A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Conceptual foundations : Reimagining roles, relations, and processes (2023)

Wessel, M. V., & Kontinen, T. (2023). Conceptual foundations : Reimagining roles, relations, and processes. In M. van Wessel, T. Kontinen, & J. N. Bawole (Eds.), Reimagining Civil Society Collaborations in Development : Starting from the South (pp. 18-37). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003241003-2

JYU authors or editors

Kontinen, Tiina

Publication details

All authors or editors: Wessel, Margit van; Kontinen, Tiina

Parent publication: Reimagining Civil Society Collaborations in Development : Starting from the South

Parent publication editors: van Wessel, Margit; Kontinen, Tiina; Bawole, Justice Nyigmah

ISBN: 978-1-032-14767-3

eISBN: 978-1-003-24100-3

Publication year: 2023

Publication date: 21/12/2022

Pages range: 18-37

Number of pages in the book: 364

Publisher: Routledge

Place of Publication: Abingdon, Oxon

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003241003-2

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/84695

Abstract

This chapter establishes a conceptual foundation for investigating the reimagining of roles, relations, and processes in collaborations among civil society organizations in development. The chapter starts by introducing the notion of imagination. It then proceeds to review the existing research literature on challenges related to power and privilege in civil society organization collaborations. Further, it explores new ideas and practices that have been identified as practical translations of the potential new foundations for collaboration. The discussion presented in this chapter forms not only an overall conceptual context for the chapters that follow, all of which speak from, but also to this literature and offer new directions for this reimagining.

Keywords: civil society; non-governmental organisations; development cooperation; development policy; concepts (notions)