Civil society's democratic potential : organizational trade-offs between participation and representation / Nicole Bolleyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bolleyer, Nicole, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil society.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Bolleyer explores which civil society organizations (CSOs) contribute to democracy, how, and why. Two contrasting organizational templates allow theorizing fundamental trade-offs shaping CSOs' 'performance' on three dimensions: participation, representation, and societal responsiveness.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Contents

List of Tables

1. A Multidimensional Framework on Civil Society's Contributions to Democracy

Civil Society's Contributions to Democracy: Between Potential and Reality

Disaggregating the 'Transmission Belt': Three Normative Yardsticks Demarcating CSOs' Potential Contributions to Democracy

Membership Organizations as Venues for Participation

Membership Organizations as Vehicles of Representation

The Ambiguity of Interest Representation Behaviour: Expression of Assumed, Consultative or Surrogate Representation?

Adding Societal Responsiveness of CSO Behaviour as Third Normative Yardstick

From Normative Yardstick to Comparative Analysis

Conclusion and Chapter Overview

2. The Distinct Internal Logics of Associations and Professionalized Voluntary Organizations

Why Study the Discrepancies between Democratic Potential and Organizational Realities in Membership-Based Voluntary Organizations?

The Diversity of Organizational Forms and Its Consequences for CSOs' Democratic Contributions

Intra-Organizational Trade-Offs and the Conflicting Priorities of Leaders, Members, and Managers

How CSOs Respond to Intra-Organizational Trade-Offs: The Different Logics of 'Voluntary Associations' and 'Professionalized Voluntary Organizations'

Conclusion

3. Methodological Choices and Data

Measures Used in the Quantitative Analyses

The Dependent Variables: How to Measure CSOs' Diverse Contributions to Democracy

Central Explanatory Variables: CSOs' Governance Characteristics

Control Variables Central to the Functioning of CSOs Generally

Control Variables Relevant to Specific Dimensions of CSOs' Democratic Contribution.

CSO Diversity and Why the Voluntary Association and the Professionalized Voluntary Organization Are Not Treated As Counter-Images

The Advantages of a Mixed-Methods Design

The Selection of Three UK CSOs for In-Depth Study

4. The Distinct Roles of Members in Civil Society Organizations: Trading Member Control against Leader Autonomy

A Governance Perspective on Member Activism in Civil Society Organizations

Hypotheses on Member Activism in Professionalized Voluntary Organizations

Hypotheses on Member Involvement in Voluntary Associations

Expected Impacts of CSO Type on Patterns of Member Activism

A Quantitative Analysis of Member Activism in Civil Society Organizations

5. When Managers Take Over: Drivers of Staff Control in Civil Society Organizations

A Governance Perspective on Staff Control in Civil Society Organizations

Hypotheses on Staff Control in Professionalized Voluntary Organizations

Hypotheses on Staff Control in Voluntary Associations

A Quantitative Analysis of Staff Control in Civil Society Organizations

6. From Voluntary Association to Professionalized Voluntary Organization: The Evolution of Member Activism and Staff Control in Civil Society Organizations

Intra-Organizational Dynamics and Decision-Making Power in a Service-Oriented, a Political, and a Partisan Organization

The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA)

Surfers Against Sewage (SAS)

The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW)

7. CSO Goal Reorientation in Individualizing Societies: Between Commitment and Change

A Governance Perspective on CSO Goal Commitment and Reorientation

Voluntary Associations and Professionalized Voluntary Organizations: Hypotheses on Responsive Goal Commitment versus Instrumental Goal Reorientation.

Bringing in Market and Constituency Pressures: External Sources of Instrumental and Responsive Goal Reorientation

A Quantitative Analysis of CSO Goal Reorientation and Commitment

8. CSOs' Political Engagement: Between the Logic of Membership and the Logic of Influence

A Governance Perspective on CSO Political Engagement

Hypotheses on the Political Engagement of Voluntary Associations and Professionalized Voluntary Organizations

Expected Impacts of CSO Type on Political Engagement

A Quantitative Analysis of Political Engagement of Civil Society Organizations

9. From Voluntary Association to Professionalized Voluntary Organization: CSO Goal Reorientation and the Evolution of Political Engagement

Tracing Change in CSO Goals and Political Engagement Qualitatively

Intra-Organizational Dynamics, Goals, and Political Engagement of a Service-Oriented, a Political, and a Partisan Organization

10. Disaggregating the Transmission Belt and the Study of CSOs' Democratic Contributions

The Democratic Contributions of Voluntary Associations and Professionalized Voluntary Organizations: An Overview

CSOs as Changing Configurations of Participation and Representation and the Growing Importance of Hybridization

The Professionalized Voluntary Organization: Better Than Its Reputation

The Three Faces of Membership Organization and Avenues for Future Research

Some Final Remarks

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2024.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 5, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-199358-1

0-19-888442-7

0-19-888443-5

OCLC:

1416831766