Civil Society
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
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
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 …
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
PressInfo: Recommendation on the promotion of civil society published by the European Commission
Press Information | 17.01.2024 The following text is a excerpt (pp. 1–2, 5–6) from the European Commision’s Recommendation on promoting the engagement …
