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Transnational Solidarity in Times of Crises : Citizen Organisations and Collective Learning in Europe

Zschache, Ulrike [Mitwirkende/Mitwirkender] ; Kousis, Maria [Mitwirkende/Mitwirkender]

Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2020 [©2021]

1 online resource (312 pages)

Englisch

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978-3-030-49659-3

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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- List of Figures -- 1: Introduction: Citizen Organisations, Transnational Solidarity and Collective Learning in Europe -- Introduction -- Organised Citizens and Transnational Solidarity: Mapping the Field Conceptually and Empirically -- Organised Transnational Solidarity in Context: External and Internal Drivers -- External Factors: Do Welfare Retrenchment, Austerity and Crises Matter? -- Internal Factors: Do the Activists' Experiences, Organisational Structures and Collaborations Matter? -- Approach and Structure of the Book -- Rationale for Country and Field Selection -- Overview of the Book -- References -- Part I: Solidarity in Adverse Contexts: Crisis and Retrenchment -- 2: Transnational Solidarity Organisations in Contemporary Greek Civil Society: Vibrant, Multifarious and Politicised -- Introduction -- Theoretical, Conceptual Issues: Greek Civil Society Organisations and Transnational Solidarity During Hard Times -- Data and Method -- TSOs' Views on the Crises in Greece and the Related Challenges -- Welfare and Labour -- Organisational Resources and State Policies -- Collective Learning and New Initiatives -- Activities: Missions and Target Groups -- Activities and Organisational Patterns -- (Multi-)target Groups and Solidarity Action Repertoires -- Cooperation: Forms, Reasons and Rationales -- Conclusions -- References -- 3: Civil Society Activism in Italy Across Different Fields: A Multifaceted Picture of Solidarity in Hard Times -- Introduction -- TSOs' Descriptions of the National Context with Its Core Challenges -- Activities: Missions and Target Groups -- TSOs' Approach -- TSOs' Mission -- Beneficiaries -- Innovativeness -- Cooperation: Forms, Reasons and Rationales -- Cooperation with Other Civil Society Organisations -- Cooperation with Public Authorities.