Ndërveprimi midis partive politike dhe organizatave të shoqërisë civile
The interaction between political parties and civil society organizations in Albania

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze and explain the interaction of Albanian political parties with another important elements of democracy such as civil society organizations. The study argues that civil society organizations have been used by political parties for increasing their legitimacy of their actions and performance, in the eyes of the electorate and the wider public. Civil society organizations, in specific moments, have provided political parties with candidates and have helped them in regenerating and ‘cleaning’ the political staff. In the medium term, this trend has brought a slow loss of image of civil society organizations and their study products and activities in the community. The study applies some main theoretical works to the Albanian case and it is also based on the events of last political elections of 2009.

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