The solidarity of a society and its democratic coexistence are dependent on the presence of a functioning civil society; the latter is characterised by a plural collectivity of associations, organisations, institutions and social groupings. Such voluntary commitment is grounded in a socio-political context and is not present (or is present only weakly) in many countries due to complex historical developments. This has resulted in a lack both of mutual trust and supportive networks.
| Gruppe 4a (EN/FR) | Power to the people? Local government reform and the role of civil society in post-apartheid South Africe | Ursula Scheidegger | South Africa | |||
| The socio-economic Potential of Community Centres - a new voluntary sector without Do-Gooders | Christian P. Casparis | Switzerland | ||||
| Community Level Educators: A Local Community Development Strategy for Reproductive Health Education of Rural Married. | Surinder Jaswal | India | ||||
| The Role of the University in Regional Cooperation and in Developing Skills in the Communtiy | Marju Medar | Estonia | ||||
| Gruppe 4b (EN) | Combating Poverty: The Role of NGOs in Poverty Reduction in Bohol, Philippines | Michael Canares | Philipines | |||
| NGO-go cooperation in an eu funded programme in Turkey | Oya Acikalin | Turkey | ||||
| Community Development in Post-Conflict Societies | Gülcan Akkaya | Switzerland | ||||
| Gruppe 4c (EN) | Projects: Transformation or Running-in-Circles? | Annette Hug | Switzerland | |||
| Project: Empowerment and Participation for ethnic minority people in Lang Son province, Vietnam | Bui Thi Kim | Vietnam | ||||
| Participative research to create a Local Youth Plan and a sustainable structure of juvenile participation in the local community | Xavier Ucar Martinez, Jordi Segarra Casals | Spain | ||||
| Gruppe 4d (EN) | Animating civil society from the inside: the case of the Finnish Youth Society movement | Elina Nivala, Jaakko Rantala | Finland | |||
| Creating Development. Habit and Cultivating Development. Culture Among Rural Communities for Overcoming the Vicious Cycle of Poverty and Underdevelopment in Nepal? The Swabalamban Approach | Indra P. Tiwari | Thailand | ||||
| The Disaster Relief Program after the 2004 Tsunami in Sri Lanka as a Challenge and a Chance for Social Work/Community Development and a contribution to strengthen the civil society | Jan Zychlinski | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Gruppe 4e (FR) | Une démarche de quartier en débat. L'animation en construction | Ortiz de Urbina Ramon, Richelle Jean-Luc, Talsaoui bouchra | France | |||
| Société civile et développement communautaire au Cameroun | Yves Alexandre Chouala | Cameroun | ||||
| L'Engagement communautaire développé chez les élèves du Québec | Raymond Laprée | Canada | ||||
| Le Pôle Animation Jeunesse, outil du développement local | Jean-Pierre Fallou | France | ||||