ISBN:
9788021067325
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (0 pages)
DDC:
306.094371
Keywords:
Civil society-Czech Republic
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Political planning-Czech Republic
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- CONTENT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 THE DREAM: THINKING ABOUT CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE CZECH LANDS BEFORE 1989 -- 1.1 Three Concepts -- 1.1.1 Tesař (1977): Civil Society as an Antidote to Non-democratic Regimes -- 1.1.2 Benda (1978): Parallel Polis -- 1.1.3 Havel (1978): Living in Truth and Non-Political Politics -- 1.2 Conclusion: Dream or Program? -- 2 CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: A STORY OF SLOW EMANCIPATION -- 2.1 Introduction and Historical Background -- 2.1.1 Development before 1989 and Some Consequences -- 2.1.2 Crucial Moments and Political Turn-Overs after 1989 -- 2.2 Characteristics of Civil Society: Basic Data -- 2.3 Institutional Background of Civil Society -- 2.3.1 The Legal Environment of CSOs -- 2.3.2 The Legal Environment of Advocacy -- 2.3.3 Financial Environment -- 2.4 Perspectives -- 3 EMBEDDEDNESS OF CIVIC ADVOCACY CSOs IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT -- 3.1 Theoretical and Conceptual Background: Four Ideal Types of Civil Society Development -- 3.2 Czech Civic Advocacy -- 3.3 Data and Methods -- 3.4 Membership in Advocacy and Non-advocacy Groups Compared -- 3.5 Individual Participation in Civic Advocacy Activities -- 3.6 Social Embeddedness of Advocacy CSOs -- 3.7 Patterns of Alienation between Citizens and CSOs: Mutual Perceptions -- 3.8 Summary -- CONCLUSIONS -- Figures -- Tables -- References.
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