Europeanization of civil society organizations in times of crisis? Exploring the evolution grant-seeking strategies in the EU multi-level system. Issue 4 (2nd October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sanchez Salgado, Rosa
• Is Part Of: European politics and society. Volume 18:Issue 4(2017)
• Page Start: 511
• Page End: 528
• Publication Date: 2017-10-02
• Subjects: Civil society organizations -- Europeanization -- humanitarian aid -- development aid -- economic crisis -- multi-level governance -- temporal dimension; Europe -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; Europe -- History -- Periodicals; Europe -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; 320.9405
• DOI: 10.1080/23745118.2017.1286283
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2374-5118

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article analyses how humanitarian and development Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have responded to the alteration of public funding opportunities over a long time period. Analysing a long time period allows for a better understanding of the potential impact of external shocks, such as the European sovereign and debt crisis. Data show that many CSOs severely affected by budget cuts at the national level in the context of the euro crisis have adopted a compensation strategy consisting on turning more frequently to international and European funds. Thus, in some countries, the economic crisis has contributed to the Europeanization of CSOs. This in-depth comparative qualitative analysis is based on the study of national humanitarian and development CSOs based in France and Spain.