Changing neo-corporatist institutions? Examining the relationship between government and civil society organizations in Belgium

Raf Pauly, Bram Verschuere, Filip De Rynck and Joris Voets

Public Management Review, 2021, vol. 23, issue 8, 1117-1138

Abstract: Neo-corporatist relations consist of a stabilized institutional exchange between government, civil society and other social spheres. Current research suggests a destabilization of this relationship by ongoing governance developments, especially through the competitive pressures of NPM-style reforms. This article presents survey research of 339 civil society organizations in the neo-corporatist context of Belgium. We find little evidence of increased marketization, contrary to existing literature. In fact, our data suggest that neo-corporatist relations, at least in terms of formalized exchange, are rather stable, although the nature of specific institutions (such as the nature of public funding) appears to shift.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2020.1722209

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