Although San Agustin (354-430) is the first author to deal more or less generally with the issue of civil society, it is not until the 19th century (within a panorama characterized by an accelerated scientific and technical development) that its model concept originated, which was conceived by the Prussian philosopher Hagel (1772-1831), who, in addition… [Read More]
Civil Society and Human Rights in Peril: Threats and Responses Across the World
[MUSIC PLAYING] Everybody, I know it's a Friday It's been a long week and this is the last mile, but you're all here for what I think is a very exciting event, this panel on Civil Society and Human Rights in Peril My name is Patrick Keller I'm a professor in the department of sociology,… [Read More]
The role of civil Society Activits in Combatting Violent Extermism (Special Report)
Violent extremism is almost the term adopted by international bodies, especially the United Nations It has emerged for quite some time for more than two decades It refers to ideas and movement that adopt armed extremism Violent extremism is a very important issue, at least socially, because it is a form of assault It carries… [Read More]
Yetu Top Tips for Civil Society Fundraisers
The Yetu Initiative is a community of impactful Civil Society Organisations in Kenya We understand than fundraising sometimes can be difficult and that's why we've created this list of top tips to help you succeed Number 1: determine one specific project with your clear goals 2: Create a fundraising team and set clear roles and… [Read More]
Civil Society | Yascha Mounk: How do we save democracy? | March 29, 2018.
[music] Yascha Mounk: But what we've seen over the last 20, 25 years is that nationalism is not going away as a political force And so I think it's a half-domesticated animal If you leave it to its own devices, the worst kinds of people are gonna come in In the United States, they tend… [Read More]
Strengthening of Think Tanks, Youth Initiatives and Civil Society Organisations
I am Mahmoud Al Nabulsi, Team Leader of the Civil Society team at the WANA Institute This pillar helps civil society participate in the development process For our project “Strengthening of Think Tanks, Youth Initiatives and Civil Society Organisations” we produced policy papers that help decision-makers make favourable decisions In our publication “Development Priorities from… [Read More]
