Estonian NGOs at the Crossroads of Professionalization and Grassroots Activism

Mikko Lagerspetz

doi:10.1163/9789004380622_008

Estonian NGOs at the Crossroads of Professionalization and Grassroots Activism

Mikko Lagerspetz

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Abstract

The chapter provides an overview of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Estonia. More specifically, it discusses prominent features of the sector's development in the 2000s, including an ongoing professionalization of the organizations and the emergence of symbiotic relations with the state and local authorities. On the one hand, such development could be seen as a strengthening of civil society due to the increased access of NGOs to public resources, and to the sector's more established social position. On the other hand, it could also lead to the weakening of its function as a central component of civil society.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Title of host publication	The Nonprofit Sector in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. Civil Society Advances and Challenges.
Editors	David Horton Smith, Alisa V. Moldavanova, Svitlana Krasynska
Publisher	Brill
Pages	154–173
ISBN (Electronic)	978-90-04-38062-2
ISBN (Print)	978-90-04-38061-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004380622_008
Publication status	Published - 2018
MoE publication type	A3 Part of a book or another research book

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Estonian NGOs at the Crossroads of Professionalization and Grassroots Activism. / Lagerspetz, Mikko.
The Nonprofit Sector in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. Civil Society Advances and Challenges.. ed. / David Horton Smith; Alisa V. Moldavanova; Svitlana Krasynska. Brill, 2018. p. 154–173.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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