2. A Working Definition of a GONGO
3. How do GONGOs Fit into the Civil Society Framework?
5. Effects on State and Society Relations
This article offers a conceptual framework to identify and analyze the contemporary behavior of the paradoxical government-organized, non-governmental organization (GONGO). We discuss how GONGOs’ activities fit within mainstream civil society theories and traditions. Furthermore, we compare and analyze GONGOs and NGOs in terms of their sources of power, main activities and functions, and dilemmas. Finally, we theorize the effects, and implications, the growth of GONGOs has on state and society relations globally.
Hasmath, R., Hildebrandt, T. and Hsu, J. (2019) “Conceptualizing Government-Organized Non-Governmental Organizations”, Journal of Civil Society 15(3): 267-284.
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Eine Begriffsbestimmung für staatlich organisierte Nichtregierungsorganisationen
Концептуализация правительски-организованных неправительственных организаций