The Political Potential of Civil Society: Advocating for Freedom of Information in Argentina

Risley, Amy

doi:10.1111/j.1557-203x.2006.tb00077.x

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“…In the following section, I discuss two important variables explaining participation: effective alliance building and successful issue framing. 2 2 These arguments are also developed in previous studies [24][25][26].…”

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Protecting Children and Adolescents in Uruguay: Civil Society’s Role in Policy Reform

Risley

2014

Social Sciences

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This article analyzes the advocacy efforts of civil societal actors in Uruguay who have sought to promote the rights of children. I discuss the strategies that members of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) used to achieve a greater presence in debates leading to significant policy changes in the area of child protection. Child advocates achieved relatively high levels of political mobilization and influence throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. The analysis focuses on their multi-year campaign to reform the Children's Code of 1934, which culminated in the adoption of a new Code of Childhood and Adolescence in 2004. I argue that two variables help explain their participation in policy making: effective issue framing and successful alliance building.

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Section: The State Of the Debatesupporting

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Protecting Children and Adolescents in Uruguay: Civil Society’s Role in Policy Reform

Risley

2014

Social Sciences

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“…Clearly, each of these resources can be valuable. Yet because "there is no automatic equation by which group resources translate into political resources," simply identifying resources as correlates of influence omits a large part of the political story (Greenwald 1977, 333;Risley 2006a). More importantly, even CSOs with resource deficiencies can participate in policy making under some circumstances.…”

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Civil Society Organizations, Advocacy, and Policy Making in Latin American Democracies

Risley¹

2015

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“…National freedom of information acts were passed in Bolivia and Ecuador in 2004, and in Nicaragua in 2007. Although Argentina and Venezuela still lack national laws, the right to petition access to public information is recognized in their national constitutions (Risley, 2006). 9 Research has found that the enforcement of information laws is weak.…”

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Between Support and Confrontation: Civic Society, Media Reform, and Populism in Latin America

Waisbord

2011

Communication, Culture &Amp; Critique

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This article calls for a critical examination of the media politics of civic society in new democracies. The analysis discusses the media policies of populist administrations and the role of civic groups in contemporary Latin America. The analysis shows the complex relations between civic actors and governments in processes of media reform. Contra visions that approach civic society as an autonomous space of resistance, these cases call for a nuanced analysis of the politics of coalition-building between civic actors and governments.More than a common project of media reform, civil society emerges as a heterogeneous space for the articulation of different political priorities and ideologies. The theoretical and research implications for further global media research are discussed in the conclusions.

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The Political Potential of Civil Society: Advocating for Freedom of Information in Argentina

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

Protecting Children and Adolescents in Uruguay: Civil Society’s Role in Policy Reform

Protecting Children and Adolescents in Uruguay: Civil Society’s Role in Policy Reform

Civil Society Organizations, Advocacy, and Policy Making in Latin American Democracies

Between Support and Confrontation: Civic Society, Media Reform, and Populism in Latin America

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