This project is part of the Centre for Research on Civil Society and Voluntary Sector.
This project aims to equip European employees and volunteers of civil society organisations (CSOs) in their operational, strategic and prospective reflections, and in their partnership dialogue, by strengthening the knowledge of their specificities and the recognition of their contribution to European society and democracy, in order to make CSOs a powerful lever of development of participation, democratic engagement and active citizenship of all Europeans.
We will organise a seminar bringing together CSO practitioners, their partners, training organisations that work with CSOs and researchers, in order to qualify the knowledge needs of CSOs and to identify ways to practically meet these needs. The results of this seminar will be disseminated throughout Europe via a white paper and a conference. A collaborative digital library will also be created to disseminate useful resources for the development of CSOs and training of practitioners.
Publications
White paper: Hummel, Siri and Janßen, Vinzenz. For a better knowledge of civil society organisations in Europe – A white paper to guide future research in response to CSOs knowledge needs. French Institute for Civil Society Organisations.
