Suppress Black Lives Matter Ashford University No

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Suppress Black Lives Matter Ashford University No

In our last session together, we will look at what can happen to established NGOs over time and the complexities of managing an NGO when the government is restricting citizen action in its many forms. Our guest, Dr. Miklós Marschall, led CIVICUS to prominence as the premiere global alliance of civil society organizations and activists dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world. He then went on to serve as Deputy Managing Director of Transparency International where he was based at the headquarters office in Berlin. He has been a well-known government official in his home city of Budapest, Hungary, where he has returned after his recent retirement. He serves on the boards of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law and the Budapest Festival Orchestra led by the globally renowned conductor Iván Fischer. See his bio on word document below:

Dr. Marschall will respond to your questions and insights. There is no assigned case study for this final session. The required readings will give you background about the shrinking space for organized citizen action in Hungary. Dr. Marschall will know the prominent NGO leaders in his country (and elsewhere!) and how they are coping. Think about what we’ve learned in the course, and take full advantage of our brilliant and accomplished guest to add to our knowledge.

In this session, we will look at what can happen to established NGOs over time and the complexities of managing an NGO when the government is restricting citizen action in its many forms. Our guest, Dr. Miklós Marschall, led CIVICUS to prominence as the premiere global alliance of civil society organizations and activists dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world. He will respond to your questions and insights. Think about what we’ve learned in the course, and take full advantage of our brilliant and accomplished guest to add to our knowledge.




The reading:

  • Special Guest: Dr. Miklos Marschall, founding chief executive, CIVICUS – Bio
  • First Victims or Last Guardians? The consequences of rule of law backsliding for NGOs: Case Studies of Hungary and Poland, by Szuleka Malgorzata, Center for European Policy Studies (2018)
  • Global Civil Society in Retreat: Is it Cyclical or Existential? by Eva Kuti and Miklos Marschall
  • USA added to human rights watchlist as authorities use excessive force to suppress Black Lives Matter protests, CIVICUS Monitor, July 6, 2020