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'What a welcome gift!' John Clark Project Director UN Secretary-General's Panel on UN-Civil Society Relations. 'This book truly breaks new ground in the field of civil society studies by introducing an innovative assessment tool which can be of use to practitioners policy-makers and researchers alike.' Kumi Naidoo Chief Executive Officer CIVICUS Civil society - comprising the activities of non-state organizations institutions and movements - has in recent years emerged as the major force for change in the realms of politics public policy and society both globally and locally. Yet despite the c

Global Civil Society 2004-5 includes a wealth of data on globalisation, the rule of law, NGO growth, values and attitudes, governance, civil liberties and a chronology of the myriad protests, conferences and campaigns that are the sinews of global civil society

The governance and redevelopment of civil society organizations / Robert A. Dibie -- The dynamics and nature of civil society / Robert A. Dibie and Josephine Dibie -- Civil society in contemporary Brazil / William Mello -- Philippine struggle for sustainable civil society and democratization / Ligaya Lindio McGovern -- Civil Society in the Islamic Kingdom of Morocco / Raphael Chijioke Njoku -- The changing role of the Catholic church in Irish civil society / Karl Besel -- Public governance and civil society in Nigeria / Robert A. Dibie and Matthew Bradley -- Civil society under democracy in Nigeria (1999-2006) / Offiong Offiong, and Felix Oriakhi -- Civil society growth in transition economies / Fjorentina Angjellari-Dajci -- Indigenous civil society practices among the Igbo people of Nigeria / Johnston Akuma-Kalu Njoku -- Civil society in India and the tsunami relief / Muthusami Kumaran -- Civil society and democracy in Sierra Leone / Ayandiji Daniel Aina -- Civil society in Japan, youth crime, and the hikikomori problem / David Nelson -- Civil society and national development in Cameroon / Wilfred N. Gabsa

The terms 'global' and 'civil society' have both become part of the contemporary political lexicon. In this important new book, Mary Kaldor argues that this is no coincidence and that the reinvention of civil society has to be understood in the context of globalization. The concept of civil society is no longer confined to the borders of the territorial state. Whether one considers dissidents in repressive regimes, landless labourers in Central America, campaigners against land mines or global debt, or even religious fundamentalists, it is now possible for them to link up with other like-minde.

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. This book looks at the role that civil society organizations play in dealing with conflict and violence. The authors argue that in most of the prevalent conceptualizations the conflict dimension of civil society is either downplayed or inadequately addressed. They contend that the ability to deal with conflict is at the heart of organized civil society; in the political process, one of civil society's key functions is to express and mediate between different interests, thus contributing to political decision-making. The chapters draw on detailed, empirical data from the CIVICUS Civil Society Index - a unique comparative data-set drawn from 25 countries, which has not previously been made publicly available. It examines the different ways violence has been manifested in civil societies, the meaning of violent protest and the impact of security legislation that might hinder the mediating efforts of civil society. The book offers a sophisticated comparison between conflict and post-conflict countries and an analysis of the role of civil society in conflict resolution, reconciliation and transitional justice.

What happens when the concept of civil society moves from academia and policy contexts into other lives and worlds? Refractions of Civil Society in Turkey is a study of the makings, meanings, and magic of civil society. It explores how civil society as social imagining is evoked and brought to life among civic activists in Turkey. The book illustrates that civil society is a contested concept which emerges as part of a social legitimacy struggle to represent authentic civil society. It moreover shows how civil society becomes powerful because it constitutes a means for civic activists to experience themselves as authentic subjects.

Over the last decade there has arisen considerable disquiet about the relationship between criminal justice and its publics. This has been expressed in a variety of different ways, ranging from a concern that state criminal justice has moved too far away from the concerns of ordinary people (become too distant, too out of touch, insufficiently reflective of different groups in society) to the belief that the police have been attending to the wrong priorities, that the state has failed to reduce crime, that people still feel a general sense of insecurity. Governments have sought to re

"This book provides a careful and broad critique of the conventional wisdom in applying the concept of civil society to politics in sub-Saharan Africa, and particularly to democratisation. It examines the ideological roots of the conventional concept, the reasons for the failure of civil society actors, such as the churches, to play their expected roles, the exclusion of marginalised actors, the inability of civil society organisations to act independently of the state and the failure of civil society to contribute effectively to democratising the African state."--Jacket

1. Methodology, Theoretical Considerations and the Structure of the Study . - 2. Public and Private Cycles of Socio-Political Life in Russia . - 3. The Pulic Sphere and the State in Russia . - 4. A Kind of Society: The Nature of Political Radicalism in Modern Russia . - 5. State-Sponsored Civic Associations in Russia: Systemic Integration or a 'War of Position'? . - 6. Foreign-Sponsored Associations in Russia: Themes and Problems . - 7. Grassroots Movements in Modern Russia: A Cause for Optimism? . - Conclusion

In its focus on the relationships between civil society activity across the political spectrum, communications and democratic change, Global Civil Society 2007//8 explores how activists and organisations are exploiting the effects of globalisation to create or expand spaces for debate and discussion, often using new forms of communications, even in closed regimes such as Burma, Iran and China. In addition to a focus on the civil society activity in illiberal regimes, this edition of the Yearbook examines the effectiveness of democracy promotion efforts by donor organisations and NGOs in transi

This volume of especially commissioned essays explains what is meant by ""civil society"", paying particular attention to the relationships between civil society and other social forces such as nationalism and populism.