Teaching Paper: Glossary of Civic Space and NGO Resilience – Concepts, Applications, and Practical Insights
Author: Dr. Anna Neya Kazanskaia
Publisher: NEYA Global Publishing
Article | NEYA Global Journal of Non-Profit Studies
Year: 2025
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5669-1676
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64357/neya-gjnps-cvscunprrsenv-tp-03
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About the Article
Understanding civil society in restrictive environments requires shared conceptual clarity. This Teaching Paper presents a glossary of essential terms that explain how NGOs navigate shrinking civic space, authoritarian resilience, and hybrid political systems. Each entry combines academic definition and applied insight, linking theory to practice through field-relevant notes. The glossary includes key concepts such as civic space, authoritarian resilience, diaspora activism, everyday resistance, monitoring and evaluation, and transnational advocacy networks. By integrating scholarly precision with practitioner usability, the glossary helps bridge communication between researchers, educators, and NGO professionals. It serves as both a learning tool and a framework for designing adaptive strategies in contexts of repression and uncertainty.
Key Topics
- Civic space and NGO resilience
- Authoritarian adaptation
- Advocacy and transnational networks
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Proxy indicators and adaptive metrics
- Diaspora and everyday resistance
Suggested Citation
Kazanskaia, A. N. (2025). Teaching Paper: Glossary of Civic Space and NGO Resilience – Concepts, Applications, and Practical Insights. NEYA Global Journal of Non-Profit Studies. NEYA Global Publishing. https://doi.org/10.64357/neya-gjnps-cvscunprrsenv-tp-03
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