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Strengthening Democracy by Practicing It

NonProfit Quarterly

This in turn has enabled a “philanthropic” colonization of the civil society within which people-based politics and social movements had been rooted. Berkeley Journal of Sociology 17 (1972/73): 151–64. Constituency-based power has thus been replaced by donor-based patronage, which expands the power of private wealth even more.

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How to Advance a Just Energy Transition in Oil-Dominated New Brunswick

NonProfit Quarterly

Sapinski , professor of environmental studies and sociology at the Université de Moncton, echoed Emberger’s sentiment. According to the CCPA: Long-standing civil society resistance to fossil fuel extraction and transportation—built over 20 years and met with multiple key successes—has moved toward implementing a just transition.

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Reading List: Strengthening Democracy Through Social Innovation

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Economic inequality has given rise to calls for a new economy in which the fruits of economic activity and power are shared more equally and democratically. How Civil Society Saved the 2020 Census by Arturo Vargas, Gary D. By SSIR Editors Democracy is under threat in many parts of the world.