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Civil Society Workshop, October 24: “Intersectional explorations into the changing nature of womens civic engagement in rural India” with Varnica Arora
The Civil Society Workshop will meet on Thursday, October 24 at 12:30 pm for a discussion with Varnica Arora, doctoral student in the Critical Social Personality Psychology, GC CUNY “Intersectional explorations into the changing nature of womens civic engagement in rural India” This talk explores the impacts and questions raised by the insidious movements of government promoted civil society […]
Civil Society Workshop, September 26: Civil Society Snapshots from Latvia, China, France with Senior Fellows 2019
Join us on Thursday, September 26, at 12:30 pm, for a discussion with Senior International Fellows 2019: Inese Danga, Social Support Program Director — Foundation Ziedot.lv Delphine Valette, Community Development Manager for Nice-Côte d’Azur Area; and Consultant for entrepreneurs and community leaders Coordinator, Community Foundations Group — National Centre for French Foundations Tongting Xiao, Secretary — Chengdu Wuhou […]
Civil Society Workshop, October 10: “Nonprofit Downhill Skiing in Maine: Analysis of a Mixed Industry” with John Casey
The Civil Society Workshop will meet on Thursday, October 10 at 12:30 pm for a discussion with Prof. John Casey, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs Baruch College, CUNY “Nonprofit Downhill Skiing in Maine: Analysis of a Mixed Industry” Abstract. This paper focuses on the shifting landscapes of collaborations in mixed industries, and the decisions made around […]
Civil Society Workshop, September 12: Civil Society Snapshots from Ukraine, Italy, Nigeria with Senior Fellows 2019
Join us on Thursday, September 12, at 12:15 pm, in room 5200.07 (Political Science Thesis Room) for a discussion with Senior International Fellows 2019: Ese Swona Emerhi, Project Director, Kilsi Trust- Trust Africa Olga Nikolska, Program Director, Culture of Philanthropy Development- ISAR Ednannia Patrik Vesan, Board ExecuDve CommiEee Member, Aosta Valley Community FoundaDon and Associate Professor of […]
Civil Society Workshop, May 9: Jessica Mahlbacher, “The Ties that Bind?: International Linkages and the Hong Kong Democracy Movement.”
Join us on Thursday, May 9, at 12:30 pm for a discussion with: Jessica Mahlbacher, PhD Candidate, Political Science “The Ties that Bind?: International Linkages and the Hong Kong Democracy Movement.” Recent literature has highlighted the importance of international linkages to democratization struggles in empowering opposition groups. As a former British colony, Hong Kong has many international linkages, including a […]
Greg Witkowski, March 28: Developing a Global Approach to Philanthropy
Join us on Thursday, March 28, at 12:30 pm for a discussion with: Greg Witkowski, Senior Lecturer in the Nonprofit Management Program, Columbia University Developing a Global Approach to Philanthropy This session will help flesh out an inclusive definition of philanthropy. Previous definitions have focused on Western expectations of formal philanthropy rather than the expressions of charity, solidarity and reciprocal […]
Hong Hoang: Social Change under Government Supervision in Vietnam, February 28
Join us on Thursday, February 28, at 12:30 pm for a discussion with: Hong Hoang, Obama Scholar, Founder and Executive Director of CHANGE Social Change under Government Supervision in Vietnam Vietnam is a one party-state that faces many environmental and social challenges. Civil society organizations are poised to help these challenges while they operate under close government supervision. […]
Civil Society Workshop, April 11: “The Role of Pooled Funding in Supporting Civil Society in Eastern Europe”
Join us on Thursday, April 11, at 12:30 pm for a discussion with: Merrill Sovner, Barry Gaberman, and Bill Moody “The Role of Pooled Funding in Supporting Civil Society in Eastern Europe” Abstract: Starting in 1991, US private foundations, sometimes joined by USAID, came together to pool their funding into a series of partnerships and trust with the overall aim […]
Dennis Redeker, March 14: Digital Constitutionalism: Norm-Entrepreneurship of Transnational Advocacy Networks in the Internet Rights Field
Join us on Thursday, March 14, at 12:30 pm for a discussion with: Dennis Redeker, PhD Fellow at the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), University of Bremen, and International Graduate Researcher Visiting Scholar at the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, New York University Digital Constitutionalism: Norm-Entrepreneurship of Transnational Advocacy Networks in the Internet Rights Field […]
Mark Sidel: New forms of control of civil society: The application of a “social credit scoring” system to civil society organizations, nonprofits, and foundations in China
Join us on Thursday, February 14, at 12:30 pm for a discussion with: Mark Sidel, Doyle-Bascom Professor of Law and Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Consultant (Asia), International Center for Not-for-Profit Law New forms of control of civil society: The application of a “social credit scoring” system to civil society organizations, nonprofits, and foundations in China Abstract: China is rapidly […]
