State and Civil Society: Peculiarities of the German Approach
The article is dedicated to the interaction between the German state and civil society (CS). Germany is known as a developed democratic state with a strong CS in which non-governmental organizations play an active role. They also help the German government to implement its foreign policy vision and...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Europe
2023-06-01
|
| Series: | Современная Европа |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sov-europe.ru/images/pdf/2023/3-2023/Timoshenkova-3-23.pdf |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849391485843144704 |
|---|---|
| author | Ekaterina P. Timoshenkova |
| author_facet | Ekaterina P. Timoshenkova |
| author_sort | Ekaterina P. Timoshenkova |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The article is dedicated to the interaction between the German state and civil society (CS). Germany is known as a developed democratic state with a strong CS in which non-governmental organizations play an active role. They also help the German government to implement its foreign policy vision and maintain its image abroad. The article addresses the question whether German NGOs are equal partners of the state and to what extent they are independent in reality. The author analyses the legal status and financing features of German NGOs, examines the concepts of interaction between the state and CSOs and highlights their underlying principles. The study makes a clear distinction between the academic approach and the state/government approach. For this purpose, the author examines theoretical papers by German academics and analyses conducted by the Bundestag, especially the "Ethics Commissions" of 2002, and compares the German approach to NGOs with other international practices. The article reveals the main points of interaction between the state and CSOs during the chancellorship of G. Schroeder and A. Merkel. The red-green coalition model is analyzed in more detail, as it has become the basis of the modern "social contract". The author concludes that there is no civil society in the classical scientific sense in the FRG. The German state not only actively supports its NGOs financially, but also defines the rules of engagement by clearly identifying organizations that seek political influence. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-167df7afaeb34daa860b5cc62e216009 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 0201-7083 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2023-06-01 |
| publisher | Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Europe |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Современная Европа |
| spelling | doaj-art-167df7afaeb34daa860b5cc62e2160092025-08-20T03:41:04ZengRussian Academy of Sciences, Institute of EuropeСовременная Европа0201-70832023-06-01311813010.31857/S0201708323030105State and Civil Society: Peculiarities of the German ApproachEkaterina P. Timoshenkova0Institute of Europe Russian Academy of SciencesThe article is dedicated to the interaction between the German state and civil society (CS). Germany is known as a developed democratic state with a strong CS in which non-governmental organizations play an active role. They also help the German government to implement its foreign policy vision and maintain its image abroad. The article addresses the question whether German NGOs are equal partners of the state and to what extent they are independent in reality. The author analyses the legal status and financing features of German NGOs, examines the concepts of interaction between the state and CSOs and highlights their underlying principles. The study makes a clear distinction between the academic approach and the state/government approach. For this purpose, the author examines theoretical papers by German academics and analyses conducted by the Bundestag, especially the "Ethics Commissions" of 2002, and compares the German approach to NGOs with other international practices. The article reveals the main points of interaction between the state and CSOs during the chancellorship of G. Schroeder and A. Merkel. The red-green coalition model is analyzed in more detail, as it has become the basis of the modern "social contract". The author concludes that there is no civil society in the classical scientific sense in the FRG. The German state not only actively supports its NGOs financially, but also defines the rules of engagement by clearly identifying organizations that seek political influence.http://www.sov-europe.ru/images/pdf/2023/3-2023/Timoshenkova-3-23.pdfgermanycivil societybundestagngossocial movementsthird sectorsoft powerpolitical influencesocial contracth. schroeder |
| spellingShingle | Ekaterina P. Timoshenkova State and Civil Society: Peculiarities of the German Approach Современная Европа germany civil society bundestag ngos social movements third sector soft power political influence social contract h. schroeder |
| title | State and Civil Society: Peculiarities of the German Approach |
| title_full | State and Civil Society: Peculiarities of the German Approach |
| title_fullStr | State and Civil Society: Peculiarities of the German Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | State and Civil Society: Peculiarities of the German Approach |
| title_short | State and Civil Society: Peculiarities of the German Approach |
| title_sort | state and civil society peculiarities of the german approach |
| topic | germany civil society bundestag ngos social movements third sector soft power political influence social contract h. schroeder |
| url | http://www.sov-europe.ru/images/pdf/2023/3-2023/Timoshenkova-3-23.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT ekaterinaptimoshenkova stateandcivilsocietypeculiaritiesofthegermanapproach |