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- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
- Addresses the implications of changing civic spaces for civil society organizations worldwide
- Contributes to a better understanding of the conceptualizations and practices of civil society
- Contextualizes how the book resonates to current global trends and research debates concerning democracy and civic space
Part of the book series: EADI Global Development Series (EADI)
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This open access book contributes to thriving debates in academic as well as professional circles about the role of civil society in shrinking civic spaces, rising authoritarianism and right-wing populism, conflicts, fragile states, and most lately, the global COVID-19 pandemic. This is one of the first books to address the implications of changing civic spaces for civil society organizations worldwide. It offers a unique overview of how social movements and civil society groups in very different settings are responding to state-imposed restrictions of basic civic freedoms. The authors are all experts in the field, and their analyses are based on original and onsite research. This unique book also contributes to a better understanding of the conceptualizations and practices of civil society. It is of keen interest to academic scholars, students, civil society practitioners, and policy makers in the field of international development research and civil society action.
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Conceptualizing Civil Society and Civic Space
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Contextual Dynamics of Civic Space
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Global Connections and Local Civic Space
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Tiina Kontinen is Associate Professor in International Development Studies at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland), where she leads a research group on Citizenship and Civil Society in Development. She has published on civil society, NGOs, and North-South partnership and has led various projects with global research teams.
Marianne Millstein is Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research (NIBR), Oslo Metropolitan University (Norway). She has published on urban politics, governance and planning, civil society, and citizenship.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Civil Society Responses to Changing Civic Spaces
Editors: Kees Biekart, Tiina Kontinen, Marianne Millstein
Series Title: EADI Global Development Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23305-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-23304-3Published: 25 May 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-23307-4Published: 25 May 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-23305-0Published: 24 May 2023
Series ISSN: 2947-8529
Series E-ISSN: 2947-8537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 293
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Development Studies