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The Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy in the United States in the Trump Era
Observatorium 89 | January 2026 | An Outline of Selected Moves and Pressures Against the Sector[1] By Mark Sidel The situation for philanthropic and nonprofit …
Observatorium 88 – Zivilgesellschaft und Sicherheitsstrategie – Ein Problemaufriß
Observatorium 88 I November 2025 | Zivilgesellschaft und Sicherheitsstrategie – Ein Problemaufriß von Rupert Graf Strachwitz Zusammenfassung Politik und …
Observatorium 87 – Between Repression and Resilience: The Civil Society Struggle in Turkey
Observatorium 85 | November 2025 | An essay by Stefan Wallner on the necessity of abandoning cherished habits and choosing effectiveness in times of
Observatorium 86 – Civil Society in Slovakia 2024-2025: Resisting an Authoritarian Turn
Observatorium 85 | November 2025 | An essay by Stefan Wallner on the necessity of abandoning cherished habits and choosing effectiveness in times of
Stefan Wallner – Where Were You When Our Roots Were Uprooted?
Observatorium 85 | November 2025 | An essay by Stefan Wallner on the necessity of abandoning cherished habits and choosing effectiveness in times of
Israel’s democratic civil society in times of war and democratic backsliding
Observatorium 84 I October 2025 | by Maja Sojref Since the massacres of 7 October 2023 in Southern Israel, the country’s democratic civil society has …
The Anti-NGO Narrative: The attempt to delegitimise civil society
Civil society organisations (CSOs) are increasingly facing allegations and delegitimising attributions. The new publication The Anti-NGO Narrative by Dr. Siri …
Policy Paper: Agitating Against the State with Taxpayers’ Money?
Observatorium 83 | June 2025 | Rupert Graf Strachwitz sheds light on the accusations against civil society organisations and their
Job offer: Employee (m/f/d) Tocqueville Forum
We are looking for a committed employee (m/f/d) who would like to actively help shape the Tocqueville Forum at the earliest possible
Call on EU Institutions to safeguard democracy and foster civic space
16.09.2024 | 416 civil society organisations call on the EU Institutions to safeguard democracy and foster civic
