Future of Civil Society

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-8

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2. Foreword

   1. Foreword

      • Lester M. Salamon

      Pages 9-10

3. Civil Society Organizations in Central and Eastern European Countries: Introduction and Terminology

   1. Civil Society Organizations in Central and Eastern European Countries: Introduction and Terminology

      • Annette Zimmer

      Pages 11-27

4. Traditions and Perspectives of Civil Society in Central Europe

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29

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   2. Introduction

      • Matthias Freise

      Pages 31-33

   3. Civil Society A Concept for Comparative Historical Research

      • Sven Reichardt

      Pages 35-55

   4. Voluntary Associations and Civic Engagement: European Traditions, Discourses and Perspectives for Voluntary and Intermediary Networks

      • Eckart Pankoke

      Pages 57-76

   5. Civic Engagement in East-Central Europe

      • Máté Szabó

      Pages 77-97

   6. Civil Society in Transition: Civic Engagement and Nonprofit Organizations in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989

      • Zdenka Mansfeldová, Sławomir Nałęcz, Eckhard Priller, Annette Zimmer

      Pages 99-119

5. Regulatory Environment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121

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   2. Introduction

      • Annette Zimmer

      Pages 123-127

   3. Organizational and Legal Forms of Nonprofit Organizations in Central Europe

      • Matthias Freise, Petr Pajas

      Pages 129-146

   4. Tax Laws and Tax Preferences

      • Karla W. Simon

      Pages 147-167

   5. Embeddedness of Nonprofit Organizations: Government - Nonprofit Relationships

      • Marek Rymsza, Annette Zimmer

      Pages 169-197

   6. The Catholic Church and Its Third Sector Organizations

      • Karl Gabriel, Hermann-Josef Große Kracht

      Pages 199-216

   7. Political Developments After 1989 and Their Impact On The Nonprofit Sector

      • Pavol Frič

      Pages 217-240

6. Central Topics of Nonprofit Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 243-243

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   2. Introduction

      • Dudo von Eckardstein, Ruth Simsa

      Pages 245-251

   3. Aspects of General Management

      1. Organizational Theory and Nonprofit Management: An Overview

         • Stefan Toepler, Helmut K. Anheier

         Pages 253-270

      2. Corporate Governance of Nonprofit Organizations

         • Patricia Siebart, Christoph Reichard

         Pages 271-296

Few developments in the recent history of Central Europe have been more momentous than the emergence, or more precisely the re-emergence, of civil society, of organized citizen activity outside the boundaries of the state and the market. Indeed, the re-emergence of civil society was the key to all the other momentous developments that have characterized the extraordinary past two decades of Central European history - the fall of the Berlin Wall, the disintegration of the Soviet empire, the re-emergence of the market, the appearance of democratic government, and now the re-integration of Europe. More than that, the re-emergence of civil society in Central Europe has revolutionized the position of civil society on the world stage more generally, boosting its visibility, enhancing its credibility, and transforming its repu­ tation from that of ineffectual supplicant to powerful instrument of social, economic, and political change. Despite its achievements, however, the Central European civil society sector remains, at least in its Visegnid segments, a fragile organism, under­ capitalized, under-staffed, and still not fully integrated into the prevailing political and economic order. It is as if these countries have not yet decided how to reconcile their new civil society institutions with their recent history of extensive state provision of social welfare services, not to mention their earlier rich histories of civil society organization and voluntary action. Indeed, this earlier history has been largely lost from view.

• Central Europe
• Civil Society
• Ehrenamt
• Mitteleuropa
• Nonprofit-Organisation
• Nonprofit-Organizations
• Osteuropa
• Third Sector
• Zivilgesellschaft
• bürgerschaftliches Engagement
• dritter Sektor

"Man kann ihn [den Band] Einsteigern in die Materie ebenso empfehlen wie Praktikern, die einen umfassenden Überblick zum Stand der Nonprofit-Forschung suchen, und Wissenschaftlern, die sich mit den einzelnen Ländern beschäftigen. Für diejenigen, die sich innerhalb und außerhalb der Transformationsstaaten mit deren zivilgesellschaftlichen Strukturen beschäftigen, ist er eine wertvolle Anschaffung." WeltTrends, 53/2007-2007

"[...] ein faktenreiches Buch, das oft und noch für längere Zeit aus dem Regal gezogen gehört." Forschungsjournal NSB, 01/2005

Dr. Annette Zimmer is Professor of Social Policy and Comparative Politics at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Münster.
Dr. Eckhard Priller is Senior Fellow at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), Research Unit on Social Structure and Social Reporting.

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