25 Years After: Mapping Civil Society in the Visegrád Countries

Published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2015

25 Years After

Mapping Civil Society in the Visegrád Countries

Edited by: Christian Schreier

Volume 11 in the series Maecenata Schriften

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110509380

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In 1989 and 1990 citizens’ movements in Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia were decisive in overturning the political order in Central and Eastern Europe. Arguably, this was one of civil society’s finest hours. 25 years later, governments all over Europe would like to see civil society confined to service provision under government regulation, while some researchers tend to believe civil society can only exist in a democratic society. Against this backdrop, one may well ask what has become of civil society in Central Europe 25 years after 1989. Committed researchers from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia (now known as the Visegrád countries) joined the research team of the Maecenata Institute for Philanthropy and Civil Society, Berlin, in conducting the research project ‘25-Years After. Mapping Civil Society in the Visegrád Countries’, a comparative analysis of organised Civil Society, in 2014/2015. This publication contains detailed surveys of the four countries as well as a comparative chapter.

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Foreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
The '25-Years After' Research Project Christian Schreier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Civil Society in Hungary Mâté Szabô and Eszter Márkus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Civil Society in Slovakia Boris Strecansky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Civil Society in Poland Anna Domaradzka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
Civil Society in the Czech Republic Miroslav Pospíšil, Jiří Navrátil and Jakub Pejcal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Civil Society in the Visegrád Four Summary and Outlook Christian Schreier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Pages
- Main content: 222
Keywords: Civil Society; Czech Republic; Development; Hungary; Maecenata Foundation; Poland; Public; Self-Determination; Slovak Republic

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Published: November 21, 2016
ISBN: 9783110509380

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Published: January 1, 2015
ISBN: 9783828206168