JeanChristopheBurkelismanagingdirectoroftheUnionluxembourgeoisedel’économiesocialeetsolidaire(ULESS),whichaimstopromotetheinterestsofthesocialandsolidarityeconomy,afast-growingsectorinLuxembourg.HeisdeeplyinvolvedinthedevelopmentofthesocialeconomyattheinternationallevelasofficialmemberoftheEuropeanCommissionExpertGrouponSocialEntrepreneurship,advocatingfortheestablishmentofsatelliteaccountsforthesocialeconomy.Since2016,healsoservesasboardmemberofthefirstincubatorforsocialeconomyenterprisesinLuxembourg,namely«6zero1».
MaggieCarrollisPolicySpecialistattheUnitedNationsVolunteers(UNV)inBonn.SheleadstheResearchandPolicyUnitatUNV,responsiblefororganisationalresearchandmeasurementprojects,primarilyaroundthecontributionofvolunteerismandcivicactiontotheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.Herbackgroundisinhumanitariananddevelopmentpolicyandprogrammingfornon-governmentandgovernmentinstitutions.ShehasworkedaspolicyadviserfortheUKgovernmentoninternationalgovernanceandsocialdevelopment,andwasfielddirectorforOxfaminGazaandRwanda.
SirStuartEtheringtonwasappointedChiefExecutiveofNCVOin1994.PreviouslyhewasChiefExecutiveoftheRoyalNationalInstituteforDeafPeople,amajorUKcharity.ThroughouthiscareerSirStuarthasbeeninvolvedintheleadershipofvoluntaryorganizationandpoliciessurroundingthem.Assuchhehasbecomealeadingcommentator,throughbothhiswritingandhismediaprofile.HeholdsdegreesinPolitics,SocialPlanning,InternationalRelationsandDiplomacy,andanMBAfromtheLondonBusinessSchool.SirStuartisAdvisoryGroupmemberfortheLordMayor’sTrustInitiativeandamemberoftheEESC.
JanyHansal,hasbeenpresidentofDEŠA-Dubrovnikforover20years.SheisalsoaleaderofDEŠA’seducationalcentre.Sheisveryactiveinlocalcivilsocietydevelopment.SheisfounderofNVO–EuropeHouseinDubrovnik,AssociationofFriendsoftheIslandofMljet,AllianceFrancaise–Dubrovnik,etc.SheisaBoardmemberoftheMuscularDystrophyAssociationinDubrovnikandLionsClubSvetiVlaho-Dubrovnik,amemberoftheCivilSocietyDevelopmentCounciloftheRepublicofCroatiaandpresidentoftheCivilSocietyAssociationoftheCityofDubrovnik.Herprofessionalbackgroundistourismeconomy.
WojciechKaczmarczykisDirectoroftheDepartmentforCivilSocietyattheChancelleryofthePrimeMinisterinPoland,responsibleforcoordinationoftheNationalProgramfortheSupportofCivilSociety.BeforethathewasChiefExpertforthedevelopmentofPolishHigherEducationInstitutionsaswellasErasmus+AdultEducationwiththeFoundationfortheDevelopmentoftheEducationSystem.HeisaresearcheronthethirdsectorinPolandandwasworkingwithanumberofNGOs,deliveringexpertiseandresearchinginstitutionalcontextofthecivilsocietyinthecountry.Between1999and2011hewasVice-rectorattheInstituteofPublicAdministrationinKielce.
FranzNeunteuflisanagriculturalistbyeducationwhoworkedmanyyearsasateamleaderandconsultantinthefieldofAustriandevelopmentcooperation.From2003to2011heheldthepositionofExecutiveDirectorofMédecinssansfrontières(MSF)inAustria.SinceApril2011,heisDirectorofIGO-InterestGroupofPublicBenefitOrganizations,leadingasmallteamofthreestaffmembers.HeiscurrentlybringingAustrianNPOumbrellaorganizationstogetherinordertoimprovetheexchangeamongthem,andtostrengthenthirdsectorrepresentationinAustria.
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JensNilssonhasbeenMemberoftheEuropeanParliamentsince2011.HeisfromtheJämtlandRegioninnorthernSwedenandrepresentstheSwedishSocialDemocraticParty.InthenewlegislaturehesitsontheCommitteeonTransportandTourism(TRAN),ismemberontheCommitteeonRegionalDevelopment(REGI)andismemberoftheDelegationforRelationswithBelarus.Heledthecampaignforthere-establishmentoftheSocialEconomyIntergroupandcurrentlyservesasoneofitsco-presidents.PriortobecominganMEP,MrNilssonwasMayorofthecityofÖstersund1994-2010andthePresidentoftheSocialDemocraticPartyinJämtlandCounty2007-2012.
CristinaRamosisaneconomistworkingfortheNationalStatisticalOfficePortugalsinceNovember1997.StartinginthefieldofNationalAccountsandEconomicAccountsforAgriculturesheisnowseniorstatisticianintheUnitforSatelliteAccountsandNationalAccountsQualityAssessment.Presently,thisunitcarriesoutthesatelliteaccountsforagriculture(atnationalandregionallevel),forestry,health,environment,tourism,sea,sports,cultureandsocialeconomy(2010and2013).ThisunitimplementedthefirstspecificStatisticsPortugalSurveyonVolunteering(2012).
RistoRaivioisaseniorexpertintheEuropeanCommission’sDirectorateGeneralforEmployment,SocialAffairsandInclusion,wherehedealswithsocialentrepreneurship.BeforeMrRaivioworkedintheEuropeanCommission’sDGEducationandCulture,wherehewassuccessivelyinchargeoftheEuropeforCitizensprogramme,vocationaleducationandtrainingpolicyandDG’scooperationwiththeOECD.HehasalsoworkedfortheCommitteeoftheRegions,anEUbodyrepresentinglocalandregionalauthorities.HeholdsaPhDinsocialsciencesfromtheUniversityofTampereinFinland.
ArianeRodertisVice-PresidentforGroupIIIoftheEuropeanEconomicandSocialCommittee(EESC)andappointedasaEESCmemberbytheSwedishgovernmentrepresentingcivilsocietyinterests.InthiscapacitysherepresentstheSwedishcivilsocietyumbrella,Forum,gatheringcivilsocietyumbrellasinthesocialsector,socialeconomyandnon-profitwelfarestakeholders.SheisalsoSeniorPolicyAdviserattheSecretariatoftheArchbishopandGeneralSecretaryfortheChurchofSweden.Ariane’skeyareaofexpertiseintheEESCandatEuropeanlevelissocialeconomyenterprises,socialinnovationandsocialinvestment.
GerrySaloleisChiefExecutiveoftheEuropeanFoundationCentre(EFC)inBrussels.HehassignificantexperienceandknowledgeoffoundationsandNGOs,havingheldseniorpositionsintheFordFoundation’sSouthernAfricaoffice(Johannesburg),theBernardvanLeerFoundation(TheHague),SavetheChildrenFederation(Ethiopia,USAandZimbabwe)andNorwegianSavetheChildren,OXFAMUKandUNHCR(Ethiopia).Heismemberofseveralboardsi.e.theStrategicAdvisoryCommitteeofEVPA,andtheGeneralEducationAdvisoryBoardoftheOpenSocietyFoundation,andheisthefoundingChairofTrustAfrica.HeholdsaPh.D.fromtheUniversityofManchester.
HuguesSibilleisHonoraryPresidentofAvise,anagencyhefoundedin2002withthemissiontodevelopoftheSocialandSolidarityEconomy(ESS)inFrance.FormervicechairmanofCreditCooperatif,thelargestbankfinancingthethirdsectorandsocialenterprises,heisnowPresidentofCreditCooperatifFoundation,PresidentofthinktankLabodel’ESS,amemberoftheSuperiorCouncilforSSE(CSESS),andmemberoftheGECESgroupofexpertscounsellingtheEuropeanCommissiononsocialentrepreneurship.Since2013hehasbeenrepresentingFrancein
theG8workinggrouponsocialimpactinvestment.
CarlosSusiasisPresidentoftheEuropeanAntiPovertyNetworkSpain–EAPN-ES.thelargestSpanishnetworkofregionalandlocalnetworks,involvinganti-povertyNGOsandgrassrootsgroupsaswellasNationalOrganizations,committedtothesocialinclusionofpeopleexperiencingpovertyandsocialexclusion.EAPN-ESisafoundingmemberoftheSpanishThirdSectorPlatform.HeholdsaMasterDegreeinSociology.Heisspecializedinsocialeconomyandintheplanning,monitoringandevaluationofsocialinclusionpolicies.
LucTayartisManagingDirectoratKingBaudouinFoundationthataimstocontributeininnovativeandsustainablewaystowardsgreatersocialjustice,democracyandrespectfordiversity,basedinBrussels.HeworkedfortheEuropeanFoundationCentreindifferentfunctionsandservedonanumberofBoards(i.e.USCouncilofFoundations,EuropeanPolicyCentre,EuropeanCulturalFoundation,EuropeanVenturePhilanthropyAssociation).Hehaspublishedonthetopicofphilanthropyandfoundations.
MatthijsTerpstrajoinedMovisie,theNetherlandsCentreforSocialDevelopmentin2005aftersixyearsinconsultancy.Heisfocusingfocusingonvolunteereffort,managingseveralnationalprogramsonsupportingvolunteereffort,volunteerorganisationsandlocalgovernments.Since2016MatthijsisamemberoftheboardofMovisieandmanagerofateamof20expertsonActiveCitizenship.NexttohisworkatMovisie,MatthijsisaforesteratStaatsbosbeheerandfatherof4children.
JozetteAldenhovenisprojectmanagerforsafetyandadviseforelderlypeopleatUnieKBOinTheNetherlands.UnieKBOadvocatesforseniorcitizens’participationonequaltermswithotherpeopleinsocietyandhasabout190.000members.Jozettestudiedeconomicsandcommunicationandculturalanthropologyandgraduatedonthesubjectofageingamongelderlyreligiouscommunities.
CorradoBarlettahasexperienceasvolunteerinanorganizationthathelpspeoplewithdisabilitiesinItalyandasvolunteerfundraiserinanorganizationthathelpschildren.HeparticipatedinmanyTSIonlineconsultations,sayingthathebelievesthatTSIisanimportantopportunitytodeveloptheknowledgeofthethirdsectorandtoshareexperiencesandopinionsaboutrelatedtopics.
StephenBarnettisCEOofEuclidNetwork,drivingpeerlearningandpolicyimpactinthecivilsocietyandsocialenterprisearenas.HehasbeendevelopingEuropeannetworksandfunding
inthesocialspacesince2006.ForeightyearsheworkedfortheEuropeanSocialNetwork,mostrecentlyasPolicyDirectorworkingonpublicsectorleadershipandinnovationinsocialservices.In2014,hecompletedCASSBusinessSchool’sprofessionaldevelopmentprogrammefornewcharitychiefexecutives.
LauradeBonfilsisPolicyandAdvocacyCoordinatoratVolonteuropeSecretariat.Priortothissheworkedasafreelanceresearcherinsocialpolicywithafocusonequality,employmentandhealthandattheEuropeanInstituteforGenderEqualityinVilnius,co-authoringthefirsteditionoftheGenderEqualityIndex.ShewasajournalistfortheItaliannewswireANSAandotherItalianmedia. SheisalsoacontributortotheItalianfeministwebzinePasionaria.it.
PriscillaBoiardiisKnowledgeCentreDirectoratEVPA-EuropeanVenturePhilantrophyAssociation.Shehasstrongexpertiseinresearchforbusinessandpublicbodies,bothqualitativeandquantitative,andwasresponsiblefortheGlobalCompetitivenessReportoftheWorldEconomicForumforBelgium.Duringheryearsasaresearcher,Priscillahadtheopportunitytopresentherworktopolicymakers,fellowacademicsandpractitioners.
MislavaBrkoisPolicyAdviseronRegionalDevelopmentfortheECRGroupandassistantofCroatianMEPRužaTomašić.BeforethatsheworkedforCID,anindependentandprivateCroatianresearch,consultingandeducationthinktank,managingtheprojectEUforija,preparingCroatianentrepreneursfortheEUmarketintheperspectiveoftheCroatianintegrationtotheEU.
FedericaChiarellaisworkingfortheMaisondesAssociationsInternationales(MAI)andtheECITFoundation(Europeancitizens’rights,InvolvementandTrust),deepeningherknowledgeaboutimpact,demandsandneedsofcivilsocietyorganisationsinBrussels.ShegraduatedinEuropeanAffairsattheFacultyofPoliticalScienceoftheUniversityofBologna.Hermainacademicinterestsareissuesofcivicparticipationandactivecitizenship.
MariekevanDuijnismanagerofpublicaffairsatLandschappenNL,anationalgreenorganizationwithfocusonprotectingtheDutchlandscape,
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natureandculturalheritagewithover75.000volunteers.Theorganisationworkstogetherwithsectorslikeagriculture,recreation,healthcare,etc.Asidealisticlobbyist,Mariekestandsupfortheinterestsofallourpeople&theidealsofourorganizationson–mainly-nationallevel,aswellasregionalandinternational.
ChristineDussartismemberoftheInternationalScientificCommission"Social&CooperativeEconomy"ofInternationalCenterofResearchandInformationonthePublic,SocialandCooperativeEconomy(CIRIEC).
RebeccaGeeritseisHeadofProgrammesatHumanitas,theNetherlands,responsibleforallnationalprojectsandprogrammesinthe84localdepartments.HerfocusisondevelopingandimprovingthequalityandimpactofHumanitas’activitiesnationwideandtosupportlocaldepartmentsinthechallengestheyface.Oneofthelatesteffortswasthedevelopmentofanimpactmeasurementtoolforallactivities.
HansGossenispresidentoftheRotterdamSocialAlliance(RoSA!),anetworkthatfightspovertyandsocialexclusioninRotterdam.RoSA!organizesmeetingsaboutthemanyaspectsofpovertyanddebt,publishingbi-weeklyarticlesto
1500subscribers.Hanshasextensiveexperienceinunions,politics,mediaandsocialsecurity.Hehasworkedasafinancialmanagerforfortyyears,buthisheartiswithpoetry,writing,andfilming.
Dr.FrankHeubergeristherepresentativeforEuropeanaffairsoftheBundesnetzwerkBürgerschaftlichesEngagement(BBE/NationalNetworkforCivilSociety)andcofounderoftheCenterforCorporateCitizenshipGermany(CCCD).Untillate2010wasHeadoftheCoordinatingOfficeofCivilSocietyandCivicParticipation,StateChancelleryRhineland-Palatinate,Germany.Hehaspublishedextensivelyontheinterdependencyofeconomicandsocialchange,civilsociety,civicparticipationandonCorporateCitizenship.
DenisaIonescuisSecretaryGeneralofENNA,theEuropeanNetworkofNationalCivilSocietyAssociations.HerexpertiserangesfromcapacitybuildingforCSOstopolicyandresearchroles.BeforejoiningENNAin2014,shehelpedstrengtheningthesectorinRomania,workingwithorganizationssuchasCivilSocietyDevelopmentFoundationandOpenSocietyFoundation.DenisafoundedtheyouthA.R.T.FusionorganizationinRomania.
KatarinaIvanković-KneževićisAssistantMinisteratMinistryofLabourandPensionSystem.ShehodsadegreefromtheFacultyofLaw,UniversityofZagrebandhasanumberofyearsofrelevantexperienceintheGovernmentoftheRepublicofCroatia.BeforeshebecameAssistantMinistersheworkedasHeadofSectorwhereshegainedrelevantexperienceinthepreparationofproposalsforEUfunds.
SamirKhebiziisfounderandmanageroftheassociation“LesTêtesdel’Art”,amajorstructureintheProvence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur(PACA)regioninthedomainofmediationandsupportforparticipatoryartinitiativesandinconsultancyandtrainingofkeyplayerslinkedtothisfield.HegraduatedwithFirstClassHonoursfromthe“ArtsetMétiers”ConservatoryinParis,wherehestudiedtobecome“Managerofsocialandculturalstructures”.
Dr.DietmarKösterisaGermanMemberofEuropeanParliamentsinceJuly2014andamemberoftheGroupoftheProgressive
AllianceofSocialistsandDemocrats.HeisamemberoftheCommitteeonLegalAffairsandPANACommitteeandasubstitutememberoftheCommitteeonCultureandEducation.Hiscurrentparliamentaryworkfocusesoncopyrightinthedigitalage,beingamemberoftheWorkingGrouponIPRandCopyrightReform,andtheFreeTradeAgreementsCETAandTTIP.
MonicaKostanjevecisalegaladviserattheCentreforInformationService,Co-operationandDevelopmentofNGOs(CNVOS).SincejoiningCNVOSinJanuary2015,shehasbeencoveringseveraladvocacyissuessuchasfinancialsustainabilityandpublicfinancingofNGOs,publicparticipationinthedecision-makingprocess,andtheroleofNGOsincommunity-ledlocaldevelopmentinSlovenia.
HolgerKrimmerismemberofthemanagingcommitteeoftheDonors'AssociationforthePromotionofSciencesGermanyandprojectdirectorof‘PlacingCivilSocietyontheEconomicMap’(ZiviZ),acollaborativeprogrammetoestablishasoliddatabaseforthedescriptionoforganizedcivilsocietyinGermany,finalizedin2012.Theprohrammefollowsupwiththematicallystructuredsurveys,currentlyfocusingoneducationandintegrationtocapturedevelopmentsandtrends.
VictorMeseguerworksforSocialEconomyEurope,anorganizationsetupin2000topromotetherecognitionandfurtherdevelopmentofthesocialeconomyatEU-level.SEEoperatesinareasofcommoninteresttoitsmembersinlinewiththeprincipleofsubsidiarity.ItisisinchargeofthesecretariatoftheEuropeanParliament’sSocialEconomyIntergroup.VictorholdsaMasterdegreeinEuropeanAffairs.
MarkMolenaarworksattheDutchAssociationofVoluntaryOrganizations.Hesupportsnetworkingandknowledgesharingandstrivesforthebestpossibleconditionsforvolunteerorganizationsandthevolunteeringinfrastructure.Everyoneshouldbeabletodovoluntarywork.(Local)authoritiesshouldsupportvolunteersandtheirorganizationsasmuchaspossible.Bureaucracymustbeminimized.Volunteersandvolunteerorganizationsmusthavethemeanstolearnfromeachother.
IlinaNeshikisprogrammemanagerfortheBalkanCivilSocietyDevelopmentNetwork,BCSDN,aregionalnetworkintheWesternBalkansandTurkeythatworksonempoweringcivilsocietyandinfluencingpoliciestowardsamoreenablingenvironmentforcivilsocietydevelopment.ShehasparticipatedintheOpenForumforCSODevelopmentEffectivenessandworksonthedevelopmentonaGlobalStandardforCSOAccountability.
Dr.MałgorzataOłdakisHeadofPost-GraduateStudiesinSocialEconomyManagementattheUniversityofWarsaw.SheisBoardmemberoftheAll-PolandAuditUnionofSocialCooperatives.From2009-2013shewasamemberoftheworkinggrouponsystemicsolutionsinthefieldofsocialeconomyandcoordinatorofanEU-financedresearchproject„Systemforstrengtheningthepotentialandcompetenciesofthesocialcooperativesector”.
MichałOrzechowskiisHeadoftheLegalDepartmentoftheMainBoardOfficeofthePolishAssociationforPersonswithIntellectualDisabilitywherehedealswithlegalaspectsofthenon-governmentalsectorinPoland,andaformermemberoftheadvisoryteamforchangesinthelawonassociationsintheChancelleryofthePresidentunderKomorowski.Healsoconductsindividuallegal
counselingforpeoplewithintellectualdisabilities.
KrzysztofPaterisEUrepresentativeofthePolishScoutingandGuidingorganizationandmemberoftheEuropeanEconomicandSocialCommitteesince2006.HewasPresidentoftheECOSection(SectionforEconomicandMonetaryUnionandEconomicandSocialCohesion)andthenPresidentoftheLabourMarketObservatory(LMO).HeusedtoworkforthePolishMinistryofInternationalEconomicRelationsandtheMinistryofPrivatisation.
TymenvanderPloegstudiedLawatLeydenUniversity,TheNetherlands.HeworkedfromNovember1972untilhisretirementinAugust2012attheFacultyofLawoftheVU-UniversityatAmsterdam,since1992asfullprofessorincivillaw,especiallylawonlegalpersonsandpartnerships.Hetaughtandpublishesoncompanylaw,lawonassociationsandfoundations,onreligiouscommunities,andabouttherelationofNGO’swithgovernment.
SimonaPronckuteisafellowatTheGoodLobbyandProjectAssistantattheECIcampaign.SheisalsoinvolvedinactivitieswiththeFutureLabEuropeandWeBuildEurope.eu.TheGoodLobbyactsasaclearinghousematchingNGOswithexpertvolunteers,whoincludesomeofEurope’sleadingacademics,lawyers,businessprofessionalsandstudents.TheclinicisparticularlyinterestedinprojectsthatinvolvedirectengagementwiththeEUinstitutions.
AnnbjørgRamstadisSeniorAdvisorattheNorwegianMinistryofCulture,DepartementofCivilSocietyandSports.Hermainfieldofworkistheresearchprogramme“CentreforResearchonCivilSocietyandVoluntarySector2013-2017”,governmentalvoluntarypolicyandinterministerialWork,suchasthegovernmentstrategy“ChildrenLivinginPoverty”(2015-2017).
AdrianaRuiz-Restrepoisalawyerandconsultantspecializedinpublicandnon-profitlaw.SheistheauthoroftheTheoryofAlterityasIntention(2011),asystemoflegalthoughtthatunveilstheunderlyingnatureandlogicsofthefieldofCivilSocietyOrganizations.SheisthemanagingpartnerofRRA(Publiclaw+SocialInnovation)andthefounderofCIVISOL,anon-profit/
alter-intentionedorganizationbasedinBogotaandParis.
WojciechSadłońisDirectoroftheStatisticalInstituteoftheCatholicChurchPoland.In2013hereceivedhisdoctorateinsociologywithathesisdevotedtoreligioussocialcapital.HeisamemberoftheEuropeanSociologicalAssociationandtheEuropeanResearchNetworkonPhilanthropy.HeisalsoapriestinWarsaw.
AgnieszkaRymszaworksintheCivilSocietyDepartmentattheChancelleryofthePrimeMinisterinPoland.SheholdsaPhDinsociologywithadissertationcomparingthenonprofitsectorsintheUSandPoland,publishedbythePolishMinistryofWorkandSocialPolicy.SheledPolishresearchontheCivilSocietyOrganizationsSustainabilityIndexandworkedinanumberofnonprofitorganizations,inPolandandtheUnitedStates.
BarbaraSakisSecretaryGeneraloftheCenterofResearchandInformationonthePublic,SocialandCooperativeEconomy(CIRIEC)Belgium.
BorisSchmidtisChairofHamburgsportsclubBergedorfe.V.,oneofthebiggestsportclubsinGermanywithcurrently11,000members.BergedorfisoneoftheTSIcasestudiesonbarriersandresiliencestrategiesofTSOsinthefieldofsports.Borisisalsoabasketballreferee,managerofthecommitteeofrefereesoftheGermanBasketballAlliance,andPresidentoftheHamburgBasketballFederation.
TonyVenablesrunstheMaisondesAssociationsInternationales,wherehesetupathinktankonEuropeancitizenship(EuropeanCitizens’rights,InvolvementandTrust).HehasalongworkingexperienceintheEU'srelationshipwithNGOs,freemovementandcitizenshiprights.HehasbeenanadvocateforcivilsocietyasDirectoroftheEuropeanConsumerOrganisation(BEUC)andasthefounderoftheEuropeanCitizenActionService(ECAS).
AldoXhaniiscoordinatorofEuropeanfundedprojectsatALDA–theEuropeanAssociationforLocalDemocracy,since2013.
Hehasanacademicbackgroundinpoliticalscienceand5yearsworkingexperienceintheinternationalfield.InEuropeanprojectmanagementhisexpertisereliesonsocio-economictopicsrelatedtoprogrammessuchasHorizon2020,Progress,Erasmus+andEuropeforCitizens.Since2013heimplementedmorethan20Europeanprojects.
InstituteforSocialScienceResearch(ISF),Norway
BernardEnjolrasisResearchDirectorandResearchProfessorattheInstituteforSocialResearchinOsloandtheDirectoroftheCenterforResearchonCivilSocietyandtheVoluntarySector.HeistheTSIprojectcoordinator.
SigneBockSegaardisSeniorResearcherattheInstituteforSocialResearchinOslo.Shehaspublishedoncivilsector,trustandsocialcapital,(electronic)democracyandisTSIprojectmanageratISF.
KarlHenrikSivesindisSeniorResearcherattheInstituteforSocialResearchinOslosince2000.Hisresearchinterestsincludecivilsocietyandthevoluntarysectorandnonprofitwelfareservices.HeisTSIimpactresearchcoordinator.
JohnsHopkinsUniversity,SAISBolognaCenter,Italy
LesterM.SalamonisSeniorResearchProfessor.HedirectedtheJohnsHopkinscomparativeresearchprojectonscope,size,composition,andfinancingofthecivilsocietysectorinbothdevelopedanddevelopingcountries.HecoordinatesTSI’sworkonconceptandmeasurement.
WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversityMünster,Germany
AnnetteZimmerisProfessorofSocialPolicyandComparativePolitics.SheisamemberoftheAdvisoryBoardoftheGermanSurveyonVolunteeringandisPresidentoftheInternationalSocietyforThirdSectorResearch(ISTR).ShecoordinatesTSIresearchonbarriers.
BenediktPahlstudiedPublicAdministrationandPoliticalSciencesandSocialPolicyResearch(M.A.).AfterworkingasaconsultantinoneofthemajorGermannon-profitwelfareorganisationshejoined
theMünsterteamasresearchassistant.
ChristinaRentzschstudiedCommunicationandPoliticalSciences.BeforejoiningTSIsheworkedontheEU-fundedproject„WelfareInnovationsattheLocalLevelinFavourofCohesion“sheisnowsupportingtheMünsterteamasaresearchassistant.
PatrickHömkestudiespoliticalscience(M.A.)attheuniversityofMünster.AfterfinishinghisB.A.studiesingeographyandpoliticalscienceatuniversitiesofMünsterandWarsaw,henowsupportstheMünsterteamasastudentassistant.
RadboudUniversityNijmegen,Netherlands
TacoBrandsenisProfessorofComparativePublicAdministration.Hisresearchfocusesonpublicservicedelivery,theemergenceofnewgovernancestructures,innovativetypesofservices,andhowcitizensareinvolvedthroughco-productionandself-organisation.
TSITeam
UllaPapeispost-docresearcherattheDepartmentofPoliticalScienceandPublicAdministration.Shewroteherthesison„CivilSocietyandthePoliticsofHIV/AIDSinRussia“,studyingthecollaborationofcivilsocietyorganisationswithRussianstateinstitutions.
ViennaUniversityofEconomicsandBusiness,Austria
RuthSimsaisassociateprofessorattheNon-profitManagementGroupandtheInstituteforSociologyaswellasScientificHeadoftheNon-profitCompetenceCentre.Hermaintheoreticaltopicissocietalfunctionsandtypesofinfluenceofnon-profitorganisations.
UniversityofZagreb,Croatia
GojkoBežovanisProfessorofSocialPolicyisdirectorofthemasterandPhDprogrammesinSocialPolicyandHeadoftheInstituteforSocialPolicy.HeispresidentoftheCentreforDevelopmentofNon-profitOrganisations,aCroatianthinktankworkingontheroleofcivil
societyandthethirdsectorinsocialpolicy.
DanijelBaturinaisJuniorResearcherattheInstituteforSocialPolicy(ISP)attheUniversityofZagreb.Hehasparticipatedinseveralresearchprojectsoncivilsociety,welfaremixdevelopment,socialinnovationandsocialentrepreneurship.
JelenaMatančevićholdsaPhDinSocialpolicyandM.A.sinSocialWorkandComparativeEuropeanSocialStudies.Herfieldsofinterestasaresearcherincludecivilsociety,welfaremixandEuropeanization.
UniversityofValencia,Spain
RafaelChavesisProfessorofEconomicPolicyandSocialEconomy,focusingonpublicpoliciestowardsthethirdsectorandtheoriesonthethirdsectorandsocialeconomy.HeheadstheCIRIEC-internationalscientificcommissiononSocialandCooperativeEconomics.
UniversityofKent,UK
JeremyKendallisseniorlecturerinsocialpolicyattheSchoolofSocialPolicy,SociologyandSocialResearch(SSPSSR).HehasconductedseveralEuropeanresearchprojectsfocussedonthethirdsectorandconvenesanM.Aincivilsociety,NGOandnonprofitstudies.
NadiaBrookesisResearchFellowatthePersonalSocialServicesResearchUnit(PSSRU)andFellowoftheNIHRSchoolforSocialCareResearch.Shehasbeenemployedinseniorresearchrolesincentralgovernmentandthenon-profitsector.
UniversityofBirmingham,UK
JohnMohanisProfessorofSocialPolicyandDeputyDirectoroftheThirdSectorResearchCentre(TSRC).HehasledthedevelopmentofmajordatabasesonvoluntaryorganisationsfortheUK.Healsodirectsaprogrammeofworkoncharityandsocialredistribution.
Aix-MarseilleUniversity,France
FrancescaPetrellaislecturerandresearcherineconomics,workingonsocialeconomyorganisations,theirinteractionswithpublicpolicies,socialinnovation,qualityofworkinsocialeconomyandonnewformsofgovernanceofsocialwelfareservices.
NadineRichez-Battestiislecturerandresearcherineconomics.Hermainresearchfieldsaresocialeconomy,governanceanddemocracyofsocialeconomy,organizationalstudies,socialinnovation,andcooperativebanks.
UniversityofWarsaw,Poland
EwaLesisProfessorofPoliticalScienceandDirectoroftheCentreforCivilSocietyDevelopmentattheInstituteofSocialPolicy.Sheteachesfamilypolicy,thirdsectorandsocialeconomysystemsandisaconsultantfordiversePolishinstitutionsandthirdsectororganizations.
BartoszPielińskiisAssociateProfessorattheUniversityofWarsaw’sInstituteofSocialPolicywherehehastakenpartinseveralresearchprojectsdedicatedtotheroleofcivilsocietyinthePolishsocialpolicy.HealsoworksatKorczakowskaFoundation.
AssociationforthePromotionofSolidarity(SPES),Italy
KsenijaFonovicisVicedirectorofSPES.ShecollaborateswiththeItalianNationalStatisticalInstituteforthedataonvolunteeringandnonprofitinstitutionsandworksinEUprojectsandinternationalinitiativesthatconnectresearch,practice,dataandpolicymaking.
RenzoRazzanoisPresidentofSPES–regionalVolunteerSupportCentrebasedinRome.Researcherandtradeunionleaderinhispastprofessionalcareer,inthelasttwentyyearsheisengagedasvolunteerleaderandinnovatoronlocallevelandasadvocatefortherecognitionofvolunteeringasanelementofEuropeancitizenship.
EMESInternationalResearchNetwork
RocioNogalesisExecutiveDirectoratEMES.Herprofessionalexperienceincludestheculturalnon-profitsector.Herresearchinterestissocialinnovationandthemanagementstrategiesoperatinginthirdsectororganizations.
JenniferEschweilerisinchargeofdisseminationfortheTSIproject.Sheisalsoapost-docresearcherattheUniversityofRoskilde,workingoncivilsociety,democracyandimmigrantparticipation.
TSIAdvisoryBoard
EdithArchambaultisEmeritusProfessorattheUniversityofParis1.Shehasalife-longrecordinresearchingthethirdsectorinFranceandincomparativeperspective,particularlyfocusingonassociationsandvolunteering. Sheisauthorofmorethan250publications.
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Baturina,[email protected]
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Brandsen,[email protected]
Brka,[email protected]
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Chaves,[email protected]
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Hansal,[email protected]
Heuberger,[email protected]
Hoemke,[email protected]
Ionescu,[email protected]
Ivanković-Knežević,[email protected]
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Kendall,[email protected]
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Köster,[email protected]
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Menapace,[email protected]
Meseguer,[email protected]
Mohan,[email protected]
Molenaar,[email protected]
Neshik,[email protected]
Neunteufel,[email protected]
Nilsson,[email protected]
Nogales,[email protected]
Ołdak,Mał[email protected]
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Pape,[email protected]
Pater,[email protected]
Petrella,[email protected]
Pieliński,[email protected]
Pronckute,[email protected]
VanderPloeg,[email protected]
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