| Civil Society in the Age of Monitory Democracy Contributor(s): Trägårdh, Lars (Editor), Witoszek, Nina (Editor), Taylor, Bron (Editor) |
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ISBN: 085745756X ISBN-13: 9780857457561 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $137.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 300 |
| LCCN: 2012019050 |
| Series: Studies on Civil Society |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.43 lbs) 358 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the emergence of the dissident "parallel polis" in Eastern Europe, civil society has become a "new superpower," influencing democratic transformations, human rights, and international co-operation; co-designing economic trends, security and defense; reshaping the information society; and generating new ideas on the environment, health, and the "good life." This volume seeks to compare and reassess the role of civil society in the rich West, the poorer South, and the quickly expanding East in the context of the twenty-first century's challenges. It presents a novel perspective on civic movements testing John Keane's notion of "monitory democracy" an emerging order of public scrutiny and monitoring of power. |
Contributor Bio(s): Witoszek, Nina: - Nina Witoszek is Research Professor and Research Director at the Centre for Development and the Environment at the University of Oslo. Taylor, Bron: -Bron Taylor is Professor of Religion and Nature at the University of Florida, and a Carson Fellow at the Rachel Carson Center in Munich. Tragardh Lars: -Lars Trägårdh is Professor of History and Civil Society Studies at Ersta Sköndal University College in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2011 he was appointed to the Commission on the Future of Sweden led by the Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt. |
