Civil Society, Nonprofit Organizations, and Citizenship in China: An Editorial Introduction to the China Issue

Brandsen, Taco; Simsa, Ruth

doi:10.1007/s11266-016-9774-4

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“…Recent insightful work by Taco Brandsen and Ruth Simsanon describes the prevailing context: non-profit organizations [CSOs] also face criticism as they operate in closer relationships with the state than would be common for their Western counterparts, within narrow limits defined by the state that tend to restrict dissenting voices … Civic engagement is encouraged in order to maintain regime stability rather than to increase participation. 59 In a similar vein, Zhang Yuanfeng's penetrating account also alludes to how the Chinese state is 'seeking to retain a degree of control over non-profit operations … in the highly constrained atmosphere of th[e] biggest remaining socialist country'. 60 The impact of this distinctive context is reflected in the indigenous CSOs' discourse which is revealed to be qualitatively different to that of international CSOs.…”

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Civil society, human rights and religious freedom in the People’s Republic of China: analysis of CSOs’ Universal Periodic Review discourse

Chaney

2017

The International Journal of Human Rights

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Civil society, human rights and religious freedom in the People’s Republic of China: analysis of CSOs’ Universal Periodic Review discourse

Chaney

2017

The International Journal of Human Rights

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“…With the growth of social organizations and their increased role in public affairs, the practical implications of polycentric governance for public management across a range of issues have recently attracted attention in China studies (Cong et al, 2021; Liu & Wang, 2016). The polycentric‐governance model, based on the community mechanism and multiple actors' coproduction of public goods, characterizes China's philanthropic sector in particular (Ma & Parish, 2006) and non‐profit sector in general (Brandsen & Simsa, 2016; Gazley & Cheng, 2020).…”

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Making donations work in crisis management: A contingent governance transition in philanthropy in Wuhan's COVID‐19 response

Han,

Gu,

Wang

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Asian Politics and Policy

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In response to public complaints about the chaotic management of donations during the emergency, the site of the first identified COVID‐19 case, Wuhan (in central China), underwent a contingent governance transition. And given the public complaints about the disorganized management of donations during the early stage of emergency management in Wuhan in January 2020, local governments initiated a minor governance transition in philanthropy, involving multiple stakeholders such as public and private charities, as well as private enterprises. In contrast to the abundance of literature on governance actors such as the state, the market, and societal actors, this review discusses the changes in governance mechanisms using publicly available data from governmental websites, policy documents, and news reports. It examines a minor governance change in local philanthropy from hierarchical bureaucratic governance to embryotic non‐monocentric governance and to expedient collaborative/interactive governance. Moreover, it highlights the yet‐to‐be institutionalized characteristics of the newly emerging governance models in China, a country where the traditional mode of hierarchical governance is dominant. This article not only adds to the body of evidence on governance failures caused by monocentric bureaucracy, but it also contributes to the literature on public governance transition in China's philanthropic sector and the state‐society relations more broadly.

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“…An interesting move would be to replicate the approach here in other contexts and languages in order to gain a clearer vision of CSO perceptions and activities in research globally. This journal has already devoted considerable space to the third-sector situation globally, such as in China for example (Brandsen & Simsa, 2016). Being in the European context also means that project literature in particular is largely based on large, consortia-driven projects.…”

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Civil Society Organisations in Research: A Literature-Based Typology

2016

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This article explores literatures from various sources to highlight and understand differences among key players surrounding the perceived nature and role of civil society in research from different literature streams. Including civil society organisations (CSOs) in research activities is an integral part of a broad drive towards integration of science and society. Interest in CSO inclusion in research is widespread, but lacks a coherent focus and clarity on what CSOs are. Without this clarity, CSO-inclusive research, or policy, may be ineffective. This article addresses this gap in knowledge by presenting findings from an exploration of academic, policy and research project literature in order to come to a view on CSOs in research. This culminates in a typology of CSOs and provides a means of identifying types of CSOs. The typology shows four main types of CSO (Common cause, Shared voice, Research-oriented, Commercially-oriented) and provides a definition for each type, along with a basis for the definition; an example of each; some typical terminology; typical area of activity; properties; typical mission; key areas of interest and their 'action logic' in research.

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Civil Society, Nonprofit Organizations, and Citizenship in China: An Editorial Introduction to the China Issue

Cited by 11 publications

References 24 publications

Civil society, human rights and religious freedom in the People’s Republic of China: analysis of CSOs’ Universal Periodic Review discourse

Civil society, human rights and religious freedom in the People’s Republic of China: analysis of CSOs’ Universal Periodic Review discourse

Making donations work in crisis management: A contingent governance transition in philanthropy in Wuhan's COVID‐19 response

Civil Society Organisations in Research: A Literature-Based Typology

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