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I am always interested when people’s views contain inherent conflicts, and I have often thought that advocates of a civil society face serious dilemmas in coming to terms with allowing people as much freedom as possible, while simultaneously sustaining a well functioning society.  Surely, a successful civil society can only exist if ...

I've had a few glancing contacts with the Centre for Civil Society at the University of KwaZulu Natal over the last few years, and the work they're doing has always struck me as very urgent. As well as mainstream academic work, they've made a lot of links with activist groups, and have provided a space (and equipment) for young documentary ...

I'm just back from a couple of political science and international relations conferences, OCIS and APSA, wading through my inbox and keen to get on with my thesis. Looming deadlines mean that I don't feel I can do justice to the papers I went to, although I will mention a couple of my favourites. Ever since I read Freakonomics, I've been bothered ...

Up and running. Just a short one to start with, but I hope to be able to add more stuff at a later stage.If you have an interest in civil society and its organisation, an opportunity would be to come to the 23rd EGOS conference, this year held in Vienna in July (5th-7th), where we for the first time ever have designed and launched a special ...