State of Civil Society 2013: Creating an Enabling Environment
Welcome to the second edition of the State of Civil Society report produced by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation. This report draws from nearly 50 contributions made by people active in civil society all over the world — from members, friends, partners, supporters and others in the CIVICUS alliance. They contributed 31 new pieces of analysis and thinking on the state of civil society. The analysis also benefits from 16 responses to a questionnaire from national civil society platforms that are members of either the Affinity Group of National Associations (AGNA), or the International Forum of National NGO Platforms (IFP). Together, their contributions form the full report. The summary report is a synthesis of this impressive array of perspectives offering critical, cutting edge thinking about the changing state of contemporary civil society. The report also acknowledges the work of coalitions such as the Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness and BetterAid, and the subsequent CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness.
