- Author:
Veronika Bocsi
- E-mail:
bocsiveron@gmail.com
- Institution:
University of Debrecen
- Author:
Hajnalka Fényes
- E-mail:
fenyes.zsuzsanna@arts.unideb.hu
- Institution:
University of Debrecen
- Author:
Valéria Markos
- E-mail:
markosvaleria.90@gmail.com
- Institution:
University of Debrecen
- Year of publication:
2020
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
80-90
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/tner.20.62.4.07
- PDF:
tner/202004/tner6207.pdf
The aim of the study is to provide an overview of higher education students’ volunteering and voluntary group membership based on a database (N=2,199), in which full-time students from five Central-Eastern European countries (Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, and Ukraine) were questioned. We analyzed as well, which variables influence civic engagement. Based on the results we suggest that universities in Central-Eastern European regions should make more use of students’ potential in the field of volunteering and organizational membership, and should do so in an organized way, with special attention to the groups, which display low civic participation according to our research findings.
- Author:
Katarzyna Kwak
- E-mail:
katarzynak@dokt.ur.edu.pl
- Institution:
Uniwersytet Rzeszowski
- ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3212-9135
- Year of publication:
2023
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
229-242
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/ppk.2023.04.17
- PDF:
ppk/74/ppk7417.pdf
Civil society in the Republic of Estonia
There is a noticeable development of civil society in Estonia, which has also contributed to its accession to the EU. After the Republic of Estonia gained independence in 1991, social organizations were weak, and the lack of trust in them was, among other things, a consequence of the Soviet period and disappointment with the results of transformation. In the following years, the associations consolidated their position as professional activists with organizational experience appeared. Currently, social activity is becoming more and more popular, new organizations are being created, the number of their members is also increasing and the scope of their activities is expanding. A big problem in Estonia was also the low level of public trust in state institutions and NGOs, but these attitudes are changing. The aim of this article is to analyze the circumstances of creation of the civil society and its activity in the Republic of Estonia.