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TitelThe first lady phenomenon in Jordan : assessing the effect of Queen Rania's NGOs on Jordanian civil society  
AuteurF. Boerwinkel
Jaar2011
UitgeverHivos [etc.]
PlaatsThe Hague [etc.]
Pagina's31
SerietitelKnowledge Programme Civil Society in West Asia Working Paper
Serienummer19
ISSN2210-3473
OrganisatiesHivos – Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation, University of Amsterdam
OnderwerpSocial and Political Change
Trefwoordencivil society, non-governmental organizations
RegioWestern Asia
LandJordan
SamenvattingThis paper assesses the so-called ‘first lady phenomenon’ in (semi) authoritarian context. The main question to be answered is to what extent organizations in which Queen Rania is involved affect the development of a truly independent organizational life in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Three regime strategies with respect to civil society control come to the fore, of which the third, ‘civil society infiltration’, is especially relevant to the case. First Lady Organizations (FLANGOs), can be perceived as a type of Governmental Non-Governmental Organization (GONGO); a relatively new concept in the field. An in-dept study on the relatively new notion of the GONGO is given, whereby new concepts (in relation to China) are hinting at an application in other (semi) authoritarian contexts. The verdict on the effect of Queen Rania’s NGOs on Jordan’s civil society strongly depends on which role one assigns to a civil society, but negative remarks were more common, pointing at the lack of internal democracy in FLANGOs, the issue of funding, and the fundamental point that Hashemite humanitarianism must be judged differently in a country like Jordan, where the royal family is indeed the regime; more powerful than the government.  
TaalEngels
CategorieResearch
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