Civil Society

How Foreign Funders Should Strengthen Their Support for Civil Society: A Case Study of USAID in Kazakhstan

Image license/credit U.S. and other foreign donors have engaged in Kazakhstan to support the development of an independent and sustainable civil society, which they see as a pillar of democratization,…

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Engaging with Muslim Civil Society in Central Asia: Components, Approaches, and Opportunities

(USIP) Summary: Muslim civil society organizations (MCSOs) in Central Asia are highly diverse in terms of views, activities, and structures. In most cases, however, they are politically moderate, supportive of…

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Organizational Resilience: Russian Civil Society in the Times of COVID-19

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) As the COVID-19 pandemic struck Russia in late March 2020 and state responses looked weak and indecisive, civil society did not hesitate to step in. For…

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Financing Russian Civil Society

(Europe-Asia Studies) (Co-authored with Sarah Lindemann-Komarova) Abstract: In the past five years, the funding environment for nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and social projects in Russia has changed dramatically. The most publicised developments involve…

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