A research agenda for civil society / edited by Kees Biekart and Alan Fowler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Biekart, Kees, 1958- editor.

Fowler, Alan, 1947- editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar Research Agendas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil society--Research.

Civil society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.

Summary:

"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Mapping a wide range of civil society research perspectives, this pioneering Research Agenda offers a rich and clear insight for academics and practitioners hoping to embark on future civil society research. Kees Biekart and Alan Fowler bring together over 20 expert contributions from researchers across the globe who are actively engaged in testing the old and generating new knowledge about civil society. Beginning with a concise historical review of civil society research over the last four decades, the book provides a critical insight into the future of research, taking into account the domestic outcomes of major geopolitical changes and the increasing shift towards authoritarian and populist systems of governance. Exploring the norms and values of civil society, as well as key topics such as voluntourism, civil society mapping, democratization, and civic agency, chapters offer a unique overview of civil society research themes and agendas. Its comprehensive analysis of canonical civil society research provides a fertile basis from which novel research can be conducted. A wide audience of development professionals, including NGO staff, consultants, evaluators, and public servants, will benefit from the forward-looking perspectives advanced in this dynamic Research Agenda. It will also be an essential resource for academics and researchers in the field"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

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Contributors

1 A research agenda for civil society: introduction and overview

PART I - Studying civil society

2 Funding civil society research

3 Epistemologies of civil society

4 Civil society studies in Brazil: from third sector to uncivil society?

5 Civic deviance and lawlessness: the aftermath of January 6, 2021

6 Measuring the values of civil society in the Middle East and North Africa region

7 Mapping civil society

PART II - Civil society typologies

8 Human rights organizations and civil society

9 From humanitarian diplomacy to advocacy: a research agenda

10 NGOs and innovation

11 Emergent agency in a time of Covid

12 Civil society and (re‑)embedding volunteering

13 The value of diasporic cross-border philanthropy and voluntourism

14 New and fluid forms of organizing volunteering

15 Public administration as a site of struggle for social justice

PART III - Historiographies of civil society

16 Pro-social giving and reciprocity in the Global South

17 Connecting African civil society to its roots

18 Understanding diversity of South Caucasus civil society

19 The Polish case: from darling to endangered species?

20 Civil society in the Southern Cone of Latin America

21 The future of civil society research in China, Hong Kong and Vietnam

PART IV - Conclusions

22 Civil society research: future perspectives

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version: Biekart, Kees A Research Agenda for Civil Society

ISBN:

9781800378155

1800378157