Essays about: "civil society eastern europe#"

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  1. 1. A Captured and Divided Civil Society : A Study of Democracy and Civil Society in Central Eastern Europe

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Hedkvist; [2024]
    Keywords : democracy; democratic backsliding; civil society; polarization; pernicious polarization; civil society capture;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the interplay between pernicious polarization, autonomy of civil society - here called civil society capture, and liberal democracy in Central and Eastern Europe from 2006 to 2020. In the absence of prior time-series data on pernicious polarization and civil society capture, this study built and analysed a dataset of these variables across the region, testing six hypotheses. READ MORE

  3. 2. BETWEEN ABORTION TOURISM AND TRANSNATIONAL ABORTION ACTIVISM The impact of Polish abortion legislation on the CEE region

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Zuzana Žuborová; [2023-10-20]
    Keywords : Social movements; Abortion tourism; Transnational abortion activism; Abortion legislation; Abortion rights; Women s rights; Poland; Slovakia; Czech Republic;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis examines the implications of current abortion legislation in Poland on civil society in neighbouring countries, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), namely the Czech and Slovak Republic. Poland recently passed a strict abortion law that has led to widespread protests and transnational activism. READ MORE

  4. 3. “They’re not granted human rights in our EU”. A study of actors’ responsibility for vulnerable EU citizens in Gothenburg.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Tora Wilhelmsson; [2022-06-01]
    Keywords : EU; migrants; Roma; Gothenburg; responsibility; intersectional theory; NGO;

    Abstract : Who is responsible for vulnerable EU citizens in Gothenburg? The aim of this study is to explore how different local actors perceive their responsibility, and possibility to affect the situation, for vulnerable EU citizens. Previous research suggests that when multiple actors are involved - both state actors and civil society, guided by different regulations - the cooperation, priorities and target group of actors becomes important. READ MORE

  5. 4. Civil society in the post-communist EU states : Is democratic backsliding affecting CSO presence, access, and funding  at the EU level?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Marcus Wåhlberg; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The EU enlargements in 2004 and 2007 welcomed post-communist states in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as member states of the union. This influx of new CEE member states not only changed the power dynamics of the EU, but it also highlighted institutional contrasts between the old fifteen member states (EU-15) and those from the CEE region. READ MORE

  6. 5. Youth participation in NGOs in post-soviet country Lithuania

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Goda Kvedaraite; [2018]
    Keywords : NGOs; Communication; Development; Youth;

    Abstract : This paper focuses on youth volunteering in the post – communist societies, more specifically, in the post- soviet country Lithuania. Volunteering as a formal action performed by organizations is well known in Western Europe for ages, but in Eastern European countries, especially in Baltics it has been a new phenomenon after the collapse of the former Soviet Union. READ MORE