Caught in the Middle: Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and the Conflict between Grassroots and Instrumental Forms of Citizen Participation

Silverman, Robert Mark

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“…Promoting inclusion amongst CDO's own board members was another important factor for the NGO in being a truly good ally to RHOs. Applying Silverman's 'the citizen participation continuum', characteristics of NGOs that can be accountable to RHOs are summarised as follows (Silverman 2005):…”

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The Changing Roles of NGOs in Nepal: Promoting Emerging Rights-Holder Organizations for Inclusive Aid

Tanaka

2010

Voluntas

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This article examines the unique roles of NGOs with special attention to the changing socio-political contexts of NGOs in terms of their partnerships with Rights-Holder Organizations (RHOs), which claim the rights of particular groups of excluded population. It reviews an example of the NGO working with RHOs in Nepal. NGO relationships with RHOs are delicate and not always equitable due to their different backgrounds and expertise. NGOs, comprising mostly people who are not members of the rights-holding groups, use their expertise to work for others over fixed periods, whilst RHOs work for their own constituencies through movements. Until the 1990s, NGOs supported so-called 'beneficiaries' who were members of excluded groups whose rights were being denied. Today, RHOs are formed directly by excluded groups. Some NGOs are trying to change their role to become promoters for RHOs, whilst others remain as their proxies, which merely creates an extra layer between RHOs and donors. The article attempts to prove that building equitable relationships between NGOs and RHOs is possible if NGOs have professionalism, expertise in capacity development and a readiness to become more inclusive. Though there are still several challenges ahead, such efforts by NGOs make it possible to change funding flows for RHOs and contribute to inclusive aid.Résumé Cet article examine les rôles uniques des ONG en portant une attention particulière à leur contexte socio-politique en mutation en termes de partenariat avec les organisations d'ayant-droit, qui revendiquent les droits de groupes particuliers de populations exclues. Il passe en revue l'exemple d'une ONG travaillant avec les organisations d'ayant-droit au Népal. En raison de leurs différences d'histoire et d'expertise, les relations entre les ONG et les organisations d'ayantdroit sont fragiles et pas toujours équitables. Les ONG, constituées majoritairement de personnes n'appartenant pas aux groupes d'ayant-droit, mettent leur expertise au service des autres sur des périodes fixes, alors que les organisations d'ayant-droit travaillent pour leurs propres membres au travers de mouvements. Jusqu'aux années 1990, les ONG soutenaient des « bénéficiaires » qui étaient membres de groupes exclus dont les droits étaient bafoués. Aujourd'hui, les organisations d'ayant-droit sont directement constituées de groupes exclus. Certaines ONG tentent de faire évoluer leur rôle vers la promotion des organisations d'ayant-droit, alors que d'autres se positionnent toujours comme leurs représentants, ce qui ne fait que créer un intermédiaire supplémentaire entre les organisations d'ayant-droit et les donateurs. Cet article tente de démontrer que l'établissement de relations équitables entre les ONG et les organisations d'ayant-droit est possible si les ONG font preuve de professionnalisme, d'expertise dans le développement de compétences et de volonté d'ouverture. Bien que plusieurs défis restent à relever, il serait possible de modifier les flux de financement des organisations d'ayant-droit et de contr...

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The Changing Roles of NGOs in Nepal: Promoting Emerging Rights-Holder Organizations for Inclusive Aid

Tanaka

2010

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“…When CDCs become partners in the decision-making, it has the potential to promote citizen involvement and become more inclusive (Silverman 2005, Newman and Lake 2006. Not only do many CDCs have board members and staff who are residents of the local communities, but the…”

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Increasing the capacity of community development corporations for brownfield redevelopment: an inside-out approach

Solitare

Lowrie

2012

Local Environment

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While the redevelopment of brownfield sites has been the mainstay of public agencies and private developers, this paper argues that in order to promote just redevelopment that encourages participation and targets weak market sites, a community-based approach to brownfield redevelopment should be encouraged. Furthermore, this paper maintains that community development corporations (CDCs) could be the ideal agents to spur community development and address environmental justice concerns through their increased involvement in brownfield redevelopment projects. In order to promote these positions, we first describe this new approach, which focuses on building the capacity of CDCs to meaningfully participate in brownfield redevelopment. We then offer four proposals designed to increase this capacity. We conclude with a discussion of how community-based brownfield redevelopment connects to larger issues of democratic decision-making, environmental justice, and urban revitalisation.

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“…This first approach was complemented by Silverman (2005) with the introduction of his "citizen participation continuum". In this extension to Arstein's work, he takes into consideration those groups that drive participation and the forms of participation they pursue.…”

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confidence: 99%

A more collaborative Buenos Aires: Civil society participation in public policy-making

Liberman¹

2017

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Caught in the Middle: Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and the Conflict between Grassroots and Instrumental Forms of Citizen Participation

Cited by 38 publications

References 23 publications

The Changing Roles of NGOs in Nepal: Promoting Emerging Rights-Holder Organizations for Inclusive Aid

The Changing Roles of NGOs in Nepal: Promoting Emerging Rights-Holder Organizations for Inclusive Aid

Increasing the capacity of community development corporations for brownfield redevelopment: an inside-out approach

A more collaborative Buenos Aires: Civil society participation in public policy-making

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