“…Mainstream approaches to civil society mapping involve collating standardized information on nonprofits, NGOs, and voluntary organizations and groups, and, often, making these data publicly available (Appe, 2013). The benefits ascribed to civil society mapping include enhancing our understanding of the size and scope of the sector (Grønbjerg, 1994; Lampkin et al, 2001), facilitating comparison of the sector across various contexts (Heinrich, 2005; Salamon & Anheier, 1998; Salamon & Sokolowski, 2016), improving economic and democratic efficiency through regulation and collaboration (Fioramonti & Kononykhina, 2015; Never, 2011; Salamon & Sokolowski, 2016), and legitimizing the role of civil society in burgeoning democracies (Appe, 2011, 2012, 2013).…”