ISBN:
9781108698368
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xvii, 304 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The civil sphere in East Asia
DDC:
300.95
Keywords:
Civil society
;
Political participation
;
Democracy
;
Civil society ; East Asia
;
Political participation ; East Asia
;
Democracy ; East Asia
;
East Asia ; Politics and government ; 21st century
;
East Asia Politics and government 21st century
Abstract:
Leading sociologists who live and work in East Asia examine their region's most dangerous and explosive social problems, and some of their most stunning success stories, from the viewpoint of Civil Sphere Theory. This new and increasingly influential sociological understanding of democracy aims to describe and explain the moral codes and institutional foundations of democratic solidarity, as it manifests itself within a distinct social sphere. Part of a multi-volume project, this collection includes cases from Japan, mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea, bringing together efforts by sociologists based in East Asian academic institutions. Through an extraordinary blend of sophisticated social theory and path-breaking empirical research, The Civil Sphere in East Asia aims to advance civil sphere theory by globalizing and regionalizing it at the same time.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Feb 2019)
DOI:
10.1017/9781108698368
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