Global Civil Society Yearbook 2009: Poverty and Activism (Global Civil Society - Year Books) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848600151 ISBN 13: 9781848600157

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

The annual Global Civil Society Yearbooks provide an indispensable guide to global civil society or civic participation and action around the world. The 2009 Yearbook explores the framings, strategies and impacts of a range of actors on poverty and its alleviation. The overarching question is to whether such actors, in pressing for poverty alleviation actually achieve anything/empower the poor, or simply aid wealthy states in maintaining the status quo. The contributors are diverse, including scholars and practitioners from India, America, the UK, Australia, Thailand, and Mali.

The Global Civil Society Yearbook remains the standard work on all aspects of contemporary global civil society for activists, practitioners, students and academics alike. It is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the key actors, forms and manifestations of global civil society around the world today.

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About the Author:

Helmut Anheier (Ph.D., Yale University, 1986) is Director of the Center for Civil Society at UCLAs School of Public Affairs, where he is also a Professor of Social Welfare. From 1998 to 2002 he was the founding director of the Centre for Civil Society at the London School of Economics, and a member of LSEs Department of Social Policy, where he now holds the honorary title of Centennial Professor. Prior to this he was a Senior Research Associate and Project Co-director at the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University. Before embarking on an academic career, Dr. Anheier served as Social Affairs Officer with the United Nations. He has also held research appointments at Yale University, the University of Cologne, and the Science Center in Berlin. Dr. Anheiers research interests include civil society, nonprofit organization, philanthropic foundations, NGOs, globalization and civil society, comparative social and cultural policy, research methodology, social movements and networks.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1848600151
• ISBN 13: 9781848600157
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376
• Editor: Kumar Ashwani, Scholte Jan Aart, Kaldor Mary, Glasius Marlies, Seckinelgin Hakan, Anheier Helmut K