In this introductory essay to the special issue on civil society in authoritarian and hybrid
regimes, we review core themes in the growing literature on shrinking or closing space for …

Mainstream academic and policy literature emphasizes the nexus between an active and
vibrant civil society sector and greater political accountability. As a result, support for civil …

Over the past few decades there has been a great deal of interest in the academic literature
on the relationship between civil society organizations (CSOs) and the state, and the impact …

Although important roles in peacebuilding are attributed to civil society (CS), few studies
have so far analysed how CS actors fare amid ongoing war. Our empirical analysis of CS …

The role of civil society as a democratising force, both under authoritarian regimes and
during political transitions, has received renewed attention in the wake of the 'Arab …

There is a large and growing literature on Turkish politics in general, and the AKP in
particular. However, local government and party organization, although very important …

In dem aktuell geführten Diskurs um den ‚Shrinking Space 'von Zivilgesellschaft wird bereits
sprachlich durch den Begriff, wie auch thematisch, ein Rückgang zivilgesellschaftlichen …

Regarded as Egypt's most influential oppositional force, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) was
analysed from a Gramscian lens that projected it as a counterhegemonic force par …

Why are there variances in young people's civic and political participation in the aftermath of
the Arab Uprisings, and what are the implications of these types of participatory modes on …

Is there such a thing as “the Israel lobby,” and how powerful is it really? Friends of Israel
provides a forensically researched account of the activities of Israel's advocates in Britain …