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Introduction : Civil Society Responses to Changing Civic Spaces (2023)

Biekart, K., Kontinen, T., & Millstein, M. (2023). Introduction : Civil Society Responses to Changing Civic Spaces. In K. Biekart, T. Kontinen, & M. Millstein (Eds.), Civil Society Responses to Changing Civic Spaces (pp. 3-26). Palgrave Macmillan. EADI Global Development Series. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23305-0_1

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

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

Parent publication: Civil Society Responses to Changing Civic Spaces

Parent publication 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

Pages range: 3-26

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_1

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/87373

Abstract

This introductory chapter contextualizes how the volume resonates to current global trends and research debates concerning democracy, civil society, and civic space. The chapter shows how the debates on the decline of democracy, civil society actors, and changing civil spaces underpin the book’s agenda of exploring civil society responses to civic space. The chapter argues in favour of contextual and relational analyses of how civil society actors and civic space are negotiated, in the context of historically formed governance systems. It also provides an overview of the chapters of the book underlying their original contributions to ongoing debates.

Keywords: civil society; civic activism; non-governmental organisations; democracy; societal change; authoritarianism; populism; development policy; development cooperation

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2023