Few developments in the recent history of Central Europe have been more momentous than the emergence, or more precisely the re-emergence, of civil society, of organized citizen activity outside the boundaries of the state and the market. Indeed, the re-emergence of civil society was the key to all the other momentous developments that have characterized the extraordinary past two decades of Central European history - the fall of the Berlin Wall, the disintegration of the Soviet empire, the re-emergence of the market, the appearance of democratic government, and now the re-integration of Europe. More than that, the re-emergence of civil society in Central Europe has revolutionized the position of civil society on the world stage more generally, boosting its visibility, enhancing its credibility, and transforming its repu­ tation from that of ineffectual supplicant to powerful instrument of social, economic, and political change. Despite its achievements, however, the Central European civil society sector remains, at least in its Visegnid segments, a fragile organism, under­ capitalized, under-staffed, and still not fully integrated into the prevailing political and economic order. It is as if these countries have not yet decided how to reconcile their new civil society institutions with their recent history of extensive state provision of social welfare services, not to mention their earlier rich histories of civil society organization and voluntary action. Indeed, this earlier history has been largely lost from view.
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Few developments in the recent history of Central Europe have been more momentous than the emergence, or more precisely the re-emergence, of civil society, of organized citizen activity outside the boundaries of the state and the market.
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Traditions and Perspectives of Civil Society in Central Europe - Regulatory Environment - Central Topics of NPO-Management - Country Profiles
The development of civil society and its broad organizational spectrum is the focus of the handbook, which is especially designed to meet the needs of civil society organizations in Central Europe. The handbook's objectives are twofold: It provides an overview over civil society traditions in the specified region and it offers practical knowledge relevant to civil society organizations. The handbook is divided into four main parts: " Traditions and Perspectives of Civil Society in Central Europe " Regulatory Environment of Civil Society " Central Topics of Nonprofit-Management " Portraits of the Civil Society Sectors in Central Europe More than 50 leading experts in nonprofit research from the Visegrád countries as well as Germany, Austria, and the USA have contributed to this handbook. It addresses lecturers, students, staff and volunteers of nonprofit-organizations. Das Handbuch hat zwei Zielrichtungen: Einerseits liefert es einen Überblick über die Traditionen von Zivilgesellschaft in Mitteleuropa. Anderseits stellt das Handbuch aktuelles, praxisrelevantes Wissen zum Management von zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen (Nonprofit-Organisationen u.a. in den Rechtsformen von Vereinen, Verbänden, Stiftungen) bereit. Es ist dabei auf den besonderen Bedarf in dieser Region abgestimmt. Der Band ist in vier Teile gegliedert: " Traditionen und Perspektiven von Zivilgesellschaft in Mitteleuropa " Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisationen " Zentrale Arbeitsfelder des Nonprofit-Managements " Portraits der zivilgesellschaftlichen Sektoren in Mitteleuropa Zielgruppe des Bandes sind sowohl Studierende und Dozenten der Sozial-, Wirtschafts- und Rechtswissenschaften als auch Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter von Nonprofit-Organisationen. Mehr als 50 führende Experten aus den vier Visegrád-Staaten, Deutschland, Österreich und den USA haben zu demHandbuch beigetragen.
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"Man kann ihn [den Band] Einsteigern in die Materie ebenso empfehlen wie Praktikern, die einen umfassenden Überblick zum Stand der Nonprofit-Forschung suchen, und Wissenschaftlern, die sich mit den einzelnen Ländern beschäftigen. Für diejenigen, die sich innerhalb und außerhalb der Transformationsstaaten mit deren zivilgesellschaftlichen Strukturen beschäftigen, ist er eine wertvolle Anschaffung." WeltTrends, 53/2007-2007 "[...] ein faktenreiches Buch, das oft und noch für längere Zeit aus dem Regal gezogen gehört." Forschungsjournal NSB, 01/2005
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9783810040886
Publisert
2004-03-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
Research, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
737

Om bidragsyterne

Dr. Annette Zimmer is Professor of Social Policy and Comparative Politics at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Münster.
Dr. Eckhard Priller is Senior Fellow at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), Research Unit on Social Structure and Social Reporting.