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Civil Society, Democracy, and Civic Renewal
Robert K. . Ed(S): Fullinwider
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Description for Civil Society, Democracy, and Civic Renewal
hardcover. Editor(s): Fullinwider, Robert K. Num Pages: 442 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 762.
Civil society is receiving renewed attention from academics, politicians, journalists, community leaders, and participants in the voluntary sector. Civil Society, Democracy, and Civic Renewal brings together several of America’s leading scholars—of history, sociology, political science, and philosophy—to explore the meaning of civil society, its positive and negative effects, its relation to government, and its contribution to democracy. The chapters range widely, taking up the connection between social trust and civic renewal, the role of citizen councils in environmental decisionmaking, the growth of self-help groups and their impact on community, historical patterns of civic activity by women and African Americans, and ... Read more
Civil society is receiving renewed attention from academics, politicians, journalists, community leaders, and participants in the voluntary sector. Civil Society, Democracy, and Civic Renewal brings together several of America’s leading scholars—of history, sociology, political science, and philosophy—to explore the meaning of civil society, its positive and negative effects, its relation to government, and its contribution to democracy. The chapters range widely, taking up the connection between social trust and civic renewal, the role of citizen councils in environmental decisionmaking, the growth of self-help groups and their impact on community, historical patterns of civic activity by women and African Americans, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
Number of Pages
442
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847693559
SKU
V9780847693559
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99-15
About Robert K. . Ed(S): Fullinwider
Robert K. Fullinwider is senior research scholar at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland. His writings have spanned such topics as violence in war, professional codes of ethics, moral growth, and multicultural education. He is the author of The Reverse Discrimination Controversy (1980).
Reviews for Civil Society, Democracy, and Civic Renewal
The book will be of great value to everyone interested in the critical assessment of a wide array of issues associated with the current civil society debates.
E-Extreme
The empirical and theoretical studies will be of real value to political theorists and political sociologists working in the area of democratic institutions and social relations.
Elizabeth Frazer
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E-Extreme
The empirical and theoretical studies will be of real value to political theorists and political sociologists working in the area of democratic institutions and social relations.
Elizabeth Frazer
... Read more