<p><strong>'...a very useful book around which to organinize an undergraduate course on civil society.'^ - Political Studies Review, Roland Axtmann, University of Aberdeen</strong></p>

This book introduces radically alternative models of civil society that have been developed outside the liberal democratic frame of reference, models which suggest that civil society does offer new and non-statist democratic possibilities. Drawing on a wide range of civil society theory-practice from Eastern Europe and Latin America (including the Zapatistas in Mexico), and from visions of global civil society too, this book is uniquely positioned to consider the questions posed by these alternative voices for democratic theory and practice.
* Are there alternatives to the liberal democratic vision of civil society?
* Is a democracy located in civil society rather than the state either possible or desirable?
* How and why has the concept of civil society come to be used so widely today?
* Can global civil society further the struggle for democracy initiated by national civil societies?

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This book introduces radically alternative models of civil society that have been developed outside the liberal democratic frame of reference, models which suggest that civil society does offer new and non-statist democratic possibilities.

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Part I: The Parallel Polis: Central-East European Models of Civil Society Part II: Democracy at the Grass Roots: Latin American Part III: The Taming of the Idea of Civil Society Since Part IV: New Alternatives? Part V: The Democracy of Civil Society: Theory and Practice
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ISBN
9780415254182
Publisert
2002-04-18
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd; Routledge
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
200

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Om bidragsyterne

Gideon Baker is Lecturer in Political Theory in the School of English, Sociology, Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Salford. He has published articles in various journals including Contemporary Politics, Democratization and Politics.