The non-profit sector in East Germany: before and after unification

Anheier, Helmut K.; Priller, Eckhard

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“…However, closely related to "mass social organisations" (gesellschaftliche Massenorganisationen) were many member-serving clubs that fulfilled functions similar to those of non-profit organisations in market economies, particularly in the fields of welfare, social services, sports, culture and recreation. Those organisations provided goods and services for their members as well as for a limited public (Anheier and Priller, 1991). The same holds true for quite a number of clubs funded and run by state-owned enterprises.…”

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Civil Society in Transition: the East German Third Sector ten Years After Unification

Anheier¹,

Priller²,

Zimmer³

2000

East European Politics and Societies: and Cultures

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This paper examines two competing views that have been put forward about the East German third sector. One view sees the third sector in East Germany as an expression of civil society, rooted in an emerging democratic culture, and based on a broadening social participation. According to the other view, the East German third sector is largely an extension of West German organisations that, in the process of "peaceful colonisation," created "organisational shells" without a corresponding "embeddedness" in local society. The paper suggests that the way the policy of subsidiarity has been implemented in Germany may help account for such competing interpretations: subsidiarity has created tendencies toward a bipartite third sector, with each part differing in size, scope and financial structure. One part is relatively well funded and state-supported, the other characterized by small organisations and membership orientation. The unification process has amplified these tendencies, which, in the context of public austerity budgets, are having repercussions on the system of financing non-profit organisations as a whole. Thus, compared to other countries in Central and Eastern Europe the emerging third sector in East Germany is unique. AcknowledgementsThis is an English version of a paper which appeared in German: Zimmer, A., Priller, E., and

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confidence: 92%

Civil Society in Transition: the East German Third Sector ten Years After Unification

Anheier¹,

Priller²,

Zimmer³

2000

East European Politics and Societies: and Cultures

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“…In most countries in the region, civic associations and mass organisations operated under the auspices of government bodies. By linking diverse activities to state institutions, the government was able to assert a fundamental level of control over many forms of social and cultural activity (Anheier and Priller 1991, Wunker 1991, Kuti 1999, Regulska 1999, DeHoog and Racanska 2003.…”

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Environmental mobilisation and organisations in post-socialist Europe and the former Soviet Union

Carmin

Fagan

2010

Environmental Politics

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How have environmental movements and organisations evolved in the two decades since the end of state socialism? Focusing upon how the impact of external forces, the core debates concern how changing political opportunities and access to resources as a consequence of European Union accession have impacted on environmental NGOs, as well as the effects more generally of contentious transnational assistance and tutelage offered to local activist networks by US and west European donors. Theoretical and conceptual debates regarding dependency and co-option, versus channelling and new governance, are examined. Have environmental actors and movements in these transitional states and new democracies aligned with the trajectory predicted by scholars 20 years ago? To what extent have longstanding environmental values, modes of political engagement and submerged networks buffered and even transmuted the impact? Why, and to what extent, do the movements and organisations of the region retain a distinctive character and profile?

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“…Because these studies, as well as investigations of civil society and nonprofit sector development, tend to focus on macro-level patterns (e.g., Anheier and Priller, 1991;Bernard, 1993;DeHoog and Racanska, 2003;Green, 1999;Howard, 2003;Kuti, 1999;Lagerspetz, Rikmann, and Ruutsoo, 2002;Potůček, 2000;Regulska, 1999;Wunker, 1991), our understanding of the ways that the transition from socialism to democracy has affected state-sponsored associations and voluntary action is limited.…”

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“…The intent was that this would foster the realization of democratic ideals and ultimately stabilize democratic practices (Ottaway and Carothers, 2001;Quigley, 2000). Since that time, scholarly research has examined the characteristics of the emergent nonprofit sectors, the capacity challenges that the organizations within them have encountered, and the overall character of national civil societies (e.g., Anheier and Priller, 1991;Bernard, 1993;DeHoog and Racanska, 2003;Green, 1999;Howard, 2003;Kuti, 1999;Lagerspetz, Rikmann, and Ruutsoo, 2002;Potůček, 2000;Regulska, 1999;Wunker, 1991). While these studies offer numerous insights into the changes that have taken place, we know little about the current status of civic engagement in the region (Kuti, 2004), particularly the ways that the transition affected state-controlled associations and the voluntary activities these groups sponsored.…”

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By the Masses or for the Masses? The Transformation of Voluntary Action in the Czech Union for Nature Protection

Carmin

Jehli

2005

Voluntas

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After the fall of state-socialism, efforts were made to build democracy by creating civil society organizations (CSOs) and forming independent nonprofit sectors across Central and Eastern Europe. However, most of these efforts ignored the mass organizations, state-sponsored interest groups, and quasi-independent associations in existence for many years. To understand how the transition affected existing associations and the forms of volunteerism they promoted, we investigated changes in the Czech Union for Nature Protection (ČSOP), an organization that has endured since 1979. We find that rather than retaining its emphasis on classical modes of voluntary action and participant interaction, ČSOP is favoring professionally managed activities designed to attract financial support. The case suggests that some of the participatory practices and collectivist norms advanced by associations in socialist times are being weakened as these groups attempt to secure the resources necessary to survive.

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The non-profit sector in East Germany: before and after unification

Abstract: The paper describes how the non-profit sector in East

Cited by 15 publications

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Civil Society in Transition: the East German Third Sector ten Years After Unification

Civil Society in Transition: the East German Third Sector ten Years After Unification

Environmental mobilisation and organisations in post-socialist Europe and the former Soviet Union

By the Masses or for the Masses? The Transformation of Voluntary Action in the Czech Union for Nature Protection

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