Grass Roots Civil Society in the Development of Democracy

• Authors: Scott K.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article is based on empirical research concerning NGOs in Romania. Badly and well-run organizations illustrate the problem of how NGOs should function in order to perform their task of developing a grass-roots democracy, i.e. they should not serve an 'anonymous' society, nor should they serve to fulfill the activists' own needs, such as offices and cars. Well-functioning NGOs are based on their members' real needs and participation. Activity in a civic society favors our feeling of being a citizen having a real influence on public affairs.

Keywords

EN

GRASS ROOTS CIVIL SOCIETY; NGOS IN ROMANIA

Discipline

• POLITICAL_SCIENCES: POLITICAL SCIENCES

• Publisher: Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences and Collegium Civitas
• Journal: Studia Polityczne (Political Studies)
• Year: 2007
• Issue: 19
• Pages: 95-105
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Scott K.

• Kandis Scott, Santa Clara University, Law School, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA03156517