A research agenda for civil society / / edited by Kees Biekart and Alan Fowler.

• Superior document: Elgar Research Agendas
• TeilnehmendeR: Biekart, Kees 1958-; Fowler, Alan, 1947-; Edward Elgar Publishing,
• Place / Publishing House: Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Elgar Research Agendas
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (332 pages)

"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Mapping a wide range of civil society research perspectives, this pioneering Research Agenda offers a rich and clear insight for academics and practitioners hoping to embark on future civil society research. Kees Biekart and Alan Fowler bring together over 20 expert contributions from researchers across the globe who are actively engaged in testing the old and generating new knowledge about civil society. Beginning with a concise historical review of civil society research over the last four decades, the book provides a critical insight into the future of research, taking into account the domestic outcomes of major geopolitical changes and the increasing shift towards authoritarian and populist systems of governance. Exploring the norms and values of civil society, as well as key topics such as voluntourism, civil society mapping, democratization, and civic agency, chapters offer a unique overview of civil society research themes and agendas. Its comprehensive analysis of canonical civil society research provides a fertile basis from which novel research can be conducted. A wide audience of development professionals, including NGO staff, consultants, evaluators, and public servants, will benefit from the forward-looking perspectives advanced in this dynamic Research Agenda. It will also be an essential resource for academics and researchers in the field"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- 1 A research agenda for civil society: introduction and overview -- PART I - Studying civil society -- 2 Funding civil society research -- 3 Epistemologies of civil society -- 4 Civil society studies in Brazil: from third sector to uncivil society? -- 5 Civic deviance and lawlessness: the aftermath of January 6, 2021 -- 6 Measuring the values of civil society in the Middle East and North Africa region -- 7 Mapping civil society -- PART II - Civil society typologies -- 8 Human rights organizations and civil society -- 9 From humanitarian diplomacy to advocacy: a research agenda -- 10 NGOs and innovation -- 11 Emergent agency in a time of Covid -- 12 Civil society and (re‑)embedding volunteering -- 13 The value of diasporic cross-border philanthropy and voluntourism -- 14 New and fluid forms of organizing volunteering -- 15 Public administration as a site of struggle for social justice -- PART III - Historiographies of civil society -- 16 Pro-social giving and reciprocity in the Global South -- 17 Connecting African civil society to its roots -- 18 Understanding diversity of South Caucasus civil society -- 19 The Polish case: from darling to endangered species? -- 20 Civil society in the Southern Cone of Latin America -- 21 The future of civil society research in China, Hong Kong and Vietnam -- PART IV - Conclusions -- 22 Civil society research: future perspectives -- Index.