Civil Society Organisations, Governance and the Caribbean Community

Description

This book offers a unique analysis of the participatory spaces available for civil society organisations (CSOs) in Caribbean governance. It reveals the myriad ways in which the region’s CSOs have contributed to enriching Caribbean societies and to scaffolding Caribbean regionalism, and also uncovers that despite their contributions, Caribbean CSOs (and civil society more broadly) have found limited space for involvement in governance. The author peers into Caribbean state-civil society participatory dynamics using in-depth country case studies (Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago), mini-case studies and evaluations of the approaches to inclusion within the regional institutions of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). This novel contribution to the Caribbean civil society literature uses these assessments to make a case for regularising state-civil society collaborative practices to enhance the quality of democracy in the region. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Introduction (Kristina Hinds)....Pages 1-20 Conceptualising Civil Society for the Caribbean (Kristina Hinds)....Pages 21-54 Caribbean Political Culture, Governance, and Participation (Kristina Hinds)....Pages 55-77 Civil Society Involvement in Regional Governance (Kristina Hinds)....Pages 79-100 Barbados: Civil Society Inclusion with Social Partnership (Kristina Hinds)....Pages 101-131 Trinidad and Tobago: Shifting Times, Shifting Governments, and Shifting Inclusion (Kristina Hinds)....Pages 133-161 Openness in Governance Spaces Across the Region (Kristina Hinds)....Pages 163-184 Conclusion: Prospects for the Caribbean Civil Society-Governance Dynamic (Kristina Hinds)....Pages 185-196 Back Matter ....Pages 197-200