International Encyclopedia of Civil Society

Regina A. List is an independent writer, editor, publication consultant, and project manager. At the Hertie School (Berlin, Germany) she was Managing Editor of the Governance Report project and coordinator and researcher for other governance- and culture-related projects, including the Indicator Framework on Culture and Democracy. She has researched, written, and edited numerous publications on governance, democracy, and civil society. She was previously Managing Editor of the Journal of Civil Society and, at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, USA), she coordinated the Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project.

Stefan Toepler is Professor and Director of the Public Policy and Administration Faculty in the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University in Virginia (USA), where he teaches nonprofit management, law, and governance as well as international NGO policy and management in the MPA program. His recent research has focused on civil society in authoritarian contexts, government–foundation relations, and the relationship between the sectors in general.

Helmut K. Anheier is Professor of Sociology at the Hertie School (Berlin, Germany) and a faculty member at UCLA´s Luskin School of Public Affairs. He served as President of the Hertie School from 2009 to 2018. His research centers on culture, nonprofit organizations, and governance. He was the founding editor the journals Global Perspectives, Journal of Civil Society, and Voluntas. At Heidelberg University, he held a Chair of Sociology and served as Academic Director of the Centre for Social Investment. He was Professor of Public Policy and Social Welfare at UCLA, Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, senior researcher at the Johns Hopkins University’s Institute for Policy Studies, and Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University. Before embarking on an academic career, he served as Social Affairs Officer at the United Nations.