Pathology of Social Accountability in Civil Society: Cultural Commodification

摘要

Democratic governance is adhered to the basic assumption that democracy upright through the involvement of civil society. Accountability perspective view civil society as a major actor enforcement role to uphold democratic values of equality, openness, fairness. A case study in the city of Surakarta showed pathological symptoms of civil society's role in social accountability mechanisms are contradictory to the values of democracy, namely the cultural commodification, thereby triggering other pathological forms: patronage, clientelism, citizens voice commoditization, and incivility. Cultural commodification weaken demand driven of social accountability. Required study Theory of Change to reduce cultural commodification.