Confronting the State, Engaging the State.

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Publication date: Tuesday 19 April 2005

Seminar, May 10 (open) and 11 (invitees only) The Hague, The Netherlands

Civil Society Building.Net organises the seminar Confronting the State, Engaging the State: Civil society building under adverse political conditions.

The seminar will bring together academics and practitioners that are dealing with the problem of civil society building in the context of weak, fragile or authoritarian states. The participation of representatives from Hivos and its partner organizations, plus students and staff from ISS and members of the Civil Society Building Network will guarantee a wide presence of key experiences in this area.

The aim of the seminar is to discuss the obstacles and opportunities for civil society building strategies in various political contexts. The broader framework of fragile states as well as concrete civil society building cases will be discussed and analysed by those daily dealing with this topic, often under adverse political conditions. This can be a context of conflict or post-conflict, it can be the framework of a transitional or of an oppressive state, but it can also be related to situations in which the state is weak because of corruption, lack of capacity, or limited resources.

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Confronting the State, Engaging the State

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Location Seminar 10 and 11 May

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