Conference on Civil Society and Social Capital in Central and Eastern Europe
13 June 2008 - 16 June 2008
Lithuania
Should we expect civil society to be transformed from the one supporting its members to assisting institutional change? Should we also aspire new forms of social capital to slowly emerge that are less determined by structural constraints of the political regime, but rather by individual choice? Do these circumstances in the EU-15 differ from the ‘new outsiders’ with respect to potential developments in social capital and civil society? This conference will address this new relationship between civil society and social capital in post-enlargement Central and Eastern Europe.
The conference discussion will run along three analytical axes:
Path Dependency – Rational Choice approaches
Utilitarian – Idealistic explanations
Domestic – international factors
Conference web: http://www.cinefogo.org/workpackages/wp25/wp25-conference-civil-society-and-social-capital-in-central-and-eastern-europe/About(opens in new window) CINEFOGO
CINEFOGO is an acronym for Network of Excellence “Civil Society and New Forms of Governance in Europe – the Making of European Citizenship”. CINEFOGO aims at enhancing the understanding of social and democratic processes, citizenship and de-mocratic participation in Europe. It seeks to provide knowledge about civil society, citizenship and social protection, nourish a public debate on governance and strengthen intellectual co-operation. To learn more on CINEFOGO, visit http://www.cinefogo.org(opens in new window) or send an e-mail to secretariat@cinefogo.org. The CINEFOGO Network of Excellence is supported by the European Commission within the Sixth Framework Programme, Priority 7: New Forms of Citizenship and Cultural Identities of the European Union.
The conference discussion will run along three analytical axes:
Path Dependency – Rational Choice approaches
Utilitarian – Idealistic explanations
Domestic – international factors
Conference web: http://www.cinefogo.org/workpackages/wp25/wp25-conference-civil-society-and-social-capital-in-central-and-eastern-europe/About(opens in new window) CINEFOGO
CINEFOGO is an acronym for Network of Excellence “Civil Society and New Forms of Governance in Europe – the Making of European Citizenship”. CINEFOGO aims at enhancing the understanding of social and democratic processes, citizenship and de-mocratic participation in Europe. It seeks to provide knowledge about civil society, citizenship and social protection, nourish a public debate on governance and strengthen intellectual co-operation. To learn more on CINEFOGO, visit http://www.cinefogo.org(opens in new window) or send an e-mail to secretariat@cinefogo.org. The CINEFOGO Network of Excellence is supported by the European Commission within the Sixth Framework Programme, Priority 7: New Forms of Citizenship and Cultural Identities of the European Union.