Civil Society

Civil Society and the Syrian Refugee Crisis

Georgeta V. Pourchot • Apr 26 2023 • Articles

Civil society groups have been holding the Syrian government accountable with their actions and protests since the civil war started in 2011.

Interpreting Indigenous Peacebuilding Civil Society Organisations

Mark Barrow • Feb 16 2023 • Articles

Frameworks of ‘problem-solvers’ and ‘autonomous political activists’ underline the contrasting ways in which the impact of indigenous CSOs upon peacebuilding are evaluated.

Opinion – Challenging the European Migration Agenda

Mae Thompson and Marina Grama • Dec 15 2022 • Articles

Given the failure of European governments and IGOs to adopt a human rights-based response to migration flows, what hope is there for civil society to drive change?

Civil Society Actors and the Challenge of Dark Heritage in Bosnia

Martin Duffy • Mar 21 2022 • Articles

In Bosnia, as in the case of Northern Ireland, civil society efforts to build peace may encapsulate the concept of civil peace spaces.

Interview – Vincenc Kopeček

E-International Relations • Jul 16 2021 • Features

Vincenc Kopeček explores the key issues at the core of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the role of civil society, as well as his work on de facto states.

Interview – Ajay Gudavarthy

E-International Relations • Jun 6 2021 • Features

Ajay Gudavarthy talks about Indian politics, including the state of its democracy, secular sectarianism, militant left-wing politics, right-wing populism, the politics of a post-civil society, and the Farmers’ Protests.

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