The liberation of civil society
Neo‐liberal ideology and political theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11904780 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bjorn Beckman (Uppsala University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 58 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of African Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-6244 • E-ISSN: 1740-1720 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03056249308704017 |
| OpenAlex | W2013619120 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 45 |
| References cited | 5 |
The state versus civil society debate is an arena where competing class projects confront each other, each seeking to ensure a social basis for its own control over the state. The state plays a central role in the construction of civil society. The neo‐liberal project seeks to de‐legitimise the state as a locus of nationalist aspirations and resistance, drawing on theories of ‘rent‐seeking’, ‘patrimonialism’ and ‘state autonomy’. The neo‐liberal project conceals its own massive use of state power, transnational and local, for the construction of a civil society in its own image while suppressing actually existing civil society which it defines as ‘vested interests’
Autonomy · Capitalist state · Civil society · Ideology · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Law · Political Economy and Marxism · Political theory and Gramsci · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 45 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,45 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2025 (31) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 45 |