From Acute help in the Crisis to the Driving Force in Social Innovation
When, if not now, should we talk about the future of civil society? As with the refugee conflict in 2015, the corona crisis of 2020 highlighted the role of civil social engagement. Once again, it became clear how much the initiatives, associations, NGOs, NPOs and individuals we consider as “civil society” can do. But now that we have overcome the first shock of the crisis, we must start to shape the much talked of world after ―or rather, alongside― corona. It is necessary to develop instruments and strategies from the many new, creative forms of civil society that have emerged during the acute phase of the crisis, and that will help promote sustainable social innovation. Our symposium with experts, activists and decision-makers will focus on what these approaches might be, who and what it takes to establish them and, last but not least, what we can all actually expect from the “civil society of the future”.
Credit: vog.photo
Credit: vog.photo
Credit: vog.photo
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Credit: vog.photo
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