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1. 1. Echoes of Democracy : Assessing Democratic Values in African Civil Society

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Signe Andersson; [2024]
   Keywords : Civil society; Democratic values; Democracy;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how the level of democratic values differs between active members of different civil society organizations. Civil society has been considered a fundamental aspect of democracy and research have highlighted that some organizational characteristics are associated with democratization and sustainable democracy. READ MORE

3. 2. Beyond the Terrorist Label : How Five Palestinian CSOs Experience and Resist Terrorist Allegations

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Alma Michold; [2024]
   Keywords : Palestine; Shrinking civic space; Terrorist designation; Resistance; Ontological counter-securitization;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the terrorist designation issued by Israel against six Palestinian civil society organizations in 2021. The organizations are based in the West Bank and remain designated as terrorist organizations according to Israeli law, despite rejections and condemnations by the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN), and the United States (US). READ MORE

4. 3. Experiences and challenges of Collaboration between Civil Society Organizations and the United Nations

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Mina Mirzakhani-Moghaddam; [2023-11-17]
   Keywords : Interorganizational collaboration; civil society organization; CSO; United Nations; UN; civil society participation; CSO and the UN collaboration;

   Abstract : Interorganizational collaboration is defined by Phillips, Lawrence and Hardy (2000) as “a co-operative relationship among organizations that relies on neither market nor hierarchical mechanisms of control” (pp. 24). READ MORE

5. 4. The Challenges of Social Enterprises in Balancing Economic, Social, and Environmental Tradeoffs: Comparative Case Study of Hybrid Organizing- Swedish Context.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Teame Gebremedhn Gebrai; [2023-07-18]
   Keywords : hybrid organizing; long-term collaboration; creating shared values; common initiatives; socioeconomic vulnerable; societal transformation; co-creation of values; cross-sector functional teams; inclusive and circular models;

   Abstract : Purpose -This master thesis is to investigate the challenges of sustainability and to understand how massive effort of collaborative hybrid organizing, involving multiple stakeholders from private, public, and civil societies balance or aligns the activities that generate economic, social, and environmental impacts. And to analyze the effects of competition between the investors interested in the joint collaborative initiatives. READ MORE

6. 5. Corruption as an obstacle for development: A case study of environmental CSOs working in South Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Malte Killander; [2023]
   Keywords : corruption; environmental CSOs; South Africa; organizational objectives; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The topic for this thesis is corruption as an obstacle for development. More specifically the research looks at how corruption affects one of our most important agents of change; the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). READ MORE