Negotiating international civil society support: the case of Ethiopia's 2009 Charities and Societies Proclamation

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

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 2009 Charities and Societies Proclamation (CSP) Ethiopia has established strict regulations on civil society organizations that, in particular, restrict the ability of local associations to make use of foreign funding and the range of activities allowed for foreign (funded) organizations. This paper traces the process of international negotiations that has accompanied the drafting of the CSP and identifies the consequences of these negotiations for international civil society support in the country. Focusing on the interaction between foreign “donors” and the Ethiopian government, it analyzes (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.

Object Details

• ISSN: 1743-890X
• Extent: Seite(n): 832-850
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Democratization, 26(5)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Internationale Beziehungen ; internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik ; Regulierung ; Entwicklungshilfe ; nichtstaatliche Organisation ; Entwicklungsland ; Zivilgesellschaft ; Äthiopien ; Afrika ; staatliche Einflussnahme ; Demokratisierung

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Getachew Birru, Jalale ; Wolff, Jonas
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Vereinigtes Königreich
• (when): 2019

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2018.1553957
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-66258-7
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST