Civil Society Revisited - Lessons from Poland (Hardcover)

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'.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies on Civil Society
Release date:	June 2017
Editors:	Kerstin Jacobsson • Elzbieta Korolczuk
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-78533-551-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	1-78533-551-0
Barcode:	9781785335518

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