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Civil Society, Everyday Life and the Possibilities for Development Studies [PDF]

, 2015
Civil society is one of the most contentious terms in political thought. There is considerable, and highly significant, difference between academic debate about the meaning of ‘civil society’ and the way the term is mobilized in international development
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Civil Society Challenged: Towards an Enabling Policy Environment [PDF]

, 2017
The roles of non-governmental or civil society organizations have become more complex, especially in the context of changing relationships with nation states and the international community. In many instances, state–civil society relations have worsened,
Helmut K. Anheier
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In the balance? Civil society and the peace process 2002-2008 [PDF]

, 2010
As Sri Lanka slid back towards open hostilities in 2006, existing patterns of civil society engagement in peace negotiations came under widespread criticism on the grounds that they had failed to broaden participation and that they had largely excluded ...
Saravanamuttu, Pakiasothy, Walton, Oliver   +1 more
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ACTIVITATEA ORGANIZAȚIILOR NEGUVERNAMENTALE ÎN CONTEXTUL INTEGRĂRI EUROPENE A REPUBLICI MOLDOVA [PDF]

Buletinul Științific al Universității de Stat „B.P. Hasdeu” din Cahul: Științe Sociale
Most non-governmental organizations sincerely and well argue for European integration as a strategic perspective for the development of the Republic of Moldova.
Constantin BUSUIOC
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ISLAM DAN CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPEKTIF USHUL FIKIH

Al-Mazaahib, 2022
Term atau konsep civil society merupakan konsep yang berasal dari Barat sehingga konsep tersebut tentu tidak akan pernah bisa ditemukan dalam khazanah pemikiran Islam.
Mustafid Abbas
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Elite capture, civil society and democratic backsliding in Bangladesh, Thailand and the Philippines

, 2020
While the literature on democratic backsliding has not yet systematically investigated how civil society influences backsliding processes, it generally assumes that civil society organizations (CSOs) act as a counter to democratic backsliding.
Jasmin Lorch
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Minority Civil Society

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae: European and Regional Studies, 2016
Both the concept and the issue of civil society is a matter of dispute in respect of theory and practice alike. The present paper has a triple ambition: outlining the history of ideas behind the concept, providing an interpretation, and carrying out a ...
Bodó Barna
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Las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil en México: de la invisibilidad al protagonismo

Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2009
The authors analyze how the civil society is a socio-historical product, and also a theoretical development. They take the case of Mexico, to prove that the relation between Social society and government change its features and reduce their autonomy.
Laura Collin Harguindeguy, Rafael Molina
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ISLAM, (UN)CIVIL SOCIETY AND CHALLENGES FOR DEMOCRATISATION IN INDONESIA

Al-A'raf: Jurnal Pemikiran Islam dan Filsafat, 2022
This article tries to critically examine the idea of civil society in light of Indonesia's Islamist politics. This raises the question of how far the idea of a civil society in a democratic country leads to public civility.
Syaifudin Zuhri
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Deliberation and global civil society : agency, arena, affect [PDF]

, 2010
The article provides a critical analysis of the role and function of global civil society within deliberative approaches to global governance. It critiques a common view that global civil society can/should act as an agent for democratising global ...
Brassett, James, Smith, William
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