Between clients and bureaucrats: An ambivalent position of NGOs in the social inclusion agenda in Czech statutory cities

摘要: Abstract This paper examines the landscape of policy work conducted by NGOs with respect to social inclusion agenda. Based on a qualitative case study integration in Czech city, focuses relations between collaborative and critical NGOs. In this case, while position is mainly justified apolitical expertise, long-term professional experience compliance official standards work, latter calls upon community-based knowledge political participation. We argue that despite indisputable benefits it includes risks paternalism, accountability deficit exclusiveness. These become more significant increasing shared understanding mutual interdependence. situation there room for episodic external capacity challenge governance structure enforce networks.