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The project runs for two years (2011 – 2013) and is funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation. It is based on the changes that occur in the context of a neoliberal societal orientation, in particular, and on changed statehood in civil society organizations. Hence, we are investigating whether civil society organizations are offering more services – in competition with other providers – and whether their function as service providers is fulfilled at the expense of their civic function.

The project runs for two years (2011 – 2013) and is funded by the Jacobs Foundation.
The research focuses on the question as to how the integration of young people into the work of civil society organizations can be improved. Such organizations depend on their ability to enlist to the cooperation of young people to secure their future existence. At the same time civil society organizations provide a setting for young people that enables them to acquire knowledge and skills and hence improve their quality of life.