Civil Society in Ukraine: Cooperation between Ukrainian CSOs and local and state authorities
1 Introduction
In Ukraine`s country profile, the Freedom House Research Institute defines the state of Ukrainian civil society as “flourishing” which, following the post-Maidan reforms and rapid development of the media landscape, shows “Ukraine’s promise as an open and pluralistic democracy” (Freedom House n.d.). Indeed, various civil society actors — from established NGOs and foundations to grassroot activists and local initiatives – played an important role not only in the Maidan protests throughout the country but also in a post-Maidan Ukraine. This is in a country currently contending with the Russian annexation of some ...
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