Civil Society Workshop, April 2: “Aid, Migration Management, and Authoritarianism: A Research Agenda” with Kelsey P. Norman and Nicholas R. Micinski
The Civil Society Workshop will meet on Thursday, April 2 at 12:30 pm on Zoom! Dr. Kelsey P. Norman Rice University and Dr. Nicholas R. Micinski Boston University Aid, Migration Management, and Authoritarianism: A Research Agenda Abstract: Since the 2015 European refugee “crisis,” the European Union and its member states have invested billions of euros in migration […]
Civil Society Workshop, May 7: “Lách” – Dancing in the Shadow of the Law” with Trang Kelly
The Civil Society Workshop will meet on Thursday, May 7 at 12:30 pm [EST] online! Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link. Trang Kelly Ph.D. Candidate in Social Welfare, GC CUNY “Lách” – Dancing in the Shadow of the Law – Strategies of Vietnamese Civil Society Organizations Serving Children Work with One-party Communist State Agencies More than […]
Canceled: “The Right Frame of Mind?: An Analysis of Global Anti-US-Military Protests” with Charmaine Willis
This event has been canceled Charmaine N. Willis PhD Candidate, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy University at Albany, SUNY Albany, NY The Right Frame of Mind?: An Analysis of Global Anti-US-Military Protests Abstract: Following the end of World War II, the United States embarked on the construction of a network of permanent military bases […]
Civil Society Workshop, March 5: “‘Whose Side Are You On?’ Empowerment of Grassroots Pressure on the Hong Kong Government’s Implementation of Autonomy in the Post-Handover Period” with Jessica Mahlbacher
The Civil Society Workshop will meet on Thursday, March 5 at 12:30 pm in the PoliSci thesis room (5200.07) for a discussion with Jessica Mahlbacher Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science, CUNY ‘Whose Side Are You On?’ Empowerment of Grassroots Pressure on the Hong Kong Government’s Implementation of Autonomy in the Post-Handover Period In the run-up to the 1997 Handover from […]
Civil Society Workshop, April 23: “The People’s Constitution: How Social Movements and Civil Society Organizations Have Shaped the U.S. Constitution” with John Kowal
The Civil Society Workshop will meet on Thursday, April 23 at 12:30 pm on Zoom for a discussion with John Kowal Brennan Center for Justice, Vice president for programs The People’s Constitution: How Social Movements and Civil Society Organizations Have Shaped the U.S. Constitution This presentation, from a forthcoming book, will look at the role of social movements […]
Civil Society Workshop, February 6: “Dollars and Dissent: Institutional Donor Support for Grassroots Organizing and Social Movement Building” with Ben Naimark-Rowse
The Civil Society Workshop will meet on Thursday, February 6 at 12:30 pm in the PoliSci thesis room (5200.07) for a discussion with Benjamin R. Naimark-Rowse Topol Fellow in Nonviolent Resistance, The Fletcher School, Tufts University Dollars and Dissent: Institutional Donor Support for Grassroots Organizing and Social Movement Building From 2011-2015, institutional donors gave only 3% of their human […]
Civil Society Workshop, February 20: “Philanthropic contributions to public research universities in the U.S. and Japan” with Fumitake Fukui
The Civil Society Workshop will meet on Thursday, February 20 at 12:30 pm in the PoliSci thesis room (5200.07) for a discussion with Fumitake Fukui, Ph.D. Visiting scholar at Teachers College Columbia University, Associate professor at Kamakura Women’s University Philanthropic contributions to public research universities in the U.S. and Japan: How do government subsidies and tax policies affect donative behavior? […]
Civil Society Workshop, December 5: “Reduce, Replace, or Reorient: NGO Responses to the End of International Funding” with Merrill Sovner
The Civil Society Workshop will meet on Thursday, December 5 at 12:30 pm for a discussion with Merrill Sovner PhD Candidate, Political Science, GC CUNY “Reduce, Replace, or Reorient: NGO Responses to the End of International Funding” Civil society is viewed by scholars as performing essential functions for democratization, and it was embraced by governments and international donors seeking […]
Civil Society Workshop, November 21: “Civil society, immigration and xenophobia in Johannesburg, South Africa” with David Monda
The Civil Society Workshop will meet on Thursday, November 21 at 12:30 pm for a discussion with David Monda Doctoral student, Political Science, GC CUNY Civil society, immigration and xenophobia in Johannesburg, South Africa This paper emerges from the traumatizing experiences of African immigrants experiencing xenophobia in Johannesburg South Africa. Over a period of three months in the Summer […]
Civil Society Workshop, November 7: “Surveillance and Collective Efficacy” with Anna Zhelnina
The Civil Society Workshop will meet on Thursday, November 7 at 12:30 pm for a discussion with Anna Zhelnina PhD Candidate, Sociology, GC CUNY “Surveillance and Collective Efficacy” In this paper, I want to explore the effects of internalization of surveillance on the communities’ capacity to act collectively in the interest of a common good. Building on my fieldwork […]
