Europeanization of civil society organizations in times of crisis? Exploring the evolution grant-seeking strategies in the EU multi-level system

This article analyses how humanitarian and development Civil
Society Organizations (CSOs) have responded to the alteration of
public funding opportunities over a long time period. Analysing a
long time period allows for a better understanding of the
potential impact of external shocks, such as the European
sovereign and debt crisis. Data show that many CSOs severely
affected by budget cuts at the national level in the context of the
euro crisis have adopted a compensation strategy consisting on
turning more frequently to international and European funds.
Thus, in some countries, the economic crisis has contributed to
the Europeanization of CSOs. This in-depth comparative
qualitative analysis is based on the study of national humanitarian
and development CSOs based in France and Spain.