Civil Society for Sustainability Contributor(s): Renn, Ortwin (Author), Reichel, A. (Author), Bauer, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 386741761X ISBN-13: 9783867417617 Publisher: Europaischer Hochschulverlag Gmbh & Co. Kg OUR PRICE: $87.31 Product Type: Paperback Language: German Published: July 2012 |
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BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.78 lbs) 268 pages |
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Publisher Description: Civil society and its organisations (CSO) play a vital role in the implementation of and social change towards sustainable development (SD). Civil society actors exhibit special features: They are to a large degree driven by visions and ideals, they place a focus on common action thus balancing individual and collective goals.CSO participate in and initiate as well as organise discourses about SD in society.Through their activities, social capital is built, maintained and increase.CSO provide and share a non-economical, non-efficiency driven world view to the implementation process of SD.This guidebook gives an insight to the impact of CSO on governance processes towards SD from three different viewpoints:
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