The Withering of Civil Society

Abstract

Despite the recent emphasis on civil society as an engine for transforming the political & social arenas, it is questionable whether the foundations necessary for the creation & maintenance of civil society are present in contemporary social formations. In fact, the requisites for creating civil society have been steadily undermined in Europe, North America, & elsewhere in the recent past. Today's society is properly understood as a post-civil society. The social networks & forms of cooperation embedded in contemporary social practices could prove to be the source of a new movement, with new forms of exchange & a new concept of liberation. 32 References. A. Funderburg