Date: 26Feb 2016

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Prof. Rekosh will outline the growing trend for governments to use their regulatory powers to restrict foreign donor support to local NGOs, arguably cutting off the oxygen supply for civil society in many countries. Although seemingly a step back from “inclusive governance,” the quickly spreading attack on foreign charitable funding may create opportunities to rethink civil society in more adaptable and sustainable forms than what has been the dominant model for the last quarter century. FULL DETAILS