NGOs and Civil Society in Thailand
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NGOs and Civil Society in Thailand

Metagovernance and the Politics of NGO Funding

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

NGOs and Civil Society in Thailand

Metagovernance and the Politics of NGO Funding

About this book

NGOs and Civil Society in Thailand critically examines the relationships of civil society to nongovernmental organisations in Thailand, and examines the 'NGOisation' of civil society, how NGOs are funded and governed, and in what way the NGOs has been shaped to work with the funder.

NGOisation is a phenomenon by which the funded organisations are impelled to transform suit their funder as reliable partners. Focusing on Thailand, an Asian country where NGOs have been heavily relied on the public sector for funding, the book analyses the relations between NGOs and their significant funder, Thailand Health Promotion Foundation (THPF), one of the biggest and most influential players in the NGO sector. As the NGO funded organisations are impelled to transform and adapt to become more professionalised, institutionalised, bureaucratised, and depoliticised to suit their funder as reliable partners, their characteristics and relations with the state are complex and interactive. Engaging with key stakeholders in the field of NGO and public governance in Thailand, the book demonstrates how THPF changed the NGO landscape, integrating them and innovatively coordinating non-state initiatives into public governance system.

A novel contribution to the study of NGOs and the state, the book also addresses NGO transformation, politics, and governance. It will be of interest to academics working on Asian Politics, civil society, public policy and public management.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. List of figures
  8. List of tables
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Abbreviations
  11. 1 Introduction: NGOs and State Funding in Thailand
  12. 2 NGOisation and Metagovernance
  13. 3 State–Society Relations, NGO Funding, and the Rise of THPF
  14. 4 THPF–NGO Relations
  15. 5 Metagovernance of THPF: Interactive Governance and the ‘Shadow of Hierarchy’
  16. 6 Metagoverning Mechanisms: Partnership Strategy and Proactive Granting
  17. 7 NGOisation of Civil Society
  18. 8 Conclusion
  19. Index