by Zweerde, Evert van der, Steunebrink, Gerrit, (Gerardus Antonius Joseph), Cornelissen, Wout, (Wilhelm Wouter Herman), Religion, Civil Society, and the Nation, Ravenstein)
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Introduction: mobilization and social movements in the south : the challenges of inclusive governance / Lisa Thompson and Chris Tapscott. - Social movements and rights claims : the case of action groups in the Niger Delta / Elosa E. Osaghae. - Why do garment workers in Banglades…
Broadly speaking, this book views the topic of civil society through three prisms: as a part of society (voluntary associations), as a kind of society (marked out by certain social norms), and as a space for citizen action and engagement (the public square or sphere).
"Civil Society" has been experiencing a global renaissance among social movements and political thinkers during the last two decades. This collection of original papers by junior and senior scholars offers an important comparative-historical dimension to the debate by examining …
Information and computer technologies are used every day by real people with real needs. This text describes how technology can be used effectively by communities, activists, and citizens to meet society's challenges.
Directly relates to current Ukraine crisis. Russia's Black Sea fleet is based in Ukrainian port of Sebastapol (Crimea). This work brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines on a region vitally important in current international relations for Europe, Russia and the Ne…
"Learning Civil Societies explores democratic planning and governance in relation to civil society formation and social learning. In analysing the shifting contexts and perspectives that need to be considered in understanding engagement in civil societies, the contributors to th…
As Ernest Gellner shows in this path-breaking book, the most significant difference between communism (and other totalitarian ideologies) and Western liberalism is the existence of the civil society - the intermediary institutions like trade unions, political parties, religions,…
Bringing together historians and political scientists, this collaboration compares 19th century civil societies that failed to develop lasting democracies with civil societies that succeeded.
Bringing together historians and political scientists, this unique collaboration compares nineteenth-century civil societies that failed to develop lasting democracies with civil societies that succeeded.
The idea of civil society has long been central to the Western liberal-democratic tradition, where it has been seen as a crucial site for the development and pursuit of basic liberal values such as individual freedom, social pluralism, and democratic citizenship. This book consi…
