The Cement Of Civil Society

Author : Mario Diani
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107100003
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cement of Civil Society written by Mario Diani and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes civil society as a field of organizations mobilizing on collective goals. Drawing upon field work on citizens' organizations in two British cities, this book combines network analysis and social movement theories to show how to represent civil society as a system of relations between multiple actors.

Author : Michael Edwards
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745684297
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil Society written by Michael Edwards and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil Society has become a standard work of reference for those who seek to understand the role of voluntary citizen action. Recent global unrest has shown the importance of social movements and street protests in world politics. However, as this lucid book shows, the power that people have to shape their societies is usually channeled through day-to-day participation in voluntary associations and communities: expressions of “normal” civic life beyond the headlines. This is the underlying story of civil society. This new edition explores issues that have developed rapidly in recent years, including the overlaps between civil society and the market in the form of social enterprises and “venture philanthropy,” and the increasing role of social media and information and communication technologies in civic interaction. Different varieties of civil society in the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere are investigated in more detail, and case studies, data, and references have been updated throughout. Colleges, foundations and NGOs, policy-makers, journalists and commissions of inquiry Ð all have used Edwards’s book to understand and strengthen the vital role that civil society can play in deepening democracy, re-building community, and addressing inequality and injustice. This new edition will be required reading for anyone who is interested in creating a better world through voluntary citizen action.

Author : John Ehrenberg
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814722075
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil Society written by John Ehrenberg and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1999-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 1999 Michael J. Harrington Award from the Caucus for a New Political Science of APSA Examines the tenets of civil society as they have been understood in the past two and a half millennia In the absence of noble public goals, admired leaders, and compelling issues, many warn of a dangerous erosion of civil society. Are they right? What are the roots and implications of their insistent alarm? How can public life be enriched in a period marked by fraying communities, widespread apathy, and unprecedented levels of contempt for politics? How should we be thinking about civil society? Civil Society examines the historical, political, and theoretical evolution of how civil society has been understood for the past two and a half millennia. From Aristotle and the Enlightenment philosophers to Colin Powell's Volunteers for America, Ehrenberg provides an indispensable analysis of the possibilities-and limits-of what this increasingly important idea can offer to contemporary political affairs.

Author : Michael G. Schechter
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349277320
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Revival of Civil Society written by Michael G. Schechter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is meant by the concept of civil society? Why do some equate it with liberal democracy, while others think it simply a guise for a market economy? Who benefits from globalization and who loses out? Can civil society prosper in an era of globalization? Can global civil society restrain some of the negative consequences of economic globalization? Through a series of unique case studies and theoretical inquiries, this volume provides a set of concrete answers to questions such as these.

Author : Michael Edwards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil Society written by Michael Edwards and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Helmut K. Anheier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387939962
Total Pages : 1722 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Encyclopedia of Civil Society written by Helmut K. Anheier and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 1722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently the topic of civil society has generated a wave of interest, and a wealth of new information. Until now no publication has attempted to organize and consolidate this knowledge. The International Encyclopedia of Civil Society fills this gap, establishing a common set of understandings and terminology, and an analytical starting point for future research. Global in scope and authoritative in content, the Encyclopedia offers succinct summaries of core concepts and theories; definitions of terms; biographical entries on important figures and organizational profiles. In addition, it serves as a reliable and up-to-date guide to additional sources of information. In sum, the Encyclopedia provides an overview of the contours of civil society, social capital, philanthropy and nonprofits across cultures and historical periods. For researchers in nonprofit and civil society studies, political science, economics, management and social enterprise, this is the most systematic appraisal of a rapidly growing field.

Author : Don E. Eberly
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780819196149
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building a Community of Citizens written by Don E. Eberly and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1994 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sets forth and examines the challenge of restoring health to society and its democratic institutions.

Author : Jamie Swift
Publisher : Between The Lines
ISBN 13 : 1896357245
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil Society in Question written by Jamie Swift and published by Between The Lines. This book was released on 1999 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this concise, critical study of civil society, Jamie Swift sketches the history of the concept from its roots in the eighteenth century, to the present. Swift looks at its practical application in specific cases, such as Canada's Victorian Order of Nurses, and with community-based groups in South Asia (India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh). He examines the relationship between voluntarism, the state, politics, and the market, and considers the motives and priorities of those using the term today.

Author : Jon Elster
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521374561
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cement of Society written by Jon Elster and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-07-28 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jon Elster delves into what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war.

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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Civil society written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: