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The term “civil society organizations” can be defined as a wide range of organizations that seek and maintain civic and public life in general by members consisting of citizens, volunteers, unpaid staff, and paid staff. The organizations play the role through service providing, disclosure and spread of information, and advocacy, watch governments, and aid people outside. Depending on the local and global societal context with long history, the organizations such as volunteer groups, neighborhood associations, community-based organizations, mutual associations, nonprofit organizations, nongovernmental organizations, labor unions, indigenous groups, faith-based and religious organizations, professional associations, foundations, and public benefit institutions have been contributing the civil societies.
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Ishida, Y. (2016). Civil Society Organizations. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_153-1
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