Civil Society

Post-Soviet Political Transformation in Azerbaijan: Political Elite, Civil Society and the Trials of Democratization

by Uluslararası İlişkiler

Ayça Ergun, "Post-Soviet Political Transformation in Azerbaijan: Political Elite, Civil Society and the Trials of Democratization", Uluslararası İlişkiler, Cilt 7, Sayı 26 (Yaz), 2010

Bu makalenin amacı Azerbaycan’da Sovyet sonrası siyasal dönüşüm sürecini demokratikleşme, liderlerin ve siyasal... more Bu makalenin amacı Azerbaycan’da Sovyet sonrası siyasal dönüşüm sürecini demokratikleşme, liderlerin ve siyasal seçkinlerin özellikleri, seçim politikalarında başarı ve başarısızlıklar ve sivil toplum gelişimine odaklanarak incelemektir. Bağımsızlık sonrası dönemde siyasal dönüşüm sürecinin geleceği devamlılık ve değişim unsurlarının çatışan birlikteliği tarafından belirlenmektedir.

Finding Civil Society in Darfur

by Hagar Taha

Think Africa Press, 11 May 2012

Understood differently by international actors, the state and locals, Darfur's civil society is in a state of... more Understood differently by international actors, the state and locals, Darfur's civil society is in a state of continuous re-invention.

Committing to Conflict Prevention: The OSCE in Belarus and Ukraine

by Paul Pryce

Published in May 2012 by the Latvian Institute of International Affairs

Civil Society in Communist China?: Private Enterprise and Political Alliance, 1989

by David Wank

In Civil Society: Theory, History, Comparison. Edited by John A. Hall, pp. 56-79. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1995.

Genealogi Civil Society dalam Demokrasi Pancasila

by Rolip Saptamaji

Society as an Actor in Post-Soviet State-Building

by Serhiy Kudelia

Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, vol. 20, No. 2, Spring 2012, pp. 149 – 156.

Dooyeweerd's Conception of Societal Sphere Sovereignty (class paper)

by Gregory Baus

Abraham Kuyper's conception of societal sphere sovereignty has received various interpretations. Herman Dooyeweerd's... more Abraham Kuyper's conception of societal sphere sovereignty has received various interpretations. Herman Dooyeweerd's interpretation of sphere sovereignty develops Kuyper's conception in terms of its being rooted in and motivated from a distinctly Christian religious orientation, and results in a view of society that is neither individualistic, nor collectivistic. In this paper Dooyeweerd's philosophically elaborated account is examined in terms of his notions of a basic creational diversity; modality and individuality structures; societal communities; sovereignty over-against autonomy/decentralization, and subsidiarity; distinct inner structural principles, the intrinsic limit of state power.

La Soberania de las Esferas Sociales de Dooyeweerd (Spanish)

by Gregory Baus

translated by Eliel Morales

Dooyeweerd's Societal Sphere Sovereignty: A Theory Of Differentiated Responsibility

by Gregory Baus

published in 'Griffin's View: Journal of International and Comparative Law' 2006. Volume 7, number 2.

Civility: Between Disciplined Interaction and Local/Translocal Connectedness

by Armando Salvatore

Third World Quarterly, 32 (2011), 5: 807-825

This study explores the question of if and how associative bonds
based on violence, control and self-restraint... more This study explores the question of if and how associative bonds
based on violence, control and self-restraint mediated by contractual relationships become institutionalised within societies and discusses the cultural factors that determine this threshold. It investigates the trade-off between formalised forms of interaction that safeguard individual rights and secure state control, and less formal modes of civility that deepen trans-state interconnectedness. It asks whether civility is the result of a global civilising process in the sense highlighted by Norbert Elias, whereby affect control is matched by formal norms guaranteed by legitimate institutions, or whether it is rather the much more complex constellation of specific actualisations of the more general tradeoff as just defined. After summarising the current twists of the meaning of civility against the background of liberal and modernist precedents and delineating the alternative patterns of civility within Islamic, especially modern Ottoman, history, the analysis critically interrogates Weber’s notion of Verbruderung as the pre-modern root concept of organised forms of common action, mutual solidarity and civic participation. Finally, it questions whether this idea fits the historic forms of association in the Islamic world, in particular the privileging of a lower threshold of institutionalisation of the associational bond than has traditionally been found in the European experience—and which survives in the current anxieties about resurgent mahalle (neighbourhood) informal governance in the AKP’s Turkey.

Keywords: civility, brotherhood, institution, Islam, Weber,

Mahjong Table: An Ethnographic Study on Proletarian Public Sphere in Chinese Villages.

by Jiachun Hong

Accepted by ICA 2012, Phoenix, USA

Civicness in organizations: a reflection on the relationship between professionals and managers

by Taco Brandsen

Voluntas, 2009(20), 3, pp. 260-73

As they deliver services, organizations have to deal with conflicts over competing and sometimes irreconcilable... more As they deliver services, organizations have to deal with conflicts over competing and sometimes irreconcilable values, especially at a time when they are facing competitive pressure and diminishing resources. The civicness of organizations expresses itself in how they enable positive interaction over such conflicts between their members. This paper focuses specifically on the relationship between professionals and their managers. By infusing social behaviour with civil values, organizations can contribute to a wider culture of citizenship.

Civil society, housing and urban governance: The case of urban housing co-operatives in Zimbabwe

by Amin Y. Kamete

"Civil Society and Social Capital in Australia and New Zealand"

by Garth Nowland-Foreman

Co-authored with Mark Lyons.  Chapter in Helmut Anheier & Stefan Toepler(2009). International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. Springer Reference: New York.

An overview of civil society organisations and the concepts of 'civil society' and 'social capital' in Australian and... more An overview of civil society organisations and the concepts of 'civil society' and 'social capital' in Australian and New Zealand research, politics and wider usage.  Similarities and differences between the two countries are noted, and basic descriptive data are also provided on the size and scope of civil society organisations in the two countries, along with some indicators of citizen engagement.

Sweden Role of Civil Society (Wijkström, Yonsei 2004)

by Filip Wijkström

"Charity Speak and Business Talk". The on-going (re)hybridization of Civil Society.

by Filip Wijkström

This is one of the chapters in the edited volume "Nordic Civil Society at a Cross-Roads. Transforming the Popular Movement Tradition" (eds. Wijkström & Zimmer; Nomos 2011).

For more information about the book from the publisher, please visit:

http://www.civil-society.nomos.de/volumes/volume-12/

Abstract: This chapter paints a broad picture of the transformations that the Nordic civil societies and their... more Abstract: This chapter paints a broad picture of the transformations that the Nordic civil societies and their organizations are currently undergoing by putting the present developments into historical perspective. Focusing throughout the discussion on the two fundaments on which civil society rests – its organizations and its people – I analyze the ways in which these are presently changing character and opening up to new ways of organizing. The century-long dominance of popular movement organizations is seen to be giving way to a more heterogeneous flora of organizational forms, where provision of services – as opposed to (traditionally strong) advocacy – is gradually gaining importance. The long-marginalized 19th century tradition of charity is observed to re-emerge as a legitime practice of civil society in the 21st century. At the same time, and after having during much of the 20th century looked to the welfare state for inspiration and partnerships, Nordic civil society organizations are today increasingly turning towards the business sphere. They are borrowing organizational models and internalizing patterns of thought that originate in the world of corporations. Together, these developments are suggested to lead to a new wave of re-hybridization of the Nordic civil societies and their organizations.

Patrimônio cultural: valores e sociedade civil (Cultural heritage: values and civil society)

by Leonardo Castriota

CASTRIOTA, L. B. . Patrimônio cultural: valores e sociedade civil. In: Guilherme Araújo: Marcos Paulo Miranda; Jorge Askar. (Org.). Mestres e Conselheiros: Manual de atuação dos agentes do patrimônio cultural. 1 ed. Belo Horizonte: IEDS, 2009, v. , p. 40-48.

O livro "Mestres e Conselheiros - Manual de Atuação dos Agentes do Patrimônio Cultural" é resultado do... more O livro "Mestres e Conselheiros - Manual de Atuação dos Agentes do Patrimônio Cultural" é resultado do encontro Mestres e Conselheiros – 2º Fórum Agentes do Patrimônio, uma parceria entre diversos órgãos, o Instituto de Estudos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável (IEDS), o Ministério Público Estadual (MPE), o Instituto Estadual do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico de Minas Gerais (IEPHA-MG) e o Mestrado Interdisciplinar em Ambiente Construído e Patrimônio Sustentável da UFMG (MACPS).  visando difundir a preservação dos bens culturais. A ideia é contribuir para a superação de um dos grandes desafios do momento: o fortalecimento do espaço interinstitucional na preservação do Patrimônio Cultural, com a discussão de políticas públicas e sensibilização de formadores de opinião e sociedade.
Na primeira parte, apresentam-se textos introdutórios no campo do patrimônio, incluindo temas como os princípios informadores assim como a importância e a responsabilidade dos conselheiros municipais. Ainda nesta parte teórica, o manual traz textos sobre os conceitos básicos do campo, os diversos instrumentos de proteção e preservação, da ética nas intervenções em bens imóveis, além de tratar também dos arquivos e da preservação documental.
Na segunda parte apresenta uma sessão de perguntas e respostas que freqüentemente ocorrem aos conselheiros e agentes municipais, que dizem respeito tanto ao funcionamento dos conselhos municipais e à atuação dos conselheiros, quanto às ações de preservação do patrimônio cultural local.
Na terceira parte, o manual apresenta modelos a serem aplicados pelos conselheiros municipais, assim como para orientarem trabalhos que também envolverão técnicos especialistas.
Por fim, o manual traz um glossário básico assim como alguns documentos importantes no campo da preservação.

Where does the KCK Convention stand within the context of civil society?

by Alparslan Nas

Published at Today's Zaman, 14 December 2011

The Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) and a series of recent arrests have been under the spotlight in Turkey for a... more The Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) and a series of recent arrests have been under the spotlight in Turkey for a while. Undoubtedly, those who favor democracy and freedom dream of a country where writers and academics are not jailed. ....

Fighting for Unionist Home Rule: competing national identities in Dublin 1880-1922.

by Ciaran Wallace

Cities & Nationalisms Conference,
Institute of Historical Research, London, June 2010

Dublin’s development in the 19th century was unlike that of other UK cities.  Deposed as a capital in 1800, the... more Dublin’s development in the 19th century was unlike that of other UK cities.  Deposed as a capital in 1800, the city maintained a strong sense of its own importance.  From the 1840s the Catholic nationalist majority won control of the council, encouraging the middle-class flight to the suburbs.  Independent new townships, populated by Protestants and governed by unionist councils, encircled the old city.  Minute books, press coverage and street furniture demonstrate the methods councils used to establish their differing national identities.  Contrasting reactions to royal visits or the outbreak of war clearly illustrate these differences.   

From Belfast to Birmingham, UK cities improved their administrations by annexing suburban townships.  In Dublin this logic did not apply.  Encircled by unionist districts, the city could not increase its finances or resolve its chronic slum problems.  Unionists, viewing the nationalist Home Rule movement with growing anxiety, resisted annexation by the nationalist city, citing its higher taxes and political corruption.  Conflicting national identities fuelled resentment and hostility 

Dublin’s cluster of competing councils allows us to examine the role of the city in expressing nationalisms.  This paper discusses connections between civil society, national identity and urban government, and considers the tensions arising from layered identities in a shared urban space.

KCK Sözleşmesi Sivil Toplumun Neresinde?

by Alparslan Nas

Published at "Zaman", 09/12/2011

KCK ve beraberinde gelen tutuklamalar uzun bir süredir Türkiye'de medyanın gündeminde. Yazar ve akademisyenlerin... more KCK ve beraberinde gelen tutuklamalar uzun bir süredir Türkiye'de medyanın gündeminde. Yazar ve akademisyenlerin hapsedilmediği bir ülke hayaline, muhakkak ki demokrasiden ve özgürlüklerden yana herkes sahip.
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