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Protest and Support – The Dual role of Israel’s Civil Society in 2023

Opusculum 191 | 28.05.2024 | The paper takes a look at various organisations that were active in the protests to preserve democracy and examines their …

Rotary in Ukraine – Findings of an Accompanying Research Project

Opusculum 190 | 21.05.2024 | The surveys show that a large number of Rotary clubs operated independently of centrally collected funds and carried out many …

Maecenata Enters a New Phase

Press Release | 02.04.2024 | From 6th May, 2024, after nearly 35 years, Maecenata will have a new CEO. Founder Rupert Graf Strachwitz, who is

The European Association becomes reality: Success for European civil society!

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Freedom in the World 2024 Report: The Mounting Damage of Flawed Elections and Armed Conflict

01.03.2024 | Freedom House publishes 2024 Report with concerning

Civil Society is Here to Stay! A Report on the Shrinking Civic Space Project (2019-2023)

Opusculum 186 | 01.03.2024 | New report on the research and policy project conducted by the Maecenata Institute from 2019 to

Observatorium 69 – Report on the ECSO-Symposium: The Civic Space in Europe – Shrinking, Growing, Enhancing?

Observatorium 69 I 22.08.2023 I Florian Faltenbacher, Flavia Gerner I Report on the ECSO-Symposium: The Civic Space in Europe – Shrinking, Growing,

Observatorium 68 – Civil society in Hungary at a turning point?

Observatorium 68 I 14.08.2023 I Melanie Hien I Civil society in Hungary at a turning point? Challenges for organizations >> PDF Download Civil society in …

Observatorium 63 – Catalan civil society and the High Middle Ages

Observatorium 63 I 19.10.2022 I Marie Kapretz I An insight into the development of Catalan civil society and its role in the 11th century by

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