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On Civil Society Governance: An Emergent Research Field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Kari Steen-Johnsen ,
Philippe Eynaud  and
Filip Wijkström
Kari Steen-Johnsen*
Affiliation:
Institute for Social Research, P.O. Box 3233, Elisenberg, 0208 Oslo, Norway
Philippe Eynaud*
Affiliation:
Centre National des Arts et Métiers, 292 rue Saint-Martin, 75141 Paris Cédex 03, France
Filip Wijkström*
Affiliation:
Stockholm School of Economics, P.O. Box 6501, SE-113 83 Stockholm, Sweden
*
e-mail: ksj@socialresearch.no
e-mail: philippe.eynaud@cnam.fr
e-mail: filip.wijkstrom@hhs.se
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IntroductionSpecial issueCivil society governance

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Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , December 2011 , pp. 555 - 565
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Copyright © International Society for Third-Sector Research and The John's Hopkins University 2011

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