Civil Society Response to the Shrinking of Civic Spaces at a Global Level

SHIN Hyung-sik [Director, The Institute for Popular Sovereignty]

International environment changing from unipolar to multipolar

• The US-China strategic tussle
• Russian-Ukrainian war
• The Israeli–Palestinian war
• Factional confrontations

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Civil Society Response

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• Development and operation of civic education programs in countries that are under pressure from authoritarian regimes in order to raise citizens’ awareness of democratic values and human rights.
• Striving to deepen the quality of democracy by empowering democratic citizens.