Abstract
This chapter explores how the notion of 'civil society' in East-Central Europe, and the discursive and organisational practices attached to the term, have been deployed in politics and how this has affected how local development and empowerment are conceived and funded. In this respect, struggles over the meaning and practice of 'civil society' activism in the region, speak to long-standing debates within the community development field relating to the role of state and market; the status, function and relevance of professionalised organisations within communities; the relationship between political and economic freedoms; and the possibilities for meaningful transnational solidarity.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Funding, Power and Community Development |
| Editors | Niamh McCrean, Fergal Finnegan |
| Place of Publication | Bristol, UK |
| Chapter | 4 |
| Pages | 55-69 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- Eastern Europe
- civil society
- democracy
- development
- socialism
- post-socialism
- capitalism