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Title [sv]
De sociala mekanismerna bakom det medlemslösa civilsamhällets organisationer i Polen, Ryssland och Sverige
Title [en]
The Social Mechanisms of Creating Memberless Civil Society Organizations in Poland, Russia and Sweden
Abstract [sv]
The rationale of this project is to study civil society organizations in three institutional contexts and unveil one, unnoticed, less spectacular, but rather uniform process of rationalization that creates new organizational boundaries of exclusion within civil society: organizations with no members. The aim of the project is to study the trend towards the creation of memberless organizations and of new boundaries of exclusion in civil society organizations in three countries, Russia, Poland and Sweden and elucidate the social mechanisms that account for this type of transformation within civil society. This project is indented to function as a strategic effort to strengthen existing research at Södertörn University with particular emphasis on the developments in civil society in particular and the organization of society and social change in general.
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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
Kings, 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 Macmillan
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Navigating Contemporary Developments in Swedish Civil Society: The Case of Save the Children Sweden
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. 195-216Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Highlighting several theoretical and empirical contributions of the preceding chapters, the epilogue presents a relational typology for understanding the roles of different types of resources for civil society organizations. This chapter explores variations in the generalizability/specificity and convertibility of economic, symbolic, and human resources and suggests approaching civil society as a landscape of organizations that coexist but have different origins, futures, and interdependencies. The constellations of relationships among organizations and between organizations and their environments are hierarchical and dynamic. They are constantly shifting, closing, and opening spaces that a broad variety of organizational forms and missions can inhabit.

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-49961 (URN)10.1007/978-3-030-99007-7_8 (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
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
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Polish Human Rights Organizations: Resisting Institutional Pressures
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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
Kravchenko, Z., Kings, L. & Jezierska, K. (Eds.). (2022). Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Resourceful Civil Society: Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Society Organizations
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
Kings, 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 AB
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Civilsamhällets rationalisering i Sverige och Ryssland
2018 (Swedish)In: Samhällsarbete: Aktörer, arenor och perspektiv / [ed] Stefan Sjöberg, Päivi Turunen, Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, 2018, 1, p. 299-319Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, 2018 Edition: 1
National Category
Sociology
Research subject
Baltic and East European studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-35634 (URN)2503/3.1.1/2014 (Local ID)2503/3.1.1/2014 (Archive number)2503/3.1.1/2014 (OAI)
Funder
Swedish Research Council
Available from: 2018-06-15 Created: 2018-06-15 Last updated: 2021-05-12Bibliographically approved
Polanska Vergara, D. (2015). Polish civil society in bloom. Baltic Rim Economies (5), 42-42
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Polish civil society in bloom
2015 (English)In: Baltic Rim Economies, ISSN 1459-9759, no 5, p. 42-42Article, review/survey (Other academic) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Turku: , 2015
Keywords
civil society, Poland
National Category
Sociology
Research subject
Baltic and East European studies; Politics, Economy and the Organization of Society
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-28928 (URN)2185/3.1.1/2014 (Local ID)2185/3.1.1/2014 (Archive number)2185/3.1.1/2014 (OAI)
Funder
The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies, 10/2014Swedish Research Council, 2010-1706
Available from: 2015-12-21 Created: 2015-12-21 Last updated: 2022-03-02Bibliographically approved
Principal InvestigatorPapakostas, Apostolis
Co-InvestigatorPolanska, Dominika
Co-InvestigatorKings, Lisa
Co-InvestigatorKravchenko, Zhanna
Coordinating organisation
Södertörn University
Funder
Period
2015-01-01 - 2017-12-31
Keywords [sv]
Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning
Keywords [en]
Baltic and East European studies
National Category
Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Identifiers
DiVA, id: project:1801Project, id: 2014-01557_VR