Civil Society Responses to Changing Civic Spaces
Contributor(s)
Biekart, Kees (editor)
Kontinen, Tiina (editor)
Millstein, Marianne (editor)
Language
EnglishAbstract
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.
Keywords
Civil Society; Development; Changing Civic Spaces; Civic Spaces; International developmentDOI
10.1007/978-3-031-23305-0ISBN
9783031233050, 9783031233043, 9783031233050Publisher
Springer NaturePublisher website
https://www.springernature.com/gp/products/booksPublication date and place
Cham, 2023Imprint
Palgrave MacmillanSeries
EADI Global Development Series,Classification
Development studies