The Prospects of Civic Alliance: New Civic Activists Acting Together with Civil Society Organizations

Zihniglu, Ozge (2019) The Prospects of Civic Alliance: New Civic Activists Acting Together with Civil Society Organizations. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 30 (2). pp. 289-299.

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Abstract

A new form of civic activism is taking root in many countries, which diverge from traditional civic actors with their structural and membership patterns. This article focuses on the relationship between the new and the traditional civic actors in Turkey, investigates the alliances established between them and discusses how these alliances contribute to civic activism. The discussions in this article are informed by existing conceptual debate in the literature on alliances. This article contributes to this literature by showing how the respective strengths of the new and the traditional activists complement each other. New civic activists’ closer ties to grassroots and their flexible organizational structure allow for quick reaction, more visibility and legitimacy. Traditional civic actors complement this with their stable structure that enables them to sustain their campaigns, engage in and follow up the legal struggles and act as a transmission belt to relations with public institutions and governance.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Civic activism, Civil society organizations, Alliances, Turkey, Gezi protests
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2019 14:28
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 00:24
DOI:	10.1007/s11266-018-0032-9
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3056998