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European Journal of Sociology, 2007
There has been much discussion recently of “global civil society”. This concept evidently draws on the more familiar civil society concept as related to national societies. What are the consequences of extending the concept in this way? Is global civil society simply civil society writ large, an extension to the international plane of basically the ...
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There has been much discussion recently of “global civil society”. This concept evidently draws on the more familiar civil society concept as related to national societies. What are the consequences of extending the concept in this way? Is global civil society simply civil society writ large, an extension to the international plane of basically the ...
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Global Civil Society or Global Consumer Society?
2008In recent years, optimistic analyses concerning globalization — specifically those forecasting the decline of state authority and the related rise of a progressive global civil society (GCS) — have been pervasive, especially among left-leaning intellectuals and activists.
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American Behavioral Scientist, 1998
The growth of international political and economic institutions has both facilitated and demanded cooperation among social change activists from different countries, contributing to the rapid expansion of transnationally organized social movements. But to what extent do these increasingly visible movements manifest a “global civil society”?
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The growth of international political and economic institutions has both facilitated and demanded cooperation among social change activists from different countries, contributing to the rapid expansion of transnationally organized social movements. But to what extent do these increasingly visible movements manifest a “global civil society”?
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Theory, Culture & Society, 2006
terms of dialogue, we should allow for other, nonEuropean experiences, aspirations and perspectives as well in assessing different global democracy initiatives. Finally, a concrete utopia is a model of practical and institutional arrangements that does not currently exist, but should be politically possible to achieve, and feasible as an alternative ...
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terms of dialogue, we should allow for other, nonEuropean experiences, aspirations and perspectives as well in assessing different global democracy initiatives. Finally, a concrete utopia is a model of practical and institutional arrangements that does not currently exist, but should be politically possible to achieve, and feasible as an alternative ...
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Global Civil Society and International Society
Alternatives: Global, Local, Political, 2013The use of the concept of “global civil society” (GCS) acknowledges the intensifying role of non-state civic actors in world politics and expresses the emergence of a unique social sphere transcending national boundaries. Extensive literatures strive to suggest conceptualizations and assessments of the actual and desired effects of GCS.
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2000
As other chapters in this book have amply demonstrated, globalization has considerably redrawn the contours of the world political economy. Production, trade, investment and finance have acquired different dynamics, as have the regulatory frameworks that order them.
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As other chapters in this book have amply demonstrated, globalization has considerably redrawn the contours of the world political economy. Production, trade, investment and finance have acquired different dynamics, as have the regulatory frameworks that order them.
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Globalization and Civil Society
1999The purpose of this chapter is straightforward. The goal is to investigate the ways in which globalization has affected civil society, both within countries and transnationally. I refer to the latter as global civil society.
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Archipelagic geographies, civil society, and global development
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 2023Sarah Peck
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The Role of Civilization in the Globalization of International Society
2017This chapter argues that civilizational ideas, practices, and contestations have been integral to the constitution and diffusion of international society, though their role is multifaceted. This is in part due to the multidimensional nature of civilization as a political concept, as well as to shifts in the constitutive norms and structures of ...
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