WP46 Responsible

CR32 - University of Ljublana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre for Welfare Studies (SI)

WP46 Responsible for Spread of Excellence

CR32 - University of Ljublana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre for Welfare Studies (SI)

WP46 Objectives

Thematic background

Third sector organisations in Central and Eastern European Countries reveal similar characteristics that simultaneously distinguish them from third sector organisations in other societies. These inward similarities and outward differences can be explained in the context of the state-socialist type of welfare system that prevailed in these societies for almost for half a century. After a change of the system in these societies there has been a ”boom” in the development of third sector organisations, however, the third sector in these countries is still very much an ambiguous sector. Moreover, despite the general similarities there are striking differences in the level of development and the characteristics of third sector organisations evolving in these societies in relatively short period of time. Especially, as regards the development of service providing organisations and how these organisations are becoming integrated in the changing welfare systems. This WP would aim at understanding of these issues through a comparative analysis of the third sector characteristics and its role in the changing welfare systems in specific post-socialist environment.

Main objectives

• to provide a state-of-the-art of the existing research and policy debates on the role of third sector organisations in changing welfare systems in Central and Eastern European Countries
• to establishing a network of researchers in Central and Eastern European Countries
• to organise an international conference resulting in a joined publication

WP46 Description of work

1. Establishing a network of researchers in Central and Eastern European Countries
2. Preparation of the conference event
3. Holding the conference
   
4. Preparation of a comparative report (all partners and participants)
5. Dissemination of conference academic conclusions and policy implications (all partners and participants)

WP46 Participants

• CR32 - University of Ljublana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre for Welfare Studies (SI)
• CR10 - Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Center for Social and Economic Strategies (CZ)
• [MU-12] - Masaryk University, School for Social Studies (CZ)
• CR9 - The Bulgarian European Community Studies Association (BG)
• CR7 - New Europe Centre for Regional Studies (BG)

WP46 Documents

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