From neo-corporatism to delegative corporatism? Empowerment of NGOs during early democratization

Bibliographic Data

ID6254226
AuthorsBrian Grodsky (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume16
Issue5
Pages898-921
Publication date2009-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemocratization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13510340903162093
OpenAlexW1989153024
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited77

Great attention has been paid to the role of various nongovernmental organizations in the process of reaching democratic breakthrough. In this manuscript I move beyond the question of how organizations empower a new generation of political elites, instead exploring the fate of these organizations in the early period of democratic consolidation. I argue that certain leading organizations from the pro-democracy struggle are confronted during this period with not only challenges, but also new political opportunities. Among these is a fundamentally new relationship with the state that refer to here delegative corporatism, whereby select organizations purportedly representative of societal interests are given enhanced influence over the state in return for moderation of demands

Civil society · Consolidation (business · Corporatism · Democracy · Democratic consolidation · Democratization · Economic system · Economics · Empowerment · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · International Development and Aid · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development