Talk on civil society (Sep 25) in Hong Kong

[Luk, Maria (IIE/HK)]

You are cordially invited to attend the following seminar
presented by Department of Politics and Public Administration, and
Centre for Civil Society and Governance, Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Hong Kong


TOPIC
What kind of sector, what kind of society? Policy reflection on civil society futures


ABSTRACT
The third or nonprofit sector is part of a complex dual transition from industrial to post-industrial society, and national to transnational policy settings.  This transition shows the beginnings of a new policy dialogue in addressing the future role of nonprofit organizations, and involves three broad perspectives that have become prominent in recent years: first, nonprofits are increasingly part of new public management and a mixed economy of welfare; second, they are seen as central to civil society approaches, specifically the Neo-Tocquevillian emphasis on the nexus between social capital and civic engagement; and third, they are part of a wider social accountability perspective that sees them as instruments of greater transparency, heightened accountability and improved governance of public institutions. All three approaches make strong and specific claims about the roles and contributions of nonprofit organizations. This paper explores these issues and suggests various scenarios.
 

SPEAKER
Professor Helmut Anheier
Professor of Social Welfate and Public Policy
Director, Center for Civil Society
Director, Center for Globalization and Policy Research
UCLA School of Public Affairs

BIOGRAPHY
Helmut K. Anheier (Ph.D. Yale University, 1986) is Director of the Center for Civil Society at UCLA’s School of Public Affairs, where he is also a Professor of Social Welfare. From 1998 to 2002 he was the founding director of Centre for Civil Society at the London School of Economics, and a member of LSE’s Department of Social Policy, where he now holds the honorary title of Centennial Professor. Prior to this he was a Senior Research Associate and Project Co-director at the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies, and Associate Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University. Before embarking on an academic career, Prof. Anheier served as Social Affairs Officer with the United Nations. He has also held research appointments at Yale University, the University of Cologne, and the Science Center in Berlin. His research interests focus on civil society, nonprofit organization, philanthropic foundations, NGOs, globalization and civil society, comparative social and cultural policy, research methodology, and social movements and networks. 

DATE & TIME
Sept. 25 (Thur); 4:30pm

VENUE
Room 631 Meng Wah Complex
The University of Hong Kong,
Pokfulam Road, HK

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