The idea of civil society has long been central to the Western liberal-democratic tradition, where it has been seen as a crucial site for the development and pu

This book introduces radically alternative models of civil society that have been developed outside the liberal democratic frame of reference, models which sugg

This volume critically examines the promise of a global civil society. Exploring issues in cases of diverse social justice movements, the contributors show that

"Devoting particular emphasis to Bolivia, Chile, and Mexico, proposes a theory of civil society to explain the economic and political challenges for continuing