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Map** civil society elites: multi-dimensional measure of resource stratification in civil society (MMRSC)
This paper presents a novel methodological approach, multi-dimensional measure of resource stratification in civil society (MMRSC). The method aims...
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The Paradox of Elites in Civil Society: A Comparative Study on Civil Society Leaders’ Satisfaction with Democracy in the UK and Sweden
The presence of an elite group in civil society elicits a discursive friction between the long-standing normative understanding of civil society,...
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Civil society elites: managers of civic capital
The article takes the first steps towards a general theory of civil society elites, a concept not fully developed in either elite or civil society...
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Intimate Utopias: anti-politics in Chinese civil society
Can civil society offer alternative modes of sociality in an authoritarian political regime? Drawing on a study on small “voluntary fellowships” in...
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Civil Society, Volunteerism, and Youth Citizenship in Fiji
Fiji’s multi-ethnic society is historically characterised by low levels of inter-ethnic trust and a segregated civil society, typified by low...
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Civil Society Roles in CSR Legislation
While Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is often seen to involve voluntary and deliberative approaches such as certification, governments have...
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Civil Society, Neighbourhood Diversity and Deprivation in UK and Sweden
This paper explores the relationship between neighbourhood level density of civil society organisations (CSOs), diversity, and deprivation. We...
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Finding climate smart agriculture in civil-society initiatives
International civil society and non-government organisations (NGOs) play a role in implementing agricultural projects, which contribute to the...
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Industry or civil society? Role of institutions in COVID-19 crisis management
India is suffering from the devastating impacts of COVID-19, raising health, economic and social challenges. The industrial sector, along with civil...
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Consecrating Civil Society Elites in Europe: Examining Civil Society Prizes
Prize-giving is a common mechanism for the formation of social hierarchies. Although we find extensive studies of prizes in a wide range of social...
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Reimagining Transcalar Civil Society Advocacy Collaborations: Starting from the Global South
Addressing the currently highly salient topic of power in civil society collaborations, this article seeks to contribute to reimagining advocacy...
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Civil Society and Populism
The study describes the varied yet nebulous nature of the term civil society (CS) and its relat usage by populist discourses. The preliminary...
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Surpassing Civil Society
The critique of labor, division and machinery is the critique of civil society. In his youth, Marx aimed to surpass civil society both in theory and...
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Civil Society and Sustainability: An Essay on the Long View
Civil society has re-entered the standard social sciences vocabulary, and important contributions have been made in recent years to advance the...
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Global Civil Society Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
How did Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) globally address the needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic? In this study, we examine the roles CSOs...
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Global Civil Society
As the divisions between politics, economy, and society become increasingly blurred, social actors have acquired significant political relevance....
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Civil Society: Democratised Relationships
Civil society using purposive technology creates a positive interactive relationship with the government and those members who become Member of...
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Civil Society Elites: An Introduction
This chapter explores the gap in civil society and elite studies. Researchers have recently observed elitist tendencies in civil society in which...
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Struggles Against Mining in Brazil: Framing Disputes and Tensions in Civil Society
This paper seeks to characterise the relationship between civil society and mining in Minas Gerais, Brazil, between 2000 and 2020 by observing the...
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MNE–civil society interactions: a systematic review and research agenda
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) and civil society (CS) interact in many ways across countries, with significant implications for these actors and...
