11.07.2023 I ECSO project completed: Help for CSOs and Activists Part of the 3-year research project of our Maecenata Institute “Shrinking Civic Spaces …
Europe Bottom Up Nr. 28 | 23.09.2022 I Viktoria Kaffanke and Dr. Udo Steinbach I This report was written and published following the workshop organised …
26.06.2023 I “Societies where civil society is absent, afraid, cowed, and unable to emerge are societies made weaker, less participatory, and vulnerable …
16.03.2023 | A new report released today by the European Civic Forum (ECF), Fighting for Democratic Empowerment and Resilience’ highlights the deterioration …
Opusculum 169 | 10.08.2022 | Siri Hummel, Rupert Strachwitz, Laura Pfirter | "Germany offers auspicious conditions for an active civil society, even if current …
Berlin | 10.08.2022 | English Translation of Opusculum 159 Public awareness for civil society is mushrooming in Germany as everywhere. When the new federal …
29 July 2022 | “A vibrant and independent civil society, in an open civic space, is vital for a healthy democracy, strong social justice, and
01.08.2022 I A roundtable at this year’s ISTR conference outlined the current civil society landscape in Europe and the challenges facing the sphere Dr. …
06.07.2022 I New CIVICUS report ‘State of Civil Society’ identifies global trends and shines a light on human rights abuses CIVICUS, a global …
05.07.2022 I New Bertelsmann Foundation study on the institutionalisation of European Citizens’ Assemblies The Bertelsmann Foundation has just …