Civil society in changing India: emerging roles, relationships, and strategies

Debika Goswami and Rajesh Tandon

Development in Practice, 2013, vol. 23, issue 5-6, 653-664

Abstract: The changing socio-economic and political tableau in India has affected civil society. This paper investigates how the roles, relationships, and strategies of civil society organisations (CSOs) are changing in response to these socio-political and economic changes. It also looks at what new capacities, opportunities, and challenges are emerging as important for CSOs in these changing contexts.La société civile dans une Inde en mutation : rôles, relations et stratégies émergentsLe tableau socioéconomique et politique en mutation en Inde a eu une incidence sur la société civile. Cet article examine la manière dont les rôles, les relations et les stratégies des organisations de la société civile (OSC) changent actuellement en réponse à ces changements sociopolitiques et économiques. Il examine également ceux des capacités, opportunités et défis nouveaux se dégageant actuellement qui sont importants pour les OSC dans ces contextes en mutation.La sociedad civil en una India cambiante: roles, relaciones y estrategias emergentesEl cambiante panorama socioeconómico y político de India ha afectado a la sociedad civil. El presente artículo examina cómo los roles, las relaciones y las estrategias de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil (osc) están transformándose para responder a los cambios sociopolíticos y económicos. Asimismo, analiza las capacidades, las oportunidades y el surgimiento de retos nuevos que tienen importancia para las osc en estos contextos cambiantes.Sociedade civil na Índia em mutação: papéis, relações e estratégias emergentesA situação sócio-econômica e política em mutação na Índia tem afetado a sociedade civil. Este artigo investiga como os papéis, relações e estratégias das Organizações da Sociedade Civil (OSC) estão mudando em resposta a estas mudanças sócio-políticas e econômicas. Ele também examina quais novas capacidades, oportunidades e desafios importantes estão surgindo para as OSCs nestes contextos variáveis.

Date: 2013
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