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The views on civil society of the last few decades

  • By the 1980s, the importance of the social society as initially envisioned by Adam Smith became popular in political and economic discussions in central and Eastern Europe and Latin America. It became identified with non-state movements that were defying authoritarian regimes.
  • During the 1990s, many authors, politicians, and public authorities came to view civil society as a sort of “Swiss Army knife” for fixing the many problems facing developing countries.
  • By the end of the 1990s, civil society was seen less as a cure-all.
  • Today, civil society theory has assumed a relatively neutral stance.

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Different views on civil society through the ages

Different views on civil society through the ages

  • The widely held thought in ancient Greece was that societies could be characterized according to the character of their political constitution and institutions.
  • However, English writers like Thomas Hobbes and John Locke contended that society predates the es...

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Civil Society definitions

Civil Society definitions

Civil society remains hard to define as it is deeply complex. Generally, the term suggests how public life should function within and between societies.

Civil society is mainly composed of organisations not associated with the government, such as professional associations, ...

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Civic organisations

ivic organizations can be defined as nonprofit community-based companies, clubs, committees, associations, corporations, or authorized representatives of a governmental entity composed of volunteers and which are established mainly to further educational, charitable, religious, cultural, or local...

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Early history of civil society

The roots of civil society in the context of political thought date as far back as Ancient Rome. Cicero (106 BCE to 42 BCE) refers to the term “societas civilis” as a political community that consists of more than one city governed by the rule of law and typified by a degree of u...

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Civil society

Civil society

Civil society refers to a wide variety of communities and groups.

These groups include non-governmental organizations (NGOs), labour unions, indigenous groups, charitable organizations, faith-based organizations, professional associations, and foundations outside of governm...

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