{"product_id":"languages-of-civil-society-9781845451189","title":"Languages of Civil Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe past two decades have witnessed a revival of the concept of ‘civil society’. From East Central Europe to Latin America and East Asia to the recent calls for a ‘European civil society’ and a ‘global civil society’, the concept signifies the need for national and supra–national forms of civic commitment against both unjustified state domination and neo–liberal marketization. Reviewing the long history of the concept, its use in various regional contexts and its place in critical political theory, this book takes comprehensive stock of these debates and asks about the potential of the concept of civil society in guiding political transformations towards fuller understandings of liberty and democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“Overall, this is an insightful book, which will be of relevance to academics and students in the fields of political theory, philosophy and history. Besides a fine example of historical and theoretical analysis, those interested in civil society debates will find in this volume a wide range of arguments for reflection.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  In-Spire Book Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePeter Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART I: BEGINNINGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Civil Society and the Problématique of Political Modernity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJean Terrier\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeter Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e From koinonìa politikè to societas civilis: Birth, Disappearance and First Renaissance of the Concept\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePeter Hallberg\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBjörn Wittrock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART II: NARROWING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e The Nationalisation and Popularisation of Political Language: the Concept of ‘Civil Society’ in Swedish\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePeter Hallberg \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Declining Deliberation: Civil Society, Community, Organised Modernity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJean Terrier\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeter Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e The Withering Away of ‘Civil Society’ and the Organization of Social Life: the Case of Germany from the Wilhelminian era to the G.D.R.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJay Rowell\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBénédicte Zimmermann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART III: WIDENING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e The Second Renaissance of Civil Society in East and Central Europe – and in the European Union\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJody Jensen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFerenc Miszlivetz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Pluralized Globalisation: Civil Society in East Asia and Latin America\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eShin Jong-Hwa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeter Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Global Civil Society: from Dissident Democratisation to World Bank Parlance\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJody Jensen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFerenc Miszlivetz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e The Critique of Organised Modernity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJean Terrier\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeter Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART IV: CONCLUDING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e The Return of Civil Society and the Reopening of the Political Problématique\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJean Terrier\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeter Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042965094743,"sku":"9781845451189","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845451189.jpg?v=1750956432","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/languages-of-civil-society-9781845451189","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}