Democracy Civil Society And The State

Author : Lars Trägårdh,Nina Witoszek,Bron Taylor
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857457578

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Civil Society in the Age of Monitory Democracy by Lars Trägårdh,Nina Witoszek,Bron Taylor Pdf

Since the emergence of the dissident “parallel polis” in Eastern Europe, civil society has become a “new superpower,” influencing democratic transformations, human rights, and international co-operation; co-designing economic trends, security and defense; reshaping the information society; and generating new ideas on the environment, health, and the “good life.” This volume seeks to compare and reassess the role of civil society in the rich West, the poorer South, and the quickly expanding East in the context of the twenty-first century’s challenges. It presents a novel perspective on civic movements testing John Keane’s notion of “monitory democracy”: an emerging order of public scrutiny and monitoring of power.

Author : David Chiavacci,Simona Grano,Julia Obinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Protest movements
ISBN : 9463723935

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Civil Society and the State in Democratic East Asia by David Chiavacci,Simona Grano,Julia Obinger Pdf

Civil Society and the State in Democratic East Asia: Between Entanglement and Contention in Post High Growth focuses on the new and diversifying interactions between civil society and the state in contemporary East Asia by including cases of entanglement and contention in the three fully consolidated democracies in the area: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. The contributions to this book argue that all three countries have reached a new era of post high growth and mature democracy, leading to new social anxieties and increasing normative diversity, which have direct repercussions on the relationship between the state and civil society. It introduces a comparative perspective in identifying and discussing similarities and differences in East Asia based on in-depth case studies in the fields of environmental issues, national identities as well as neoliberalism and social inclusion that go beyond the classic dichotomy of state vs 'liberal' civil society.

Author : Elisabeth Jay Friedman,Kathryn Hochstetler,Ann Marie Clark
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780791483848

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Sovereignty, Democracy, and Global Civil Society by Elisabeth Jay Friedman,Kathryn Hochstetler,Ann Marie Clark Pdf

Sovereignty, Democracy, and Global Civil Society explores the growing power of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by analyzing a microcosm of contemporary global state-society relations at UN World Conferences. The intense interactions between states and NGOs at conferences on the environment, human rights, women's issues, and other topics confirm the emergence of a new transnational democratic sphere of activity. Employing both regional and global case studies, the book charts noticeable growth in the ability of NGOs to build networks among themselves and effect change within UN processes. Using a multidimensional understanding of state sovereignty, the authors find that states use sovereignty to shelter not only material interests but also cultural identity in the face of external pressure. This book is unique in its analysis of NGO activities at the international level as well as the complexity of nation-states' responses to their new companions in global governance.

Author : Charles K Armstrong
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135986384

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Korean Society by Charles K Armstrong Pdf

While most analyses of Korean politics have looked to elites to explain political change, this new and revised edition of Korean Society examines the role of ordinary people in this dramatic transformation. Taking the innovative theme of 'civil society' - voluntary organizations outside the role of the state which have participated in the process of political and social democratization - the essays collected here examine Korea as one of the most dramatic cases in the world of ordinary citizens participating in the transformation of politics. Key topics discussed include: comparisons of Korean democratization to the experiences of post-authoritarian regimes elsewhere in the world comparisons of the theory of civil society as developed in Western Europe and America the legacy of Korea's Confucian past for contemporary politics and society close examinations of various civil society movements South Korea and North Korea. Conceptually innovative, up-to-date and timely, the new edition of this book will be an invaluable resource for students of contemporary Korea, Asian politics and the global struggle for democracy.

Author : Jefferey M. Sellers,Anders Lidström,Yooil Bae
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108427784

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Multilevel Democracy by Jefferey M. Sellers,Anders Lidström,Yooil Bae Pdf

Explores ways to make democracy work better, with particular focus on the integral role of local institutions.

Author : John Willis Harbeson,Donald S. Rothchild,Naomi Chazan
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1555876412

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Civil Society and the State in Africa by John Willis Harbeson,Donald S. Rothchild,Naomi Chazan Pdf

This text examines the potential value of the concept of civil society for enhancing the current understanding of state-society relations in Africa. The authors review the meanings of civil society in political philosophy, as well as alternative approaches to employing the concept in African settings. Considering both the patterns of emerging civil society in Africa and issues relating to its further development, they give particular emphasis to the cases of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zaire.

Author : Philip D. Oxhorn
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780271043425

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Organizing Civil Society by Philip D. Oxhorn Pdf

Author : Brian O'Connell,John William Gardner
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 087451925X

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Civil Society by Brian O'Connell,John William Gardner Pdf

O'Connell offers an action guide for citizen leaders and teachers--must-know information to help ensure that the democracy will last another century.

Author : Neera Chandhoke
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1995-12-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015034505696

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State and Civil Society by Neera Chandhoke Pdf

Chandhoke (political science, U. of Delhi) points out the flaws in the conception of civil society in abstraction from the state, positioning her analysis against the state-centric theories of political explanation that have come to dominate the intellectual world since 1970. Of interest to students in political and social theory, political science, sociology, and history, as well as political activists. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : John Keane
Publisher : London ; New York : Verso
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038444993

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Democracy and Civil Society by John Keane Pdf

Author : Philip Oxhorn
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780271048949

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Sustaining Civil Society by Philip Oxhorn Pdf

"Devoting particular emphasis to Bolivia, Chile, and Mexico, proposes a theory of civil society to explain the economic and political challenges for continuing democratization in Latin America"--Provided by publisher.

Author : African Association of Political Science
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 086543638X

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The State and Democracy in Africa by African Association of Political Science Pdf

This book is a study of the issues of democracy and democratization in Africa, with emphasis on the roles of civil society and the state in the democratic transition. After clarifying the meaning of democracy as a universal principle of governance and the applicability of the concept to Africa, the book examines the major problems facing the democratic transition on the continent as a whole.

Author : Saubhagya Shah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131617727

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Civil Society in Uncivil Places by Saubhagya Shah Pdf

"This monograph analyzes the role of civil society in the massive political mobilization and upheavals of 2006 in Nepal that swept away King Gyanendra's direct rule and dramatically altered the structure and character of the Nepali state and politics. Although the opposition had become successful due to a strategic alliance between the seven parliamentary parties and the Maoist rebels, civil society was catapulted into prominence during the historic protests as a result of national and international activities in opposition to the king's government. This process offers new insights into the role of civil society in the developing world. By focusing on the momentous events of the nineteen-day general strike from April 6-24, 2006, that brought down the 400-year-old Nepali royal dynasty, the study highlights the implications of civil society action within the larger political arena involving conventional actors such as political parties, trade unions, armed revels, and foreign actors. he detailed examination of civil society's involvement in Nepali regime change sheds light on four important themes in the study of civil society. The first relates to a clear distinction between civil society as a spontaneous philosophical and associational form in the West and its mimetic articulation in the developing. The second addresses the nature of the relationship between civil society and political society and the way the former generates its moral authority and efficacy based on claims to universal reason, knowledge, and techniques of polymorphous power. The third theme explores the connection between the ideological and material basis of civil society and distinguishes between its autonomous Western origin and the recent growth in the developing world. Finally, civil society is examined in the international area: the example of Nepal reveals ways in which civil societies in the developing world are burgeoning as alternative policy instruments in interstate relations"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : John Keane
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745667416

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Civil Society by John Keane Pdf

It is only a decade ago that the eighteenth-century distinction between civil society and the state seemed old-fashioned, an object of cynicism, even of outright hostility. In this important new book, John Keane shows how, in a wholly unexpected reversal of fortunes, this antiquated distinction has since become voguish among politicians, academics, journalists, business leaders, relief agencies and citizens' organizations. John Keane examines the various sources and phases of the dramatic world-wide popularization of the term. He traces its reappearance in a wide range of contexts - from China to Tunisia, from South Africa to the emerging European Union - and clarifies the conflicting grammars and vocabularies of the language of civil society. Considerable care is taken to highlight the different possible meanings of the distinction between civil society and the state. Keane also takes the reader into previously uncharted intellectual territory by demonstrating that the civil society perspective contains unharnessed potentials: that it is possible to develop bold new images of civil society that alter the ways in which we think about matters such as power, property, violence, politics, publicity and democracy. Written with style and imagination, this important book by John Keane will be of great interest to students and scholars in politics, media studies, sociology, social and political theory, and to a broader public audience interested in the central debates and political developments of our time.

Author : Vctor Prez-Daz
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0674766881

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The Return of Civil Society by Vctor Prez-Daz Pdf

This study covers the transition of Spain from a pre-industrial economy, an authoritarian government, and a Roman Catholic-dominated culture, to a modern state based on the interaction of economic and class interests, on a market society and a culture of moral autonomy and rationality.