The Civil Society Review is a new, progressive online media platform for research, news, and comment concerning global politics and development, with a focus on the role of civil society.
Showcasing original academic research alongside a carefully curated selection of foreign media translated in English for the first time, as well as book reviews, opinion pieces and featured interviews, The Civil Society Review aims to unite different audiences who care about the improvement and protection of civil society around the world.
CW; mention of sexual harassment, domestic violence Bangladeshi readymade garments (RMG) worker Nasrin Begum feels embarrassed recalling the plights that she began to face as
Wai Hnin Pwint Thon had known her father was at risk of being arrested again. With rumours of a coup circulating in January, “he was
The steady increase in global temperatures has given rise to a formidable concern; desertification is anticipated to affect 35% of the world’s population in the
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The Civil Society Review editor, Bertie Harrison-Broninski, takes us through the moral dilemmas of poppy-wearing. In Britain, it is commonplace to wear a red poppy
The current zeitgeist over statues in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests should serve as a warning to contemporary ‘philanthropists’, says Jake Smaje. At
Not only does the imposition of Western cultural and societal norms in the field of OVC care maintain an unhealthy acceptance of a postcolonial imbalance that tacitly undermines local development efforts, it also attacks local customs and culture and leads to damaging psychological effects
CW; mention of sexual harassment, domestic violence Bangladeshi readymade garments (RMG) worker Nasrin Begum feels embarrassed recalling the plights that she began to face as
The steady increase in global temperatures has given rise to a formidable concern; desertification is anticipated to affect 35% of the world’s population in the
By Shivangi Kaushik All articles in In Depth have been subject to double-blind academic peer-reviews. The word ‘subject’ has been intentionally used in the title
CW; mention of sexual harassment, domestic violence Bangladeshi readymade garments (RMG) worker Nasrin Begum feels embarrassed recalling the plights that she began to face as
Wai Hnin Pwint Thon had known her father was at risk of being arrested again. With rumours of a coup circulating in January, “he was
Tom Lesniara talks to Aleksandra Sidoruk, a member of Łódzkie Dziewuchy Dziewuchom, to hear from the frontlines of the historic protests in Poland. On 22nd
Russell Square is a bustling and leafy area in the middle of London. It is home to many great institutions that in their own way
In Review editor Antoinette Nguyen reviews the photography exhibition ‘Steve Bloom: Beneath the Surface – South Africa in the seventies’ at The Beaney, Canterbury Three
In Review is going to be The Civil Society Review’s section for reviews: of books, exhibitions, documentaries, relating to civil society and our key focuses.
This is a new translation for The Civil Society Review by Paola Matha, from François Polet’s 2016 French-language article in Alternatives Sud, a quarterly publication
Translated for The Civil Society Review by William Holmes, from Andrea de Georgio’s original Italian article in Internazionale. Editor’s note: This Italian article spotlights an
This is a translation for Oxford Omnia by Ky Nam Nguyen of an article on the Vietnamese news site thanhnien.vn, originally published in Vietnamese on
