Changes in the International Development Agenda: The Role of Civil Society in the Development Policies

During the past years, the development policies and the global development agenda have suffered important transformations that have led to a redefinition of the strategic role of the different development actors. One of the actors who is feeling this reconfiguration more intensively is civil society and its organizations. In this context, civil society organizations (CSO) are being incorporated into new dynamics that affect the way they participate in relevant areas of the development policies and the development agenda, such as the institutional context and framework of development policies; the relationship framework between the governments and CSO; and the financial framework designed for CSO participation within the development policies. In this paper we will analyze some of the most relevant trends in each of these areas.