The Civil Society Concept
An Attempt at a Complementary Approach. Tocqueville's Legacy and Giddens' Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10566876 |
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| Authors | Karel Müller (0000-0003-0223-9050, Prague University of Economics and Business, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 607-624 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Czech Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0288 • E-ISSN: 2336-128X |
| Publisher | Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • CZ) |
| DOI | 10.13060/00380288.2003.39.5.02 |
| OpenAlex | W3033942418 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The following paper attempts to offer a framework for understanding the interdependence between modern civil society and the democratic state in all its complexity and mutual relations. The author seeks inspiration in two very significant sources -in a reconstruction of Tocqueville's social theory and thought, and in Giddens' theory of reflexive modernity. In the first step, the author offers a robust normative perspective of the concept of a civil society and, in the second step, tries to outline the complex interpretative framework for an empirical analysis of state-civil society relations. The presented schemes are intended to support the ambition of overcoming to a certain extent the crucial sociological paradox between the macro-and the micro-sociological approach and considering both the functional-structural perspective and the empirical point of view of the civil society concept. Finally, the author attempts to formulate a justifiable framework for practical action and institutional provisions, both in the public sphere and in the sphere of political power
Civil society · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence
| Highly cited | No |
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