Does the evidence support enthusiasm for #Civil_Society_Organizations (CSOs) in #Global_health?
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This summary analyzes two important articles examining the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in #global_health: “Civil society organisations and #global_health_initiatives: Problems of legitimacy” by Doyle and Patel (2008), and “Civil society in global health policymaking: a critical review” by Gómez (2018). While both articles challenge dominant assumptions about CSOs in global health, Doyle and Patel focus more on issues of legitimacy, representation and effects on democracy. Gómez focuses more on the lack of theoretical and empirical evidence for CSOs’ influence across all stages of the policy process. Doyle and Patel (2008) challenge the assumption that CSOs automatically enhance representation and democracy in global health governance. Gómez (2018) similarly critiques the lack of (...)
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