The Role of Civil Society Organizations on the Public Policy Formulation Process in Ethiopia
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2018-10
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of Civil Society Organizations in the Public
Policy Formulation Process of Ethiopia. Even though, there are a number of researches
conducted regarding civil society organizations most of them did not consider the role of civil
society organizations from the public policy formulation perspective. In light of this, both
primary and secondary data were collected and used. The primary data was collected through
questionnaire administered and interview whereas the secondary data was collected via
document review. Systematic random sampling design was employed to select the sample
respondents from the total population. The collected data has been analyzed qualitatively and
quantitatively using statements, tables, figures and percentage. The study shows the participation
of Ethiopian civil society organizations in the public policy formulation process is weak. As a
result the researcher forwards the following recommendations. Some those are: CSOs need to
revise their structural arrangement and include public policy formulation as one of their activity,
the government need to enhance civil society organizations to provide policy inputs and
concerned body should make a strong linkage between civil society organizations and other
relevant organizations, like mass media and academic institutions.
Description
A Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies of Addis
Ababa University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Masters in Public Management and Policy
Keywords
Civil society organizations, Public policy formulation, Role and Participation