Civil Society

Civil Society Happenings for Sept/Oct 2013 – UNDP Book Launch, China Charity Fair, and more!

In order to give readers a glimpse into the dynamic Chinese NGO sector this new column will summarize some of the events that CDB has participated in over recent weeks.

2013-11-18

POLICY BRIEF NO. 13: On the Eve of the Third Plenum, Are We Seeing a Depoliticization of the NGO Sector?

This Policy Brief is our first in 2013. We hope to continue to publish a Policy Brief once a month or at least once every two months over the next year.

2013-09-17

A View from the Media: Response to the Quake

When a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Lushan, Sichuan on April 20th, media attention turned to fundraising and emergency relief efforts directed at the affected region

2013-05-16

Cooperation or Confrontation? The Dilemmas of a Pluralizing Civil Society

In this article, Fu Tao, CDB's Senior Researcher, addresses some important questions facing NGOs both in China and abroad particularly in their work supervising corporate behavior.

2013-05-09

The Rise of Individual Activism Does Not Signal the Decline of NGOs

In a response to previous articles detailing the seeming passivity of Chinese NGOs in the face of protests and microblogging driven by individual actors, the author argues that NGOs continue to play a valuable complementary role in building China's civil society.

2013-04-10

In Defense of the Grassroots

Yu Fangqiang, executive director of Justice for All, uses a blend of sarcasm and argument to defend grassroots NGOs from those who feel grassroots organizations need to be more professional and move to the mainstream of society.

2013-03-12

POLICY BRIEF NO. 10: The 18th Party Congress and China’s Civil Society

he 18th Party Congress has wrapped up and we now know the number and makeup of the next Politburo Standing Committee which is made up of seven men – Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli in order of their rank on the Committee.

2012-12-03

Liberating the Capabilities of Social Organizations (Ten Years of Growth)

This article by the Communist Party’s mouthpiece reviews the progress made by social organizations over the last decade.

2012-12-03

The Party Seeks to Establish a Presence in All Social Organizations

This article discusses a subject that is not heard about much in NGO circles: the Communist Party’s efforts to extend its party-building efforts to all social organizations.

2012-12-03

The 512 Voluntary Relief Services Center Opens Its Chuandao Academy

Fu Tao, profiles the Chuandao Academy which was set up by the Chengdu-based 512 Voluntary Relief Services Center to promote exchange and learning among grassroots NGOs..…

2012-10-09

Editorial: Hearing the Voice of Civil Society Amid the Turmoil

In this Winter 2011 editorial, the editors of China Development Brief make reference to a number of the articles published in this special Winter issue.

2012-08-07

Break the Inner Circle and Embrace the New Era of Public Service

This article provides a window into a discussion among Chinese philanthropy leaders, academics and companies at a conference celebrating the first anniversary of the China Foundation Center.

2012-06-19

As Foreign Funding Dries Up, Gansu NGOs Find It Harder to Survive

This article examines the dilemma faced by grassroots NGOs in the western part of China with the decline of international funding, and whether domestic funding, particularly from private foundations, might fill the gap.

2012-06-11

NGO Participation in Disaster Relief : Profiles of Reconstruction After the Sichuan Earthquake

This is our last in a series of articles on NGO responses to disasters that we are making available in commemoration of the May 12, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan. This article highlights the ongoing work of 10 NGO projects…

2012-05-28

NGOs Joining Forces in Response to Disasters

This is one of several articles on NGO responses to disasters that we are making available in commemoration of the May 12, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale and killed an estimated 70,000 people.

2012-05-18

The Guo Meimei Incident and Grassroots NGOs

This essay by Yu Fangqiang recounts the various scandals that hit China’s philanthropy sector in 2011, and takes grassroots NGOs to task for remaining on the sidelines during this period and not taking a more public stance in promoting transparency and accountability in the sector

2012-05-02

CDB Editorial: From Self-help to Self-awareness in a Year of Scandals

CDB’s editors post their thoughts on the series of scandals in the charitable, public welfare sector last year and how the sector should respond in this age of media and social media hype

2012-03-15

Guangzhou’s “Skinhead” Movement

An Zhu uses a humorous story about taking action to challenge individuals and NGOs to think more deeply about a critically important question in today’s China: How to carry out public action in a meaningful way that will foster social connections and public knowledge?

2012-03-15

CDB Reports

Civil Society Happenings for Sept/Oct 2013 – UNDP Book Launch, China Charity Fair, and more!

POLICY BRIEF NO. 13: On the Eve of the Third Plenum, Are We Seeing a Depoliticization of the NGO Sector?

A View from the Media: Response to the Quake

In Defense of the Grassroots

POLICY BRIEF NO. 10: The 18th Party Congress and China’s Civil Society

Liberating the Capabilities of Social Organizations (Ten Years of Growth)

The Party Seeks to Establish a Presence in All Social Organizations

The 512 Voluntary Relief Services Center Opens Its Chuandao Academy

Editorial: Hearing the Voice of Civil Society Amid the Turmoil

As Foreign Funding Dries Up, Gansu NGOs Find It Harder to Survive

NGO Participation in Disaster Relief : Profiles of Reconstruction After the Sichuan Earthquake

NGOs Joining Forces in Response to Disasters

The Guo Meimei Incident and Grassroots NGOs

Guangzhou’s “Skinhead” Movement

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