%0 Journal Article %1 munalula2018state %A Munalula, Mulonda %A Vincent, Kanyamuna %A Haggai, Kanenga %D 2018 %J International Journal of Humanities, Art and Social Studies (IJHAS) %K Civil Development Governance Partnerships Society State %N 04 %P 17-26 %T State Civil Society Relationship in Zambia %U https://airccse.com/ijhas/papers/3418ijhas02.pdf %V 03 %X This paper aimed at discussing state civil society relationship in Zambia. How does civil society relate with the state in Zambia? Do the two entities see each other as partners in furthering good governance and development? These were the central questions that the paper endeavoured to explore. Information collected shows that state civil society relationship in Zambia is laden with high degrees of mistrust and suspicion, making it fragile and confrontational especially with those civil society organizations specialized in issues of governance, rule of law, human rights and participation. On the other hand, the relationship seems to be good with civil society organizations that are specialized in issues of public social service delivery such as poverty reduction. Weighing the two sides of the relationship, the paper concluded that the relationship seems to be more on the negative, confrontational side mainly because civil society is perceived as a threat to state or political power, which has been turned into a lifeline or source of amassing wealth by those that hold it. .

@article{munalula2018state, abstract = {This paper aimed at discussing state civil society relationship in Zambia. How does civil society relate with the state in Zambia? Do the two entities see each other as partners in furthering good governance and development? These were the central questions that the paper endeavoured to explore. Information collected shows that state civil society relationship in Zambia is laden with high degrees of mistrust and suspicion, making it fragile and confrontational especially with those civil society organizations specialized in issues of governance, rule of law, human rights and participation. On the other hand, the relationship seems to be good with civil society organizations that are specialized in issues of public social service delivery such as poverty reduction. Weighing the two sides of the relationship, the paper concluded that the relationship seems to be more on the negative, confrontational side mainly because civil society is perceived as a threat to state or political power, which has been turned into a lifeline or source of amassing wealth by those that hold it. . }, added-at = {2018-12-06T10:51:18.000+0100}, author = {Munalula, Mulonda and Vincent, Kanyamuna and Haggai, Kanenga}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/26b748a8ae4e2f15e9a51ee63c0553b0b/ijhas}, interhash = {6c2053fb7655108dfb3ae22f3cc1b76e}, intrahash = {6b748a8ae4e2f15e9a51ee63c0553b0b}, journal = {International Journal of Humanities, Art and Social Studies (IJHAS)}, keywords = {Civil Development Governance Partnerships Society State}, month = nov, number = 04, pages = {17-26}, timestamp = {2018-12-06T10:51:18.000+0100}, title = {State Civil Society Relationship in Zambia }, url = {https://airccse.com/ijhas/papers/3418ijhas02.pdf}, volume = 03, year = {2018 } }