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Mozambican Civil Society Within: Evaluation, Challenges, Opportunities and Action
1.2.3.2.2 Actors in the Research Process
The actors and sequencing in the methodological approach to implementation of the CSI were
the following:
1. The FDC identified an in-country National Index Team (NIT) comprising: (1) program
director responsible for the management of the project (2) a project coordinator responsible
for the coordination of the project; (3) a civil society expert responsible for preparing the
national report; (4) a participatory researcher who led and facilitated the various research
activities.
2. The NIT conducted a preliminary analysis of interested parties and identified an in-country
National Advisory Group (NAG) with approximately 12 members representing the various
segments of civil society stakeholders.
3. The NIT revised the secondary data and prepared and distributed a draft general report
to NAG and CIVICUS for comments and contributions.
4. The NAG met at crucial moments: (i) to revise the general report; (ii) to discuss and
adapt if necessary the concept and definition of “civil society” in the country, and (iii) to
analyse the main actors and power relations within society in general and also within civil
society, to help place civil society in the broad context of civil society actors and power
relations;
5. Depending on the quantity of secondary data available, the following primary research
instruments were applied partially or completely: regional consultations with interested
parties in different parts of the country. The participants replied to different individual
questionnaires and then participated in a one-day discussion group. There were citizen
surveys to determine trends in the values of community members, their activities in civil
society and their attitudes on and engagement in community-level CSOs. A review of the
media was planned in order to get their information on the activities, attitudes and values
expressed by civil society and other public actors, and also to obtain the media’s image
of society. This phase did not take place due to insufficient time and human resources.
There was, however, a survey of facts to gather information on civil society that already
exists but is not published or disseminated publicly.
6. All the results were presented to the civil society expert who prepared the preliminary
national report.
7. The NAG met to discuss and validate the scores assigned to the CSI indicators on the
basis of the data presented in the preliminary national report and in accordance with the
scoring instructions. The scores were combined in classifications of sub-dimensions
and dimensions. The results of the scores for the 4 civil society dimensions were
represented graphically in the form of the Civil Society Diamond.
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Civil Society Index, Mozambique 2007