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Links to Networks and Web-sites that focus on Civil Society and New Forms of Governance
CEBSD - "The Combined European Bureau for Social Development" is a Non-Governmental Umbrella Organisation that actively promotes Social and Community Development.- CIVICUS - "The World Alliance working towards Citizens Participation" focus on areas of the world where citizens rights are challenged. Global headquarters are based in Johannesburg, South Africa. You can subscribe to CIVICUS mailing.
EAPN - "The European Anti Poverty Network" is a representative network of Non-Governmental Organisations and Groups involved in the fight against poverty and social exclusion.
ECPR - the European Consortium for Political Research is an independent, scholarly association, which supports and
encourages the training, research and cross-national cooperation of
many thousands of academics and graduate students specialising in
political science and all its subdisciplines.
EMES - "The European Research Network" is a network of university research centers and individual researchers whose goal is to undertake high-impact and high-excellence research on socio-economic entities that, while increasingly important in Europe and elsewhere, are still poorly
understood. The terms designating these entities include: third sector, social economy, civil and solidarity-based economy ("économie solidaire"), non-profit sector, voluntary organisations and social enterprises.- ESPAnet - "The Network for European Social Policy Analysis" is an association of academics involved or interested in the analysis of social policy in Europe. The Network encourages and fosters a multi-disciplinary approach to the analysis of European social policy. It is therefore open to people from a range of disciplines, including social policy, sociology, political science, international relations, history, law and economics.
The European Commission and Civil Society web site aims at providing information
on issues that concern the Commission's consultation and dialogue
with civil society.- The European Commission and Governance web site includes the White Paper on European Governance,
in which the term "European governance" refers to the rules, processes
and behaviour that affect the way in which powers are exercised at
European level, particularly as regards openness, participation,
accountability, effectiveness and coherence.
Glocalist Daily News is a media in German for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) and Non-Profit Organisations (NPO), it is based in Austria.
ISTR - The International Society for Third-Sector Research is a major international association promoting research and education
in the fields of civil society, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector.- Polforsk - Politologisk Forskerskole, in English "The Danish Political Science Research School", is is a cooperative network established for the developing of the scientific education of Ph.D. students in Denmark.
Social Capital Gateway is a site gathering relevant Information and Resources for reseachers and practioners of Social Capital, it is a private Non-Profit initative by Fabio Sabatini, a Research Fellow at Cassino University, Rome, Italy.- UACES - "The University Association for Contemporary European Studies" brings together academics involved in researching Europe with practitioners active in European affairs. It provides a forum for debate, a clearing house for information about European studies, and is itself directly involved in promoting research and establishing research networks. It is the primary organisation for British academics researching the European Union.
- The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies seeks to improve understanding and the effective functioning of not-for-profit, philanthropic, or “civil society” organizations in the United States and throughout the world in order to enhance the contribution these organizations can make to democracy and the quality of human life.
- United Nations Development Programme on Democratic Governance - UNDP's work in democratic governance is reinforced by its network of over 166 offices and its global partnerships with democratic governance institutions.
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The United Nations and Civil Society - The United Nations is both participant in and a witness to increasingly global civil society.
The World Bank and Civil Society - provides with information and materials on the World Bank's evolving relationship with civil society.
Civil Society International (CSI) - assists independent organizations working for democracy and civil society in countries closed, or inhospitable, to these principles.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Fellowships 2009-2010
WP16 Conference on Contemporary European Perspectives on Volunteering
