{"id":388,"date":"2022-10-12T20:06:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T18:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shrinkingspace.eu\/about"},"modified":"2024-06-24T11:09:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T09:09:24","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shrinkingspace.eu\/en\/about","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Gentium Book Basic|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||36px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>About us<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#353535&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This platform connects civil society organisations and activists that are impacted by hate, bullying or legal uncertainty in their work with support services. We want to attention to the shrinking civic space phenomenon (increasing restrictions on civil society action in Europe), gather information and establish a strong solidarity network, for the protection of civil society in Europe!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|25px|auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/shrinkingspace.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sirihummel-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;sirihummel&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|3px|3px|3px|3px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Gentium Book Basic|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Gentium Book Basic|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Dr. Siri Hummel<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#6b6b6b&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-6px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Political scientist<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#353535&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-5px||60px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Siri Hummel is the Deputy Director of the Maecenata Institute for Philanthropy and Civil Society and is a political scientist and communications expert. Her research focuses are democracy and civil society, as well as equality in civil society and foundation research. She is also a lecturer for the programme \u2018Nonprofit Management and Public Governance\u2019 at the Berlin School of Economics and Law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before joining Maecenata, Siri was a research associate at the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg in Greifswald from 2011 to 2017. 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