Narratives matter more than we often admit. They shape how we imagine civil society, what we expect from it, how much ...

Donald Trump’s first 100 days reflect a paradox. On the one hand, he has overturned features of the world that long seemed fundamental. These include, to take just a few examples, the federal civil ...

The prevalence of the phrase “civil society” is one of the distinguishing features of today’s political tumult. To some nonprofit leaders, the Trump administration’s actions “don’t look like just an ...

The organizations, advocacy groups, researchers and individuals that use the Internet to promote civil rights as well as digital rights. The goal is to promote freedom of speech while maintaining ...

Since President Trump released executive order 14169, “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid” on inauguration day and the Department of State released guidance putting a freeze on ...

As H.E. Csaba Kőrösi, President of the General Assembly, has stated since the beginning of the 77th session, it is critical to engage with civil society organizations, youth representatives and ...

Luke Sinwell works for the University of Johannesburg. He has previously received funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF). Behind the talk of fighting inequality at the group of 20 most ...

Last month I participated in a meeting of a dozen or so foundation leaders and think tankers. We spent two days grappling with, as the invitation put it, the “functions and dysfunctions of the present ...

Autocrats desire a more autocratic world. A lack of transparency opens the door for greater corruption and kleptocracy and normalizes human rights violations. It also creates new international norms, ...