Civil Society Revisited Lessons from Poland - Studies on Civil Society

In much social scientific literature, Polish civil society has been portrayed as weak and passive. This volume offers a much-needed corrective, challenging this characterization on both theoretical and empirical grounds and suggesting new ways of conceptualizing civil society to better account for events on the ground as well as global trends such as neoliberalism, migration, and the renewal of nationalist ideologies. Focusing on forms of collective action that researchers have tended to overlook, the studies gathered here show how public discourse legitimizes certain claims and political actions as "true" civil society, while others are too often dismissed. Taken together, they critique a model of civil society that is 'made from above'.

ISBN:	9781800732063
Publisher:	Berghahn Books
Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Published date:	01 Oct 2021
DEWEY:	303.409438
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	352 .
Weight:	508g
Height:	154mm
Width:	231mm
Spine width:	28mm

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