Civil Society Organisations, Governance and the Caribbean Community

• Main Author: Hinds, Kristina (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Non-Governmental Public Action
• Subjects: Comparative politics.; Political science.; Regionalism.; Economic development.; Legislative bodies.; Globalization.; Comparative Politics.; Governance and Government.; Regional Development.; Legislative and Executive Politics.

This book offers a unique analysis of the participatory spaces available for civil society organisations (CSOs) in Caribbean governance. It reveals the myriad ways in which the region's CSOs have contributed to enriching Caribbean societies and to scaffolding Caribbean regionalism, and also unc...

Table of Contents:

• 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.