Civil society’s role in times of social polarization and shrinking civil space : a deductive content analysis of Swedish aid policies with focus on civil society in Turkey
Abstract: This bachelor thesis investigates how civil society’s role in democratization processes is expressed in Swedish aid policies with specific focus on Turkey. The empirical material selected consists of two more general policies and one with a regional focus. My theoretical framework is based on previous research about the subject which have inspired a categorization matrix consisting of five different categories: civil society as a third sector, civil society as an actor for the promotion and enhancement of human rights, civil society as a promoter of pluralism in views, voices and interests, civil society as a disseminator of information and a forum for dialogue and finally civil society as an inherently positive phenomenon. Through a content analysis with a deductive approach I code my material for correspondence with the categories in order to explore and discuss civil society’s different functions in the Turkish context. The study reveals that the empirical material investigated contains elements which fit into all five categories but also that some context-specific characteristics must be taken into account and problematized.
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