The civil society is one of the three main protagonists of global governance. The number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), syndicates, social movements and networks has risen constantly over the last decades. The workshop will provide an introduction to the general view on the political role and structure of civil society, and will highlight the special role of the youth. In addition, the structures of inforamtion and decision-making within NGO's will be reflected while keeping in view the question of democracy.

Prof. Dieter Rucht
Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)
Civil Society and International Governance

Jonas Meckling 
German Section of the International Youth Coalition for Johannesburg

Christopher Gohl
Futur X, Berlin
Young People in Sustainable Development Governance Processes

Dr. Wolfgang Meyer
CEval - Centre for Evaluation at the Institute for Sociology, University of Saarbrücken
Governance and Internal Information in NGOs

Chair: Jürgen Stetten
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin

Workshop held in German