A Study on the Ecological Relations of Chinese NGOs: From the perspective of self-enhancement value

本研究利用参与观察、深度访谈、焦点组座谈等方法,研究了四川M地区草根组织联合体的成立与解体过程,得出两个结论:(1)并非所有的NGO对公民社会的发育都有积极的促进作用。如果NGO为自我提升型价值观所主导,它将倾向于对权力、社会声望以及项目资金等资源的占有和控制,在与其他主体出现对峙、冲突或控制的情形时,组织之间亦容易形成消极型生态关系,最终对公民社会的发育产生扭曲。(2)自我提升型价值观下,资源和互动双方彼此控制的有效性共同决定着互动双方的生态关系是否朝向“互害”关系演化。当存在自我提升型资源且一方对另一方拥有绝对控制的能力时,NGO的生态关系类型将取决于双方的互动行为利弊情况。

There is little research on NGOs' ecological relations in the existing literature. In this paper, the authors examine the behavioral characteristics and ecological relations of grass-roots NGOs of Sichuan M area by using multiple methods of participant observation, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The results are: (1) not every NGO could promote the development of civil society positively. If a NGO is dominated by self-enhancement value, it is more likely to fight for power, reputation and project funds, leading to conflicts with other NGOs. So negative ecological relations are more likely to emerge, which distorts the development of civil society. (2) the self-enhancement resources and the effectiveness of control determine whether the relationship slides into mutual harm trap between the two interactive sides. If the self-enhancement resources exist and one side could control the other side absolutely, the type of ecological relations between NGOs would depend on beneficial or negative impact on the two sides.

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