The Netherlands

The informal civil society network, DeNieuwe Dialoog (The New Dialogue) implemented the CIVICUS Civil Society Index -Short Assessment Tool in the Netherlands over the course of 2006. Guided by a Stakeholder Assessment Group and a research team at the University of Amsterdam, the project team organized the available secondary data into a concise country report.

Civil Society from within: Times of Crisis, Times of Opportunity

While the CSI assessment found a rather active and well-organized civil society operating in an enabling environment, the study also identified a number of negative trends, particularly with regard to civil society’s role in maintaining social cohesion in the light of growing social tensions as well as with regard to the state’s shift towards a less accommodating style of interaction with CSOs. It is hoped that the CSI’s process of joint assessment and reflection on these emerging challenges helps civil society stakeholders to address these emerging challenges.

CSI Country Reports in the Netherlands