The contested spaces of civil society in a plural world: norm contestation in the debate about restrictions on international civil society support

Abstract: Civil society organizations are facing increasing political restrictions all over the world. Frequently, these restrictions apply to the foreign funding of NGOs and thus curtail the space for external civil society support, which, since the 1990s, has become a key element in international democracy and human rights promotion. This so-called ‘closing space’ phenomenon has received growing attention by civil society activists, policymakers and academics. Existing studies (and political responses), however, neglect the crucial normative dimension of the problem at hand: As we show, the political controversy over civil society support is characterized by norm contestation, and this contestation reveals competing perceptions of in/justice and touches upon core principles of contemporary world order. Taking this dimension into account is essential if we are to academically understand, and politically respond to, the ‘closing space’ challenge. It is also highly relevant with regard to cur

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Contemporary politics ; 23 (2017) 4 ; 469-488

Klassifikation
Politik

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2017
Urheber
Poppe, Annika Elena
Wolff, Jonas

DOI
10.1080/13569775.2017.1343219
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019072517022026927192
Rechteinformation
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Beteiligte

  • Poppe, Annika Elena
  • Wolff, Jonas

Entstanden

  • 2017

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