Sociology Professor Carolyn Hsu recently returned from a Conference in Canada – The Forum on NGO Governance and Management in China – where she gave a paper and presentation on China Youth Development Foundation: GONGO (Government-Organized NGO) or GENGO (Government-Exploiting NGO).
The Forum addressed three main areas relating to Chinese NGOs’ development and future: (1) State-NGO Relations Theory and Practice e.g. Tracking the emergence of NGOs in contemporary China; examining regulatory changes in governing NGOs; and, exploring the nature and type of interactions between the central/local state and NGOs.
(2) Defining the Role of the Modern NGO e.g. Are certain types of NGOs more successful in weathering the institutional environment? Have certain NGOs forged national (and international) status, and how have they achieved this status? Does geography matter to the survival and success of issue-based NGOs?
(3) Future Directions in State-NGO Interactions e.g. What are the new adaptive strategies for Chinese NGOs? What conceptual frameworks can we develop from current research to inform not just future NGO studies in China, but beyond China?
Read Professor Hsu’s paper here: https://docs.google.com/a/colgate.edu/file/d/0BxzGT6Btpa-kM0g1OFE1NmJQU0U/edit