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Exploring civil society : political and cultural contexts / edited by Marlies Glasius, David Lewis and Hakan Seckinelgin.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004Description: x, 213 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0415325455
  • 9780415325455
  • 0415325463
  • 9780415325462
  • 0203358295
  • 9780203358290
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300 22
LOC classification:
  • JC337 .E97 2004
Contents:
Exploring civil society internationally / Marlies Glasius, David Lewis and Hakan Seckinelgin -- Putting civil society in its place / Bhikhu Parekh -- Problem with civil society : putting modern European history back into contemporary debate / Frank Trentmann -- Civil society in multilingual polities / Neera Chandhoke -- In the church of civil society / Chris Hann -- Civil society in Latin America : uncivil, liberal and participatory models / Leonardo Avritzer -- Collective action or public participation? : civil society and the public sphere in post-transition Latin America / Jenny Pearce -- Civil society in Eastern Europe : growth without engagement / Jerzy Celichowski -- Civil society in the United States of America : prototype or exception? An essay on cultural self-understanding / Helmut Anheier -- In Paris, the global place is no longer Saint Germain des Prés : civil society and the French debate / Bernard Dreano -- Western Europe : democratic civil society versus neoliberalism / Hilary Wainwright -- 'Old' and 'new' civil societies in Bangladesh / David Lewis -- Seizing spaces, challenging marginalization and claiming voice : new trends in civil society in China / Jude Howell -- Central Asian fragmented civil society : communal and neoliberal forms in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan / Sabine Freizer -- On the evolution of civil society in Nigeria / Sola Akinrinade -- Civil society in South Africa / Deborah James -- Civil society in West Africa : between discourse and reality / Ebenezer Obadare -- Civil society in Iran : past, present and the future / Ali Paya -- Contractions of a sociocultural reflex : civil society in Turkey / Hakan Seckinelgin -- Unfulfilled aspirations : civil society in Palestine 1993-98 / Salma A. Shawa -- Globalization and civil society / Mary Kaldor -- Global civil society and global governmentality / Ronnie D. Lipschutz --
1. Exploring civil society internationally / Marlies Glasius, David Lewis and Hakan Seckinelgin -- 2. Putting civil society in its place / Bhikhu Parekh -- 3. The problem with civil society : putting modern European history back into contemporary debate / Frank Trentmann -- 4. Civil society in multilingual polities / Neera Chandhoke -- 5. In the church of civil society / Chris Hann -- 6. Civil society in Latin America : uncivil, liberal and participatory models / Leonardo Avritzer -- 7. Collective action or public participation? : civil society and the public sphere in post-transition Latin America / Jenny Pearce -- 8. Civil society in Eastern Europe : growth without engagement / Jerzy Celichowski -- 9. Civil society in the United States of America : prototype or exception? : an essay on cultural self-understanding / Helmut Anheier -- 10. In Paris, the global place is no longer Saint Germain des Pres : civil society and the French debate / Bernard Dreano -- 11. Western Europe : democratic civil society versus neoliberalism / Hilary Wainwright -- 12. 'Old' and 'new' civil societies in Bangladesh / David Lewis -- 13. Seizing spaces, challenging marginalization and claiming voice : new trends in civil society in China / Jude Howell -- 14. Central Asian fragmented civil society : communal and neoliberal forms in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan / Sabine Freizer -- 15. On the evolution of civil society in Nigeria / Sola Akinrinade -- 16. Civil society in South Africa / Deborah James -- 17. Civil society in West Africa : between discourse and reality / Ebenezer Obadare -- 18. Civil society in Iran : past, present and the future / Ali Paya -- 19. Contractions in a sociocultural reflex : civil society in Turkey / Hakan Seckinelgin -- 20. Unfulfilled aspirations : civil society in Palestine 1993-98 / Salma A. Shawa -- 21. Globalization and civil society / Mary Kaldor -- 22. Global civil society and global governmentality / Ronnie D. Lipschutz.
Summary: "The concept of civil society was reinvented in Eastern Europe and Latin America in the 1980s and has subsequently travelled to all corners of the globe, both through intellectual exchange and through the official language of donors and politicians. To some, this spread represents part of a neo-imperialist project of imposing Western hegemony. For most activists, however, civil society is not about fostering global capitalism, minimising the state or disseminating western values but about increasing the responsiveness of political institutions. It is about the radicalisation of democracy and the redistribution of political power. This volume explores how the idea of civil society has been translated in different cultural contexts and examines its impact on politics worldwide. Comparing and contrasting civil society in Latin America and Eastern Europe, Western Europe and the United States, Africa and South Asia, and the Middle East, the contributors show that there are multiple interpretations of the; concept that depend more on the particular political configuration in different parts of the world than on cultural predilections. They also demonstrate that the power of civil society depends less on abstract definitions and more on the extent to which it is grounded in the context of actual experiences from around the world. This book includes some of the biggest names in the area such as Mary Kaldor, Ronnie Lipschutz and Helmut Anheier. There is continued and growing interest in civil society particularly in the disciplines of politics and sociology. Given the book's broad and regional focus it will also be of interest to area studies specialists and those studying development economics."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Exploring civil society internationally / Marlies Glasius, David Lewis and Hakan Seckinelgin -- Putting civil society in its place / Bhikhu Parekh -- Problem with civil society : putting modern European history back into contemporary debate / Frank Trentmann -- Civil society in multilingual polities / Neera Chandhoke -- In the church of civil society / Chris Hann -- Civil society in Latin America : uncivil, liberal and participatory models / Leonardo Avritzer -- Collective action or public participation? : civil society and the public sphere in post-transition Latin America / Jenny Pearce -- Civil society in Eastern Europe : growth without engagement / Jerzy Celichowski -- Civil society in the United States of America : prototype or exception? An essay on cultural self-understanding / Helmut Anheier -- In Paris, the global place is no longer Saint Germain des Prés : civil society and the French debate / Bernard Dreano -- Western Europe : democratic civil society versus neoliberalism / Hilary Wainwright -- 'Old' and 'new' civil societies in Bangladesh / David Lewis -- Seizing spaces, challenging marginalization and claiming voice : new trends in civil society in China / Jude Howell -- Central Asian fragmented civil society : communal and neoliberal forms in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan / Sabine Freizer -- On the evolution of civil society in Nigeria / Sola Akinrinade -- Civil society in South Africa / Deborah James -- Civil society in West Africa : between discourse and reality / Ebenezer Obadare -- Civil society in Iran : past, present and the future / Ali Paya -- Contractions of a sociocultural reflex : civil society in Turkey / Hakan Seckinelgin -- Unfulfilled aspirations : civil society in Palestine 1993-98 / Salma A. Shawa -- Globalization and civil society / Mary Kaldor -- Global civil society and global governmentality / Ronnie D. Lipschutz --

1. Exploring civil society internationally / Marlies Glasius, David Lewis and Hakan Seckinelgin -- 2. Putting civil society in its place / Bhikhu Parekh -- 3. The problem with civil society : putting modern European history back into contemporary debate / Frank Trentmann -- 4. Civil society in multilingual polities / Neera Chandhoke -- 5. In the church of civil society / Chris Hann -- 6. Civil society in Latin America : uncivil, liberal and participatory models / Leonardo Avritzer -- 7. Collective action or public participation? : civil society and the public sphere in post-transition Latin America / Jenny Pearce -- 8. Civil society in Eastern Europe : growth without engagement / Jerzy Celichowski -- 9. Civil society in the United States of America : prototype or exception? : an essay on cultural self-understanding / Helmut Anheier -- 10. In Paris, the global place is no longer Saint Germain des Pres : civil society and the French debate / Bernard Dreano -- 11. Western Europe : democratic civil society versus neoliberalism / Hilary Wainwright -- 12. 'Old' and 'new' civil societies in Bangladesh / David Lewis -- 13. Seizing spaces, challenging marginalization and claiming voice : new trends in civil society in China / Jude Howell -- 14. Central Asian fragmented civil society : communal and neoliberal forms in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan / Sabine Freizer -- 15. On the evolution of civil society in Nigeria / Sola Akinrinade -- 16. Civil society in South Africa / Deborah James -- 17. Civil society in West Africa : between discourse and reality / Ebenezer Obadare -- 18. Civil society in Iran : past, present and the future / Ali Paya -- 19. Contractions in a sociocultural reflex : civil society in Turkey / Hakan Seckinelgin -- 20. Unfulfilled aspirations : civil society in Palestine 1993-98 / Salma A. Shawa -- 21. Globalization and civil society / Mary Kaldor -- 22. Global civil society and global governmentality / Ronnie D. Lipschutz.

"The concept of civil society was reinvented in Eastern Europe and Latin America in the 1980s and has subsequently travelled to all corners of the globe, both through intellectual exchange and through the official language of donors and politicians. To some, this spread represents part of a neo-imperialist project of imposing Western hegemony. For most activists, however, civil society is not about fostering global capitalism, minimising the state or disseminating western values but about increasing the responsiveness of political institutions. It is about the radicalisation of democracy and the redistribution of political power. This volume explores how the idea of civil society has been translated in different cultural contexts and examines its impact on politics worldwide. Comparing and contrasting civil society in Latin America and Eastern Europe, Western Europe and the United States, Africa and South Asia, and the Middle East, the contributors show that there are multiple interpretations of the; concept that depend more on the particular political configuration in different parts of the world than on cultural predilections. They also demonstrate that the power of civil society depends less on abstract definitions and more on the extent to which it is grounded in the context of actual experiences from around the world. This book includes some of the biggest names in the area such as Mary Kaldor, Ronnie Lipschutz and Helmut Anheier. There is continued and growing interest in civil society particularly in the disciplines of politics and sociology. Given the book's broad and regional focus it will also be of interest to area studies specialists and those studying development economics."--Publisher description.

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