Lecture 13

Question 1

What is a civil society?

Answer 1

A Civil society is a group of people who take action. This is a group of people who have shared interest, purpose & values. It can also be based on norms.

Question 2

no one is forced to participate or be apart of …

Answer 2

A civil society

Question 3

Civil society is not the…

Answer 3

government

Question 4

Which sectors are not a part of a civil society

Answer 4

1. Public sector (Government and any form of authority)
2. Private sector (Businesses aiming to make profit)

Question 5

which sector is the civil society a part of

Answer 5

the third sector - not a part of the government nor do they act for profit

Question 6

What is the history of civil society?

Answer 6

the term was widely used at the end of the 1980s. This is because they overthrew regimes. But it is not only about overthrowing regimes it is about changing systems and standing up for causes.

Question 7

… has changed the way civil society is broadcasted / shared. It is not just about local causes it is also about global support. It has also made it more include and might given them more power.

Answer 7

Technology

Question 8

What are NGOs

Answer 8

Non-goverment organisations.

Question 9

… can be seen as part but also an empirical measurement of civil society. They can be measured and observed > empirical

Answer 9

NGOs

Question 10

NGOs are not:

Answer 10

1.Part of the government
2.dependant on the government
3.for profit
4. Intergovernmental organisations (countries are members of these types of organisation ex: European Union)

Question 11

NGOs are involved in (multi-level) governance because :

Answer 11

1. a web or network of actors are working together to solve a common problem
2. it is not people versus government it is interwoven.

Question 12

… are associations promoting intrest of a specific group. They influence how society thinksThey do not want to replace the government they just want to influence them

Answer 12

Intrest groups

Question 13

Intrest group their relation with the government depends on which group they are in:

Answer 13

1.Insider group: They are the group that tries to win support of the government trough lobbying. They try to get the government on the side of their cause

2.Outsider group: This group focusses more on society. They try to conceive people that they can have influence of how the government should act > media coverage or campaigning

Question 14

the power of civil society, including NGOs and intrest groups is strongly linked to …..

Answer 14

the media & the press > digitalisation

Question 15

media undermines …

Answer 15

Civil society