Civil Society And Democracy: A Reader (PDF)

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Synopsis
The concept of civil society has today captured the imagination of a wide global community. Its proponents find in the idea benefits such as empowering citizens for problem-solving, counter-balancing the state, preserving individual privacy, and deepening people’s participation in government to increase effectiveness and improve governance. This volume, while discussing civil society and democracy, offers a unique combination of analysis by political theorists with empirical studies in comparative politics. The readings discuss modes of civil society and its articulation in the public sphere. They analyse the relationship of civil society to liberalism, pluralism, and ideas of nationhood in multicultural societies, cultural attributes and entrenched ideals, as also the institutional framework in which the idea operates. The essays also engage with the influence of civil society on important elements in a nation’s existence including markets, competing ethnicities, and accumulation of social capital, as also its impact on freedom and democracy to offer guidelines for strengthening democratic civil society in India.
Copyright:
2006

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
520 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780195683516
Publisher:
Oxford University Press India
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Oxford University Press
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:
Kate Vasili
Proofread By:
Kate Vasili
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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