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WG Programme Coordinators:
Michael Brintnall, ASPA Council, US
Gyorgy Hajnal, NISPAcee President / Professor, Head of Department, Corvinus University of Budapest / Senior Researcher, Institute for Political Science, Center for Social Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (IPS CSR HAS), Hungary
Iga Kender-Jeziorska, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
Place: 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic
Date: May 24-26, 2019
- What do the relationships between civil society and states look like?
- What are the examples of existing multisector models of governance in the region, in which NGOs and government are seeking to work together?
- What conflicts arise between the state and the voluntary sectors; what are their consequences and ways to overcome them?
- What is the role of NGOs in delivering services at the national and local level in CEE countries?
- What is the role of civil liberties/watchdog NGOs in countries of Central-Eastern Europe?
- What are the relationships between organisations within the third sector itself and how are they shaped?
- What forms of international cooperation take place amongst NGO’s in the region, how does the work of international NGO’s in the region differ from national and local ones, and how do NGOs interact with supranational bodies like the European Union?
- How do NGOs operate and how are they managed? What are the tools and methods applied by NGOs to measure their effectiveness and efficiency?
Abstracts will be judged on the relevance and quality of the submission based on the following criteria:
• Clear and concise description of the paper, conveying its importance and significance in the field
• Originality of the work
• Quality of the research design and methodology
• Relevance of the proposal to the Conference’s theme
Guidelines: Submitted abstract should include the following elements:
• Title: Clear title reflecting the paper content
• Authors and their affiliation
• Abstract: We expect abstracts between 200-400 words. In the case of empirical studies, it should include the research design, clearly stated research questions, data sources, data collection procedures, the analytic approach and, if possible, results.
• Practical applications to the field should be also mentioned.