C2 Edited work
Civil Society Responses to Changing Civic Spaces (2023)

Biekart, K., Kontinen, T., & Millstein, M. (Eds.). (2023). Civil Society Responses to Changing Civic Spaces. Palgrave Macmillan. EADI Global Development Series. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23305-0

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Biekart, Kees; Kontinen, Tiina; Millstein, Marianne

ISBN: 978-3-031-23304-3

eISBN: 978-3-031-23305-0

Journal or series: EADI Global Development Series

ISSN: 2947-8529

eISSN: 2947-8537

Publication year: 2023

Publication date: 25/05/2023

Number of pages in the book: 293

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Place of Publication: Cham

Publication country: Switzerland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23305-0

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/87347

Abstract

This open access book contributes to thriving debates in academic as well as professional circles about the role of civil society in shrinking civic spaces, rising authoritarianism and right-wing populism, conflicts, fragile states, and most lately, the global COVID-19 pandemic. This is one of the first books to address the implications of changing civic spaces for civil society organizations worldwide. It offers a unique overview of how social movements and civil society groups in very different settings are responding to state-imposed restrictions of basic civic freedoms. The authors are all experts in the field, and their analyses are based on original and onsite research. This unique book also contributes to a better understanding of the conceptualizations and practices of civil society. It is of keen interest to academic scholars, students, civil society practitioners, and policy makers in the field of international development research and civil society action.

Keywords: civil society; civic activism; non-governmental organisations; democracy; fundamental rights; political rights; societal change; authoritarianism; populism; unusual conditions; COVID-19

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Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2023

JUFO rating: 3