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What is Development Actors

Chapter 5
Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement and Social Change in Contemporary Society
Development actors are individuals, groups and agencies that exist and do carry out specific functions in every society. In any given society or country, there are people who are responsible for the development of the society by reason of their activities. They are institutions and/or organisations like civil society, government, community based groups and parastatals. Development actors refer to the role of persons as active players in the process of development. Development actors serve as agents with the capacity to take responsibility for people lives, and also make decisions that result in action and achievements. Agency has to do with the capacity for activity.
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Strengthening Performance of Civil Society Through Dialogue and Critical Thinking in Nigeria: Its Ethical Implications
Essien Essien (University of Uyo, Nigeria)
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4197-4.ch005
Abstract
This chapter discusses dialogue and critical thinking as a tool for civil society's performance and achievements in contemporary societies. The problem statement raises the need for knowledge of what dialogue and critical thinking is, as well as the competence in how to employ and apply its tools in policy engagement. Drawing upon extensive contemporary literature on civil society and policy engagement, this study examines how to enhance the performance of civil society organizations through the paradigm of dialogue and critical thinking. Findings reveal that critical thinking and dialogue is crucial in the success story of civil society organizations, just as the quality of the work accomplished is contingent upon the quality of the ideas, critical thinking and analysis of the problems to be solved. This chapter therefore, has a significant implications for cumulative research on the nexus between critical thinking and dialogue in Civil Society in contemporary societies
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