Documents relating to Civil Society
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Keywords (for automatic selection of documents): civil, nongovernmental, association, citizens, group, uncivil, voluntary, NGO, NGOs, INGO, INGOs, associations, associative, interorganizational, transnational, bodies
Documents for years: 2020+ | 2010-19 | 2000-09 | 1990-99 | 1980-89 | 1970-79 | 1962-69 | ALL years
- [2008] Configuring Global Governance Groups: Experimental animations and video sequences (9k, 19w)
- [2008] Configuring Global Governance Groups: Experimental visualization of possible integrative relationships (19k, 33w)
- [2008] Dynamics of Symmetry Group Theorizing (130k, 109w)
- [2008] Engendering the Future through Self-reflexive Group Initiatives (108k, 126w)
- [2008] Governing Civilization through Civilizing Governance: global challenge for a turbulent future (113k, 273w)
- [2008] Group Rhythm, Harmony and Transposition of Key (4k, 9w)
- [2008] Interweaving Demonic and Daimonic Associations in Collective Memory (132k, 111w)
- [2007] Archetypal otherness -- "DNA vs. I Ching": Climbing Elven Stairways (Part B) (97k, 75w)
- [2007] Climbing Elven Stairways: DNA as a macroscopic metaphor of polarized psychodynamics (190k, 130w)
- [2007] Einstein's Implicit Theory of Relativity -- of Cognitive Property? Unexamined influence of patent office procedures (59k, 35w)
- [2007] Existential challenge of "The Other": Climbing Elven Stairways (Part A) (97k, 80w)
- [2007] Potential Psychosocial Significance of Monstrous Moonshine: an exceptional form of symmetry as a Rosetta stone for cognitive frameworks (226k, 185w)
- [2007] Three-stage Emergence of a Union of Imaginative Associations: Reclaiming the heritage of misappropriated collective endeavour (125k, 96w)
- [2007] Union of Intelligible Associations: Keystones vs Keynotes? (1k, 1w)
- [2006] Coactive Contextual Relationships: necessary underdefinition and resonant associations of ITER-8 (43k, 39w)
- [2006] Human Values Stock Exchange: Investing in shares in a value market of fundamental principles (178k, 157w)
- [2005] Cui Bono: Groupthink vs Thinking the Unthinkable? Reframing the suffocating consensus in response to 7/7 (307k, 441w)
- [2005] Exploring Intelligible Associations: ontological issues, integrative metaphors and knowledge organization (5k, 23w)
- [2005] Global Civilization of Vampires: Metaphor of Governance via Demons and Vampires on Spin? (90k, 129w)
- [2005] Information Culture of the Union of International Associations (16k, 34w)
- [2005] Presumption of Guilt by Association: reframing extremism in the response to terrorism (41k, 57w)
- [2005] Union of Intelligible Associations (1k, 3w)
- [2005] Union of Intelligible Associations: remembering the dynamic identity of a dodecameral mind (195k, 202w)
- [2004] Dynamically Gated Conceptual Communities (165k, 156w)
- [2004] Future of United Nations - Civil Society Relations: 257 questions in assessing the Report of the Panel of Eminent Persons (66k, 64w)
- [2004] Recent Breakthroughs in Civil Society Research: Reactive vs Proactive Exploration of Opportunities and Alternatives? (34k, 16w)
- [2003] Arming Civil Society Worldwide: Getting democracy to work in the emergent American Empire? (44k, 29w)
- [2003] Global Civil Society: strategic comments on the path ahead (74k, 45w)
- [2003] Nos Morituri Te Salutamus: Salute of Iraqi Citizens to the Coalition of the Willing (17k, 3w)
- [2002] Groupthink: the Search for Archaeoraptor as a Metaphoric Tale (31k, 19w)
- [2001] Electrical Systems as a Guiding Metaphor for Stages of Group Dialogue (12k, 1w)
- [2001] Nongovernmental Organizations and the Global Compact (27k, 15w)
- [2001] Strategic Overview of Union of International Associations (1k, 1w)
- [2001] Union of International Associations -- Virtual Organization: Paul Otlet's 100-year hypertext conundrum ? (48k, 5w)
- [2000] Designing Cultural Rosaries and Meaning Malas to Sustain Associations within the Pattern that Connects (57k, 43w)
- [2000] International Organizations by Type: statistics (13k)
- [2000] Types of Intergovernmental Grouping * (10k, 1w)
- [2000] Types of Intergovernmental Grouping * (4k, 1w)
- [1999] Undermining Open Civil Society: Reinforcing unsustainable restrictive initiatives (17k)
- [1998] Learnings about Group Potential and Dysfunctionality * (4k)
- [1998] Meaningful Association (1k, 1w)
- [1998] Sustainable Occupation beyond the Economic Rationale: Reframing employment, non-profit-making and voluntary (22k)
- [1997] Dancing through Interfaces and Paradoxes: group alchemy (94k, 3w)
- [1997] International Associations in an Electronic Environment: statutory implications in the case of the Union of International Associations (50k, 1w)
- [1996] Exploratory System of 14 Contrasting Concepts of Civil Society (16k, 2w)
- [1996] Interacting Fruitfully with Un-Civil Society: the dilemma for non-civil society organizations (40k, 4w)
- [1996] Legal status of international NGOs: overview and options (29k, 10w)
- [1994] In Quest of Radical Coherence: a group design initiative (10k, 1w)
- [1994] Levels of Civil Society and Public Policy Implications (13k, 1w)
- [1994] NGOs and Civil Society: Realities and Distortions (94k, 13w)
- [1994] NGOs and the overlapping perspectives on civil society (39k, 1w)
- [1994] Policy Options for Civil Society through Complementary Contrasts (55k, 20w)
- [1993] Software Concerns of the Union of International Associations (1k, 1w)
- [1993] Vision of a Poetic Policy Group Initiative: Poetry-making and Policy-making (Part G) (7k, 1w)
- [1992] Thoughts on Psyche at Work: Implications of Jungian analysis for social groups (30k, 7w)
- [1988] Proposed International Conventions on Nongovernmental Organizations: Comparative table (3k, 4w)
- [1987] Application to Union of International Associations (14k)
- [1987] Reflections on Associative Constraints and Possibilities in an Information society (51k, 6w)
- [1986] Mapping networks (59k, 1w)
- [1982] Conference Transformations: Maturing the reflective, focusing and transformative power of large-group conferences (118k, 2w)
- [1980] Problems Hindering Action of International Nongovernmental Organizations (39k, 9w)
- [1980] Tensing Associative Networks to contain the Fragmentation and Erosion of Collective Memory (45k, 14w)
- [1979] The Associative Society of the Future (49k, 15w)
- [1979] Groupware Configurations of Challenge and Harmony: an alternative approach to alternative organization (66k, 17w)
- [1978] Assessing the Impact of International Associations (38k, 1w)
- [1978] Facilitating the networking processes of a transnational university using computer conferencing (69k, 7w)
- [1978] Inter-Organizational Networking (35k, 1w)
- [1978] Types of international organization: classification categories (85k, 5w)
- [1978] Types of international organization: detailed overview (63k, 7w)
- [1977] Enhancing Transnational Network Action (17k)
- [1977] Facilitating Group Formation (1k, 2w)
- [1977] Growth and Impact of International Associations and their Networks: Extended version (56k, 4w)
- [1976] Challenges to International Nongovernmental Organizations (47k)
- [1976] Group Questing or Twelving (25k, 1w)
- [1976] Growth and Impact of International Associations and their Networks (41k, 1w)
- [1976] The Network Alternative (3k, 9w)
- [1976] Networks of International Associations: Occupational categories and world problems (53k, 4w)
- [1976] Pseudo-Issues Paralyzing Transanational Association Action (23k, 2w)
- [1975] Transnational Associations and their Functions (141k, 6w)
- [1974] Conceptual Distortions from Negative Descriptors: non-governmental vs. anti-governmental (21k)
- [1974] Transnational network of research and service communities: organizational hybrid (70k, 5w)
- [1973] De Principes van de Transnationale Actie: Een poging tot het uitwerken van enkele richtlijnen (36k, 6w)
- [1973] Des Principes de l'Action Transnationale: Un essai d'élaboration de quelques lignes directrices (42k, 5w)
- [1973] Inter-organizational relationships: in search of a new style (62k, 9w)
- [1973] Principles of Transnational Action: an attempt at a set of guidelines (33k, 6w)
- [1973] Transnationale Handlungsprinzipien: Ein Versuch zur Ausarbeitung bestimmter Direktiven (38k, 5w)
- [1972] The Nature of Organization in Transnational Networks (76k, 7w)
- [1972] Research topics on international non-governmental organization (23k)
- [1972] Summary of the Crises in Interorganizational Relationships at the International Level (47k, 1w)
- [1972] Transnational Action through NGO Networks (29k)
- [1972] Transnational Association Networks: research topics on international NGOs (21k, 2w)
- [1971] Information Systems and Inter-Organizational Space (69k, 2w)
- [1971] Inter-organizational data and data bank design (72k, 3w)
- [1971] Management and Assessment of Financial Resources (of international associations) (98k, 2w)
- [1971] Next Step in Inter-organizational Relationships (16k, 19w)
- [1971] Specific proposals: Next Step in Inter-organizational Relationships (36k, 2w)
- [1971] Summary of the Crises in Inter-Organizational Relationships at the International Level (45k, 3w)
- [1969] Impact of the Computer / Communication / Information Revolution on Non-governmental Organizations (52k, 1w)
- [1969] International NGO Groupings (24k)
- [1968] Analysis of Union of International Associations: Clarification of Objectives and Strategy (Part E) (13k, 4w)
- [1968] Analysis of Union of International Associations: External Factors (Part A) (25k, 18w)
- [1968] Analysis of Union of International Associations: Future Activities (Part C) (5k, 3w)
- [1968] Analysis of Union of International Associations: Internal Factors (Part B) (127k, 38w)
- [1968] Analysis of Union of International Associations: Recommendations (Part F) (10k, 4w)
- [1968] Analysis of Union of International Associations: Summary of Evaluation (Part D) (25k, 3w)
- [1968] Environment of the Union of International Associations (4k, 3w)
- [1968] Governmental Support of International Non-governmental Organizations (27k, 2w)
- [1968] International Non-governmental, Non-profit Organizations (NGOs) (19k, 7w)
- [1968] Organization of a Seminar for the Officers of International Non-governmental Organizations (7k, 2w)
- [1968] Possible Use of Computers and Data Processing Equipment by International Non-governmental Organizations (43k, 2w)
- [1968] Preliminary Investigation of the Possibility of Using Computer Data Processing Methods (46k, 218w)
- [1968] Summary Description of the Union of International Associations (UIA) (12k, 6w)
- [1968] Utilisation, par les organisations internationales non gouvernementales, d'ordinateurs et de traitement électronique des données (46k)
- [1962] Union of International Associations: a profile (15k, 2w)
- [_Nodate] Documents about the Union of International Associations: Anthony Judge (7k, 32w)
- [_Nodate] Documents about the Union of International Associations: Anthony Judge (7k, 32w)