The shattering of the Islamic Republic’s legitimacy following the rigged presidential elections of June 2009 and the wave of protests that it provoked – dubbed the ‘Green Movement’ – triggered a process of radicalisation of the Iranian political regime. This radicalisation can be seen in the overall political project of total domination implemented...
El objetivo del artículo es aclarar lo que es propiamente común del bien común y sustentar su irreductibilidad como garantía de la superación de una concepción atomista de sociedad civil. Se comienza abordando la noción de libertad individual y el cuestionamiento de la condición egoísta del ser humano, para luego profundizar en las posibilidades no...
Published in BMC public health
When large numbers of asylum seekers immigrate to a country, civil society is encouraged to contribute to their integration. A subgroup of asylum seekers comprising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) refugees are specifically deemed vulnerable to developing health and integration problems due to the double stigma of being a sexua...
Published in Voluntas
In this article we challenge the conventional wisdom that COVID-19 and related legal restrictions invariably reinforce a global trend of shrinking civic space. We argue that the legal guarantee (or restriction) of civil society rights is not the sole factor configuring civic space. Instead, we reconceptualize civic space by broadening its determina...
Published in American Journal of Cultural Sociology
Published in Voluntas : international journal of voluntary and nonprofit organizations
In this paper, we address the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Italy with regard to the integration of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees (MRAs) in the labour market. The paper analyses the role played by CSOs in practice, looking at the dynamics of demand and offer of services through the perspective of both the CSOs and MRAs. To a...
Las organizaciones no gubernamentales de desarrollo se han convertido en actores fundamentales de la cooperación internacional y han adquirido, a lo largo de los años, un papel destacado en la sociedad civil española. El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar el perfil actual de las ONGD en nuestro país. Para ello, empleamos los datos obtenidos a par...
Depuis la création du droit international humanitaire, les personnes privées ont toujours participé à son développement, même si leur participation a atteint une dimension inédite ces dernières décennies. La nature juridique des personnes participantes ainsi que leurs mécanismes de participation sont hétérogènes. Ainsi, outre le CICR et les ONG qui...
Published in Comparative Migration Studies
The global pandemic has resulted in ad hoc unilateral policies on migration, mobility and border management while at the same time emphasizing the need for global cooperation. For global governance in this field to be effective, it needs to include stakeholders beyond states and international institutions. The Global Compact for safe, orderly and r...
This text was originally published in 2008 by Judit Bokser Liwerant as a book chapter. The text was part of the book entitled Los retos de la laicidad y la secularización en el mundo contemporáneo coordinated by Roberto Blancarte for El Colegio de México editorial house. In the text, the author gives an account of the centrality that the religious ...
