Dissecting Global Civil Society: Values, Actors, Organisational Forms

Tags: Civil Society in West Asia

Recently (2-11- 2010), the article "Dissecting global civil society: values, actors, organizational forms" by Marlies Glasius was published in Open Democracy. This article stems from a talk given by Marlies Glasius at the Knowledge and Change conference in the Hague, 29th September - 1st October 2010.

What we see in global civil society depends on what value lens we use to define it. The trend towards networked organisation may have emancipatory effects, but may also obscure inequalities and clashing values. The lens used by participants, donors, and academics again shapes social reality, but not always in the way we expect.

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