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Chimiak, G., Kravchenko, Z. & Pape, U. (2024). Civil Society and the Spread of Authoritarianism: Institutional Pressures and CSO Responses. VOLUNTAS - International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 35, 221-225
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Civil Society and the Spread of Authoritarianism: Institutional Pressures and CSO Responses
2024 (English)In: VOLUNTAS - International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, ISSN 0957-8765, E-ISSN 1573-7888, Vol. 35, p. 221-225Article in journal, Editorial material (Other academic) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2024
National Category
Political Science
Research subject
Politics, Economy and the Organization of Society
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-53742 (URN)10.1007/s11266-024-00641-y (DOI)001183473600002 ()2-s2.0-85187662499 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2024-03-28 Created: 2024-03-28 Last updated: 2024-05-13Bibliographically approved
Kravchenko, Z. & Håkansson, E. (2024). Community work at the urban periphery: searching for legitimacy. Nordic Social Work Research
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Community work at the urban periphery: searching for legitimacy
2024 (English)In: Nordic Social Work Research, ISSN 2156-857X, E-ISSN 2156-8588Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

The restructuring of public welfare provision across Europe in recent decades has brought new actors into the governance of welfare and social work practice, including non-profit organizations. In Sweden, the role of non-profit organizations in social service provision has been less significant than that of profit-oriented enterprises. Despite a continuing shift towards greater welfare pluralism, non-profit organizations engaging in social work find themselves struggling to find their own spaces and legitimacy. This article examines two organizations engaging in community work at the peripheries of the Stockholm metropolitan area, focusing on how they understand, perform, and communicate their roles as both civil society actors and social work providers. Our data demonstrate that the organizations have developed different legitimation strategies related to their understanding of what type of organization they are and what type of work they do. Furthermore, despite some differences in their perceptions of the underpinnings of community work, both organizations make an important contribution to developing community work in Sweden as a collective practice binding local communities together with mutual support and the sharing of knowledge and identity.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Routledge, 2024
Keywords
community work, legitimacy, Nonprofit organizations
National Category
Social Work
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-53911 (URN)10.1080/2156857X.2024.2343007 (DOI)001203287300001 ()2-s2.0-85190412695 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2024-04-24 Created: 2024-04-24 Last updated: 2024-04-29Bibliographically approved
Kravchenko, Z. & Nygård, O. (2023). Extracurricular activities and educational ouctomes: evidence from high-performing schools in St Petersburg, Russia. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 32(4), 1106-1125
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Extracurricular activities and educational ouctomes: evidence from high-performing schools in St Petersburg, Russia
2023 (English)In: International Studies in Sociology of Education, ISSN 0962-0214, E-ISSN 1747-5066, Vol. 32, no 4, p. 1106-1125Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article is based on a survey carried out among 2,428 ninth-graders from 64 high-performing schools in St. Petersburg, Russia. In the study, we examine the relationships between socioeconomic background, extracurricular participation, and educational outcomes. The findings demonstrate high levels of participation in out-of-school, compared to school-based, extracurricular activities. Extracurricular participation was also shown to be associated with better grades and, to some extent, with higher levels of university aspirations. The relatively small estimate sizes indicate, however, that extracurricular participation is not a major factor in differences in educational outcomes. Nevertheless, since participation was higher among socioeconomically more advantaged students, and grades and/or levels of university aspirations were higher among those who participated, we argue that extracurricular participation should be understood as part of social reproduction in Russia.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2023
Keywords
Extracurricular activities, educational performance, Russia
National Category
Social Work
Research subject
Baltic and East European studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-48255 (URN)10.1080/09620214.2021.2014933 (DOI)000742055000001 ()2-s2.0-85122738040 (Scopus ID)2199/3.1.1/2014 (Local ID)2199/3.1.1/2014 (Archive number)2199/3.1.1/2014 (OAI)
Funder
The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies, 42/2014
Available from: 2022-01-27 Created: 2022-01-27 Last updated: 2023-12-12Bibliographically approved
Kravchenko, Z., Kings, L. & Jezierska, K. (2022). Introduction. In: Zhanna Kravchenko; Lisa Kings; Katarzyna Jezierska (Ed.), Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations (pp. 1-34). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan
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2022 (Swedish)In: Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations / [ed] Zhanna Kravchenko; Lisa Kings; Katarzyna Jezierska, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022, p. 1-34Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

This chapter presents the conceptual framework of resourcefulness that brings together the contributions to this volume; it also establishes Poland, Russia, and Sweden as particularly relevant cases for understanding transformation in the relationships between civil society, the state, and the market. Here, we explore the organizational realities of civil societies in the three countries and their shared history of a strong state. We posit resources as a contrast medium, allowing us to distinguish between different types of resourcefulness in civil society organizations’ responses to various pressures. Finally, the overall thematic structure of this book and each of its contributions are highlighted.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022
Series
Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research, ISSN 2662-690X, E-ISSN 2662-6918
National Category
Sociology
Research subject
Baltic and East European studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-50276 (URN)10.1007/978-3-030-99007-7_1 (DOI)978-3-030-99006-0 (ISBN)978-3-030-99007-7 (ISBN)
Funder
Swedish Research Council, 2014-01557
Available from: 2022-11-29 Created: 2022-11-29 Last updated: 2022-11-29Bibliographically approved
Kravchenko, Z. (2022). Liberty, Loyalty, and Solidarity: The Role of Transnational, National, and Local Resources in Voluntary Organizations in Russia. In: Zhanna Kravchenko; Lisa Kings; Katarzyna Jezierska (Ed.), Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations (pp. 269-294). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Liberty, Loyalty, and Solidarity: The Role of Transnational, National, and Local Resources in Voluntary Organizations in Russia
2022 (English)In: Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations / [ed] Zhanna Kravchenko; Lisa Kings; Katarzyna Jezierska, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022, p. 269-294Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This chapter traces the transformation of volunteer work as an organizational resource in the context of the transformation of Russian civil society over the past 30 years. Utilized by voluntary associations as well as by professionalized NGOs, this type of resource can serve as a vehicle for building personal relationships and commitments with corporate partners while also eliciting individual work and financial contributions. By examining a charity organization and a community-based association and a charity organization operating in St. Petersburg since the late 1980s and early 1990s, respectively, this study links the structures and processes that integrate volunteering into the organizational fabric to an overall structure of resource mobilization patterns at the local, national, and transnational levels.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022
Series
Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research, ISSN 2662-690X, E-ISSN 2662-6918
National Category
Sociology
Research subject
Baltic and East European studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-52396 (URN)10.1007/978-3-030-99007-7_11 (DOI)978-3-030-99006-0 (ISBN)978-3-030-99007-7 (ISBN)
Funder
Swedish Research Council, 2014-01557
Available from: 2023-09-26 Created: 2023-09-26 Last updated: 2023-09-26Bibliographically approved
Kravchenko, Z., Jezierska, K., Gumkowska, M., Charycka, B. & Szafranek, M. (2022). Polish Human Rights Organizations: Resisting Institutional Pressures. In: Zhanna Kravchenko; Lisa Kings; Katarzyna Jezierska (Ed.), Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations (pp. 93-120). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan
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2022 (English)In: Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations / [ed] Zhanna Kravchenko; Lisa Kings; Katarzyna Jezierska, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022, p. 93-120Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This chapter explores human rights organizations resisting the illiberal reconfiguration of Polish society that has been spearheaded by the country’s ruling political party since 2015. By decreasing financial support, launching smearing campaigns, and engaging in intimidation practices, the political regime aims to influence the scope of economic, symbolic, human, and social resources available to human rights organizations. Using data from representative surveys and in-depth interviews with representatives of human rights organizations and other civil society organizations, we systematically examine opportunities and limitations in navigating such institutional pressures. Our study demonstrates that organizations’ characteristics and environmental conditions determine the action repertoire, including diversification of resources, coalition building, and public campaigns, that sustains an organization’s legitimacy and (re)generates various forms of support.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022
Series
Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research, ISSN 2662-690X, E-ISSN 2662-6918
National Category
Sociology
Research subject
Baltic and East European studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-52397 (URN)10.1007/978-3-030-99007-7_4 (DOI)978-3-030-99006-0 (ISBN)978-3-030-99007-7 (ISBN)
Funder
Swedish Research Council, 2014-01557
Available from: 2023-09-26 Created: 2023-09-26 Last updated: 2023-09-26Bibliographically approved
Wennerhag, M., Kravchenko, Z. & Sörbom, A. (2022). Politikens resurser – Medborgarnas syn på ekonomiskt stöd till politiska partier, civilsamhället och andra politiska aktörer. In: Ulrika Andersson; Henrik Oscarsson; Björn Rönnerstrand; Nora (Ed.), Du sköra nya värld: SOM-undersökningen 2021 (pp. 481-496). Göteborg: SOM-institutet
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Politikens resurser – Medborgarnas syn på ekonomiskt stöd till politiska partier, civilsamhället och andra politiska aktörer
2022 (Swedish)In: Du sköra nya värld: SOM-undersökningen 2021 / [ed] Ulrika Andersson; Henrik Oscarsson; Björn Rönnerstrand; Nora, Göteborg: SOM-institutet , 2022, p. 481-496Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Ekonomiskt stöd från det offentliga är i dag en central intäkt för såväl politiska partier som andra politiska aktörer. Sedan 2014 ska dessutom staten tillse att medborgarna har insyn i de politiska partiernas finansiering. Vad anser då medborgarna om det offentliga stödet till politiska aktörer och statens reglering av donationer till politiska partier – och på vilka sätt finansierar medborgarna själva olika politiska aktörer? Våra resultat visar på ett starkt stöd för regleringen av donationer till politiska partier och det offentliga stödet till ideella organisationer. Däremot är opinionen kring statens partistöd splittrad. Resultaten om medborgarnas egna donationer till politiska aktörer visar att drygt hälften skänkt till socialt och humanitärt inriktade organisationer och var fjärde till mer politiska organisationer i det civila samhället, men bara en av tjugo till ett politiskt parti.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Göteborg: SOM-institutet, 2022
Series
SOM-rapport, ISSN 2004-5204 ; 81
National Category
Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-50589 (URN)9789189673526 (ISBN)
Projects
Politikens resurser: Forskningsinitierande projekt om betydelsen av ekonomiska resurser för politisk organisering
Funder
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, F18-1304:1
Available from: 2023-01-10 Created: 2023-01-10 Last updated: 2023-05-16Bibliographically approved
Kravchenko, Z., Kings, L. & Jezierska, K. (Eds.). (2022). Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan
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2022 (English)Collection (editor) (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. p. 366
Series
Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research, ISSN 2662-690X, E-ISSN 2662-6918
National Category
Sociology
Research subject
Baltic and East European studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-49962 (URN)10.1007/978-3-030-99007-7 (DOI)978-3-030-99006-0 (ISBN)978-3-030-99009-1 (ISBN)978-3-030-99007-7 (ISBN)
Funder
Swedish Research Council, 2014-01557
Available from: 2022-09-23 Created: 2022-09-23 Last updated: 2022-09-23Bibliographically approved
Turunen, J., Weinryb, N. & Kravchenko, Z. (2022). Transnationell offentlig förvaltning. In: Anders Ivarsson Westerberg; Bengt Jacobsson (Ed.), Förvaltningen i samhället: (pp. 77-88). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Transnationell offentlig förvaltning
2022 (Swedish)In: Förvaltningen i samhället / [ed] Anders Ivarsson Westerberg; Bengt Jacobsson, Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, 2022, p. 77-88Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, 2022
National Category
Public Administration Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-50282 (URN)9789144165431 (ISBN)
Available from: 2022-11-29 Created: 2022-11-29 Last updated: 2022-11-29Bibliographically approved
Kings, L., Kellecioglu, I., Rezai, A. & Kravchenko, Z. (2021). Civilsamhället och marginaliserade områden: Att vara på plats och att göra plats (1ed.). In: Gawell, Malin ; Papakostas, Apostolis (Ed.), Att göra stad i Stockholms urbana periferi: (pp. 189-209). Stockholm: Stockholmia förlag
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Civilsamhället och marginaliserade områden: Att vara på plats och att göra plats
2021 (Swedish)In: Att göra stad i Stockholms urbana periferi / [ed] Gawell, Malin ; Papakostas, Apostolis, Stockholm: Stockholmia förlag, 2021, 1, p. 189-209Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Stockholmia förlag, 2021 Edition: 1
National Category
Sociology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-45364 (URN)9789170313301 (ISBN)
Funder
Knowledge Foundation
Available from: 2021-05-12 Created: 2021-05-12 Last updated: 2021-06-28Bibliographically approved
Projects
Becoming an Adult in Eastern and Western Europe: Interrelationships between Policies, Practices and Attitudes [A060-2008_OSS]; Södertörn UniversityThe Social Mechanisms of Creating Memberless Civil Society Organizations in Poland, Russia and Sweden [2014-01557_VR]; Södertörn University; Publications
Kravchenko, Z., Kings, L. & Jezierska, K. (2022). Introduction. In: Zhanna Kravchenko; Lisa Kings; Katarzyna Jezierska (Ed.), Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations (pp. 1-34). Cham: Palgrave MacmillanKravchenko, Z. (2022). Liberty, Loyalty, and Solidarity: The Role of Transnational, National, and Local Resources in Voluntary Organizations in Russia. In: Zhanna Kravchenko; Lisa Kings; Katarzyna Jezierska (Ed.), Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations (pp. 269-294). Cham: Palgrave MacmillanKings, L. (2022). Navigating Contemporary Developments in Swedish Civil Society: The Case of Save the Children Sweden. In: Zhanna Kravchenko; Lisa Kings; Katarzyna Jezierska (Ed.), Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations (pp. 195-216). Cham: Palgrave MacmillanKravchenko, Z., Jezierska, K., Gumkowska, M., Charycka, B. & Szafranek, M. (2022). Polish Human Rights Organizations: Resisting Institutional Pressures. In: Zhanna Kravchenko; Lisa Kings; Katarzyna Jezierska (Ed.), Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations (pp. 93-120). Cham: Palgrave MacmillanKravchenko, Z., Kings, L. & Jezierska, K. (Eds.). (2022). Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations. Cham: Palgrave MacmillanKings, L. & Kravchenko, Z. (2018). Civilsamhällets rationalisering i Sverige och Ryssland (1ed.). In: Stefan Sjöberg, Päivi Turunen (Ed.), Samhällsarbete: Aktörer, arenor och perspektiv (pp. 299-319). Lund: Studentlitteratur ABPolanska Vergara, D. (2015). Polish civil society in bloom. Baltic Rim Economies (5), 42-42
The impact of civil society organisations on the educational achievements of young people in marginalised urban areas of Stockholm and St. Petersburg [42/2014_OSS]; Södertörn University; Publications
Kravchenko, Z. & Nygård, O. (2023). Extracurricular activities and educational ouctomes: evidence from high-performing schools in St Petersburg, Russia. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 32(4), 1106-1125Behtoui, A. (2021). Constructions of self-identification: children of immigrants in Sweden. Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, 28(3), 341-360Emami, A. (2020). Engagemangets positiva kraft. In: Alireza Behtoui; Fredrik Hertzberg; Anders Neergaard (Ed.), Ungdomars fritidsaktiviteter: deltagande, möjligheter och konsekvenser (pp. 131-160). Lund: Studentlitteratur ABNygård, O. & Kravchenko, Z. (2020). Fritid och betyg. In: Alireza Behtoui; Fredrik Hertzberg; Anders Neergaard (Ed.), Ungdomars fritidsaktiviteter: deltagande, möjligheter och konsekvenser (pp. 205-226). Lund: Studentlitteratur ABBehtoui, A. (2020). Fritidsaktiviteter och utbildningsresultat. In: Alireza Behtoui; Fredrik Hertzberg; Anders Neergaard (Ed.), Ungdomars fritidsaktiviteter: deltagande, möjligheter och konsekvenser (pp. 161-184). Lund: Studentlitteratur ABBehtoui, A. (2019). Swedish young people’s after-school extra-curricular activities: attendance, opportunities and consequences. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 40(3), 340-356
Supporting Democracy and Human Rights in Illiberal Regimes - A Case Study of a "Closing Space" for Civil Society in Russia [26/2019_OSS]; Södertörn UniversitySocial sustainability in urban and rural Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian communities: How can democracy and human rights be promoted through transnational donations to civil society? [2023-01301_Formas]; Södertörn University
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