Allegations of sexual misconduct at Oxfam, Save the Children and the Presidents Club have dominated headlines this year. Is civil society doing enough to address sexism in the workplace?
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What we’ve learnt from over 60 independent conversations about the future of civil society
We created an open source toolkit and invited communities of interest, place and practice to host discussions on civil society - 64 have so far, in 26 cities and towns, more than 850 people. So what did we hear?
What 8 inquiries into civil society tell us about its future
You might not have noticed, but there are a large number of research efforts currently taking place trying to understand different aspects of how civil society has changed, is changing and should change. Hosted by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, we recently met with seven other research projects for a joint learning session to understand and …
How would you visualise civil society?
What is civil society? It’s so many things we do together and for each other, from churches to charities, fluid online movements like #metoo to established local groups. How do you even make sense of it all?
Trends shaping the future
We know that civil society is changing. But what are the forces driving these changes? Explore our interactive map to see what could shape the future.
Researching Together: Civil Society Futures in a Participatory Action Research Framework
There is a familiar refrain that comes out of many of the meetings, conversations and workshops we have been having with people and organizations from civil society since the Inquiry began, and it goes something like this: “we are fed up with people doing research on us, taking information from us and then nothing happening”. …