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''New Governance Spaces': what generates a participatory disposition in different contexts?'

Howard, Joanna and Lever, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2188-8518 2011. ''New Governance Spaces': what generates a participatory disposition in different contexts?'. Voluntary Sector Review 2 (1) , pp. 77-95. 10.1332/204080511X560639

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Abstract

This paper examines developments in governance and non-governmental public action in three diverse contexts. It is based on comparative international research that examined the role of non-governmental actors (NGAs) involved in partnership working with state actors in Bulgaria, Nicaragua and the United Kingdom. The paper draws on Crossley's (2003) development of Bourdieu's (1977) 'theory of practice' to examine the contextual factors that influence the participation of NGAs in 'new governance spaces'. It highlights three very different responses to the 'opportunities' that governance offers, which illustrate how historical processes mould civil society relation's vis-à-vis the state in highly significant ways. Although governance presents many obstacles to change, the paper concludes that the new forms of participation that are appearing in these spaces may be the foundations from which more significant change emerges.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Uncontrolled Keywords: Civil Society; Capital; Habitus; Non-governmental; Participation
Publisher: Policy Press
ISSN: 2040-8056
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2022 08:46
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/29555

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