of these negotiations for international civil society support in the country. Focusing on the interaction between foreign “donors” and the Ethiopian government, the authors analyze (a) what precisely these negotiations have been about, (b) to what extent these negotiations have actually influenced the content of the CSP, and (c) how the CSP as finally adopted has actually affected international civil society support in Ethiopia." (author's abstract
Civil society · Government (linguistics · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Proclamation · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · International Development and Aid · Law · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |