O papel das organizações da sociedade civil na monitoria da acção governativa: um olhar analítico sobre a intervenção da liga das ONG’s em Moçambique 2015-2020

Abstract

This study focuses on the role of civil society organizations in monitoring government action in Mozambique, with the case study of JOINT - League of NGOs in Mozambique - in the period 2015-2020, a forum created to promote coordination, articulation, dissemination of information and exchange of experiences between CSOs in the country on issues related to the promotion of good governance. The main objective of this work is to understand to what extent Mozambican civil society has been preponderant in the struggle to monitor government action. The research was based on the theory of deliberative democracy, which consists of a constructive process based on rationality and impartiality as premises for deliberation and political participation. A qualitative methodological approach was chosen, which consisted of the case study method and bibliographic and documentary research, substantiated by semi- structured interviews with CSO members. The study was based on a convenience and intentional sample of eight participants. It was concluded that civil society has been growing quantitatively, but quality has still been a challenge, and that in general the operating environment cannot be considered favourable for CSO intervention in the monitoring of government action because of isolated activities and actions. Consequently, the struggle for protagonism and the financial crisis still characterize Mozambican civil society. On the other hand, the majority of CSOs in the country are inactive and only carry out activities on an ad hoc basis and with limited time horizons, due to greater financial dependence and also, in the majority of cases, as a consequence of political dependence.