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Civil society regionalization in Southern Africa : the cases of trade and HIV/AIDS / Andréas Godsäter.

Van Pelt Library JQ2720.A38 R4346 2016
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Godsäter, Andréas, author.
Series:
International political economy of new regionalisms series
The international political economy of new regionalisms series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Regionalism--Africa, Southern.
Regionalism.
Civil society--Africa, Southern.
Civil society.
AIDS (Disease)--Africa, Southern.
AIDS (Disease).
Commerce.
Africa, Southern--Commerce.
Africa, Southern.
Southern Africa.
Physical Description:
xiv, 186 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2016.
Contents:
1 Introduction 1
Studying civil society regionalization 4
Key concepts 11
Methodology 17
Case selection 17
Research techniques and material 19
Outline of the book 20
2 Theoretical considerations 23
The importance of social structure and agency for the study of civil society 23
The statist-capitalist world order 28
Relations between RIGOs and CSOs 31
RIGO issue preferences 32
RIGO focal point creation for CSOs 33
CSO Inclusion and exclusion in RIGOs 33
Relations between donors and CSOs 34
CSO Dependency on regional donor funds 34
Donor influence on the CSO agenda 35
Relations between CSOs 36
CSOs and issue-framing 36
Regional issue-framing 36
Construction of regional target groups 38
CSOs and identity-making 38
3 The statist-capitalist regional order in Southern Africa 43
Implications of the statist social structure 43
The authoritarian state 43
State domination of civil society 45
The SADC and sovereignty-boosting regional governance 46
Implications of the capitalist social structure 50
The neo-liberal project 50
Problem-solving civil society 53
The SADC and neo-liberal regional governance 56
4 Civil society regionalization in the trade sector in Southern Africa 61
Key RCSOs 61
Relations between the SADC and CSOs 63
SADC issue preferences 64
SADC focal point creation 67
CSO inclusion in the SADC 69
CSO exclusion in the SADC 73
Relations between donors and CSOs 78
The funding rationale for donors 78
Key donors 79
CSO dependency on donor funds 80
Donor influence on the CSO agenda 82
Relations between CSOs 83
CSOs and issue-framing 86
Regional issue-framing 86
Construction of regional target groups 88
CSOs and identity-making 91
5 Civil society regionalization in the HIV/AIDS sector in Southern Africa 99
Key RCSOs 99
Relations between the SADC and CSOs 100
SADC issue preferences 100
SADC focal point creation 104
CSO inclusion in the SADC 106
CSO exclusion in the SADC 110
Relations between donors and CSOs 113
Key donors 113
Dependency on donor funds 114
Donor influence on the CSO agenda 117
Relations between CSOs 119
CSOs and issue-framing 119
Regional issue-framing 120
Construction of regional target groups 122
CSOs and identity-making 124
6 Conclusion 129
Dynamics of civil society regionalization 129
Relations between RIGOs and CSOs 129
Relations between donors and CSOs 132
Relations between CSOs 134
CSOs and issue-framing 138
CSOs and identity-making 140
How regional' is civil society in Southern Africa? 141
Problem adzing civil society regionalizaiion 144
Future research areas 150.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472452375
1472452372
OCLC:
922799506

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