The associational counter-revolution
1 September 2006
Alliance magazine
In the early 1990s, an ‘associational revolution’ (to quote Lester Salamon’s phrase) swept through Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. Recently, however, there are signs that a counter-revolution is under way and spreading globally. A recent study by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) found that countries in all regions have used the law to constrain civil society.[1] In this article, we summarize ICNL’s survey of challenges; a forthcoming ICNL study will examine possible responses.
