Other discussions
The Second Edition of Mike Edward's book Civil Society published.
The British Council is tapping into the discussion about social innovation through their creative cities project, which is taking place in cities across the CEE and other regions. Breakthrough cities is the report sharing methodology and ideas for social innovation and citizen engagement in cities, developed in cooperation with Young Foundation.
A fresh report from the NGO conference held in
Increasing professionalization of the third sector, rising individualism, increasing visibility of the security state, shift from media consumption to media production, rise of single issue politics, shifting sense of identity (identities) - these are only a few of the drivers of change identified in Carnegie UK Trust’s inquiry into the future of civil society looking out to 2025: The shape of civil society to come. Information on the project: Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland.
Rethinking Civil Society is the theme and project name of a discussion coorindated by International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC) and Swedish International Development and Cooperation Agency (SIDA). Rethinking Civil Society (pdf) - a brief report from their seminar in April 2008. More information and a longer version of the report can be found here.
A recent study from Sasakawa Peace Foundation about NGOs relationships with the state in Visegrad countries. We and They - NGO's Influence on Decision-Making Process in the Visegrad Group Countries (pdf)
Already in 1999 Thomas Carothers published this thoughtful critique on the way we think about civil society. Civil Society - Think Again (pdf)
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