Civil Society Organisations, Governance and the Caribbean Community

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-04395-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 403 g

Reihe: Non-Governmental Public Action

Employs an interpretative methodology and incorporates several case studies, including Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and St. Lucia
Fills a gap in the existing literature on Caribbean regional integration and Caribbean governance, by providing an comprehensive analysis of the role of non-state actors
Asserts that both regional and domestic decision-making mechanisms require renovation so that they can better respond to the needs of the people of the region

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hinds, Kristina

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Conceptualizing Civil Society for the Caribbean.- 3. Caribbean Political Culture, Governance and Participation.- 4. Civil Society Involvement in Regional Governance.- 5. Barbados: Civil Society Inclusion with Social Partnership.- 6. Trinidad and Tobago: Shifting Times, Shifting Governments, Shifting Inclusion.- 7. Openness in Governance Spaces Across the Region.- 8. Conclusion: Prospects for the Caribbean Civil Society-Governance Dynamic.

Über Autor(innen)

Kristina Hinds is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados. She has published Caribbean scholarship on civil society, citizenship, gender, financial crisis and information and communications technologies.