Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University and Department of Sociology, Copenhagen University cordially invite researchers working on civil society studies to Aalborg University, Campus Copenhagen, Denmark for a working conference.

The Conference on Civil Society Studies has previously been hosted by the research program on Civil Society Elites, Lund University, and the Center for Civil Society Research, Marie Cederschiöld University, Stockholm.

The conference provides an inspiring arena for academic discussions on contemporary civil society in European societies. The papers can cover a broad range of topics including studies on engagement and volunteering, organization and mobilization, cross-sector collaboration and co-production, social movements and NGOs, power and resource inequalities between civil society actors, as well as advocacy and philanthropic actors and activities.

We envision a workshop-like conference with focus on the presentation of papers and collegial commenting and discussion. We look forward to receiving papers departing from various theoretical and methodological perspectives and diverse empirical approaches. Theoretical as well as empirical contributions are most welcome.

Deadline for final paper submission: 25 March 2024, please see Submission of paper in the menu above.