ISBN:
0415399335
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XIV, 233 S.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009
Series Statement:
Routledge / ECPR studies in European political science
Parallel Title:
Print version Civil Societies and Social Movements
DDC:
303.484
Keywords:
Civil society Case studies
;
Social movements Case studies
;
Social movements
;
Civil society
Abstract:
This volume examines and contributes to debates surrounding social capital, social movements and the role of civil society in emerging forms of governance.
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Dimensions of civil society; Part I Civic organizations between state and society in emerging forms of governance; 2 Civic organizations and the state in Putin's Russia: Co-operation, co-optation, confrontation; 3 What happened after the 'end of history'?: Foreign aid and civic organizations in Ukraine; 4 Civic organisations and local governance: Learning from the experience of community networks; Part II Civic societies and social movements from local to global: Arenas for mobilization and action
Description / Table of Contents:
5 Social movement scenes: Infrastructures of opposition in civil society6 Between horizontal bridging and vertical governance: Pro-beneficiary movements in New Labour Britain; 7 Networks of protest on global issues in Greece 2002-2003; 8 Protest and protesters in advanced industrial democracies: The case of the 15 February global anti-war demonstrations; Part III Social capital and trust within different democratic systems; 9 On the externalities of social capital: Between myth and reality
Description / Table of Contents:
10 Creating social capital and civic virtue: Historical legacy and individualistic values - what civil society in Spain?11 Social capital and political trust in new democracies in Asia: Ingredients of deliberative communication and democratic governance; 12 Creating social capital through deliberative participation: The experience of the Argentine popular assemblies; 13 Conclusion: Civil society, governance, social movements and social capital; Index
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