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Mozambican Civil Society Within: - UNICEF Mozambique - Home page
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<strong>Mozambican</strong> <strong>Civil</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>Within</strong>: Evaluation, Challenges, Opportunities and Action<br />
These four dimensions can be presented graphically through the <strong>Civil</strong> <strong>Society</strong> Diamond 1 (see<br />
Figure 1.1.4). Each dimension is structured into sub-dimensions and a total of 80 variables<br />
(Anheier, 2004). 2<br />
The 80 indicators constitute the heart of the CSI and provide the database presented in this<br />
report. A vast methodology has been based on and built around the 80 indicators. It involves the<br />
systematic collection of secondary and primary data, the analysis of quantitative and qualitative<br />
information, meetings of the NAG, discussion groups, a national workshop to debate the state<br />
of <strong>Mozambican</strong> civil society, and finally the preparation of this final report. The structure of the<br />
CSI itself, with its four dimensions, also provided a model for structuring the main chapters in<br />
this report.<br />
Figure 1.1.4: <strong>Civil</strong> <strong>Society</strong> Index Diamond<br />
Structure<br />
2<br />
1<br />
Values<br />
0<br />
Impact<br />
Enviroment<br />
the individual indicators, structured first by sub-dimensions and finally summarised in the four<br />
dimensions.<br />
Each dimension has various sub-dimensions that in turn are made up of various individual<br />
indicators. Each individual indicator is scored on a scale of 0 to 3 and these scores are then<br />
aggregated into scores for sub-dimensions and dimensions. In qualitative terms, the scoring<br />
represents 0 - 1 (weak, frail), 1 - 2 (moderate) and 2 - 3 (high, strong).<br />
As the CSI diamond makes it possible to capture the essential dimensions of the state of civil<br />
society, it provides a good starting point for interpreting and discussing the state of society at<br />
any given moment. Technically, the diamond can be reduced to a single value, but this option is<br />
1 The quadri-dimensional framework and the diamond instrument were developed for CIVICUS by Helmut Anheier in 1999, when he was director of the Centre for <strong>Civil</strong> <strong>Society</strong> in the<br />
London School of Economics.<br />
2 See Annex 1. The initial CIVICUS proposal had 74 indicators, but when adapting the CSI methodology to <strong>Mozambique</strong> the technical team decided to add some new sub-dimensions<br />
and variables, so the number of indicators rose to 80<br />
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<strong>Civil</strong> <strong>Society</strong> Index, <strong>Mozambique</strong> 2007
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