Contested Civic Spaces: A European Perspective

Published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2023

Contested Civic Spaces

A European Perspective

Edited by: Siri Hummel and Rupert Graf Strachwitz

Volume 22 in the series Maecenata Schriften

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111070469

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About this book

For some years, we have observed a broad public discussion over the shrinking civic space. While the focus has generally been on countries with authoritarian governance systems, it has more recently become apparent that the issue is neither restricted to these countries nor indeed to countries with weak or non-existing democracies. It has been demonstrated that the space in which civil society actors and individual citizens may contribute to public affairs is undergoing fundamental changes in Europe. While in some areas, the clout of civic initiative is larger today than ever before, in others, civic action is highly disputed and governments are attempting to crowd out non-governmental actors from the public sphere.

This edited volume examines the wellbeing of civil society in the Europe and its riparian states. Presented by experts from 12 European countries the book presents insights in the latest developments of civil society and aspect like the shifting interaction between the state, market and civil society or the influence of populist movements on civil society and tackles the question wether there is a shrinking civic space in Europe. It addresses policy and decision makers, civil society academics and actors in the field, as well as the public.

Author / Editor information

Siri Hummel is Deputy Director of the Maecenata Institute for Philanthropy and Civil Society and is a political scientist and communications expert. Her research focuses are democracy and civil society, as well as equality in civil society and foundation research. She is also a lecturer for the programme“Nonprofit Management and Public Governance” at the Berlin School of Economics and Law.

Rupert Graf Strachwitz is a political scientist, lecturer at several universities, chairman of the Maecenata Foundation’s board and Director of the Maecenata Institute. He studied political science, history and the history of art at the Colgate University (USA) and at the University of Munich. He completed his PHD at the University of Munster. After various jobs in Germany and abroad, he founded the Maecenata Management GmbH in Munich in 1989 as a specialist advisory and service provider for the non-profit sector and was head of the organisation until 2011.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
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Introduction Siri Hummel and Rupert Graf Strachwitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Developing the space
Shrinking Space for Civil Society development in Croatia Gojko Bežovan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
Civil Society in England: Current challenges and future opportunities Asif Afridi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Third Sector as the most significant manifestation of Civil Society in Italy Gianluca Salvatori, Francesco Scarpat and Alessia Schiavone Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
The interplay with the state
Civil Society in Ukraine: Cooperation between Ukrainian CSOs and local and state authorities Nataliia Lomonosova Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
French democracy under threat Hélène Balazard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
Civil Society in Germany: Contested spaces in times of rapid change Siri Hummel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Fighting right-wing populism
Civic spaces between turbulent politics and the pandemic – The civil society in Austria Ruth Simsa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Civil Society in 21st Century Greece: Locating Challenges, Charting Opportunities, Assessing Developments Vasilios N. Makrides Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Dancing on a Thin Ice: Civil Society in Slovakia Boris Strečanský Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
New movements
From a privileged partnership to policy neglect: Civil Society in the Netherlands Ulla Pape Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Spain: The evolution of Civil Society’s mobilisation since 15M Maria Medina-Vicent and Ramón A. Feenstra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Polish Civil Society 2015–2022: Steered from the top, reclaimed from the grassroots Anna Domaradzka and Magdalena Kołodziejczyk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
The Civic Space: Growing – Shrinking – Closing – Changing? A Comparative Analysis Rupert Graf Strachwitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333
Maecenata Schriften Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Audience: Policy and decision makers, civil society academics and actors in the field, as well as the public.
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 338
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 4
- Tables: 7
Keywords: civil society; shrinking civic space; European civil society; anti-ngo legislation; third sector

eBook

Published: July 4, 2023
ISBN: 9783111070469

Hardcover

Published: July 4, 2023
ISBN: 9783111070070