The NGO Community in China
Expanding Linkages With Transnational Civil Society and Their Democratic Implications
Ce document sera publié en ligne en texte intégral le 1 décembre 2009.
Abstract
China is no longer an outsider to the co-operation among and networking of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across national borders. Chinese NGOs, in particular international NGOs (INGOs), have expanded their connections transnationally with civil society. Co-operative projects are concentrated in areas of gender, environment, public health, poverty and education, where the Chinese government requires assistance in tackling a range of social, environmental and rural problems associated with pro-market reform. Transnational collaboration in shared ideas, funding, advocacy and campaigns helps Chinese NGOs to provide their services and, in many cases, thus challenge the social status quo. It is also helping to further the growth of an NGO community in China. More importantly, despite their apparent non-political nature, transnational links among Chinese NGOs transfer democratising views and practices to grassroots communities and organisations, which could in turn further the country’s broader socio-political development.
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Référence électronique
Chen Jie, « The NGO Community in China », China perspectives, n°68, 2006, [En ligne], mis en ligne le 1 décembre 2009. URL : http://chinaperspectives.revues.org/document3083.html. Consulté le 26 novembre 2009.