Employs an interpretative methodology and incorporates several case studies, including Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and St. Lucia
Fills a gap in the existing literature on Caribbean regional integration and Caribbean governance, by providing an comprehensive analysis of the role of non-state actors
Asserts that both regional and domestic decision-making mechanisms require renovation so that they can better respond to the needs of the people of the region

Autorentext

Kristina Hinds is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados. She has published Caribbean scholarship on civil society, citizenship, gender, financial crisis and information and communications technologies.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Conceptualizing Civil Society for the Caribbean.- 3. Caribbean Political Culture, Governance and Participation.- 4. Civil Society Involvement in Regional Governance.- 5. Barbados: Civil Society Inclusion with Social Partnership.- 6. Trinidad and Tobago: Shifting Times, Shifting Governments, Shifting Inclusion.- 7. Openness in Governance Spaces Across the Region.- 8. Conclusion: Prospects for the Caribbean Civil Society-Governance Dynamic.