The Role of Civil Society in Contributing to the Formulation of Public Policies: the Kuwaiti Experience in Addressing the Issue of Violence Against Women as a Model

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Department of Sociology and Social Work - College of Social Sciences - Kuwait University

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Public policymaking is a dynamic process and is the product of the interaction of many governmental and non-governmental actors, and the civil society is a key player in it. In this study, the relationship between the state (government and parliament) and civil society organizations in Kuwait in developing policies to protect women from violence was analyzed using the AALEP (2019) analytical theoretical framework. A descriptive critical method was used to define the study’s concepts of civil society and its roles in the policy-making and decision-making process, plus analytical methods to track the stages of civil society’s involvement in the issues of violence against women. The study concluded by confirming the contributions of Kuwaiti civil society, yet it showed that the results fell short of ambition , and that in order to deepen the impact in bringing the desired changes, the State should work to create a supportive environment to enable cooperation between civil society and public authorities.
 

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