1. Rethinking civil society support
Richard Youngs
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2. Changes to civil society across globe…
Must not over-state changes; more subtle than often assumed
But donors need to adjust
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3. Positives and negatives….
…no one singular trend or right response

4. Age of Protest Highest protest intensity for decades 70 states
Larger scale
More globally spread
More radical and disruptive
New tactics
Foundation: structural rise of social movements

5. Typology (with overlaps)
Anti-austerity
Pro-democracy
Democratic quality
Policy questions

6. New ‘active citizenship’
Common thread: lack of voice
Common view: supplanting traditional CSOs and representative channels.

7. Are common assumptions over-stated?
- Not so new?
- Not so widespread?
- Not supplanting ‘old’ activism?
- Not all ‘anti-politics’?

8. Flip-side of these civil society changes:
Harsher, broader and cleverer regime restrictions….
….and not just in the most authoritarian states.

9. Broader point: debate over essential definition of civil society’s ‘democracy’ role…
Liberal v republican concepts: what is right balance?

10. What to do?
Some donors reaction
Examples of EU initiatives.

11. Recommendations 1. More liberal and more republican
2. Experimentation: different forms and models
3. Systematic strategy for backlash
4. Modify approach to ICT-based activism
5. Global non-traditional actors forum