Public Policy and Policy Networks in Global Civil Society
Public Policy and Policy Networks in Global Civil Society
This project is part of the special research project „Civil Society , The State and Culture in Comparative Perspective”
at the Tsukuba University in Japan. This research analyses associations and organizations of civil society in Germany. The networks will be examined for the variables: exchange of information, cooperation and conflicts as well as for social structure and social capital. The empirical research is basing on a randomized sample of more than 3000 organizations in three German cities. The aim of this research is to identify patterns of the civil society and governance in Germany which will serve as the ground for comparison with the US, Japan, and Korea.