Measuring and Comparing Civil Societies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2641691 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Lyons (0000-0001-8133-0295, University of Technology Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2009-08-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cosmopolitan Civil Societies An Interdisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1837-5391 • E-ISSN: 1837-5391 |
| Publisher | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5130/ccs.v1i1.836 |
| OpenAlex | W2103440928 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
In most countries (Australia is an exception) the term 'civil society' is widely used by social researchers, activists and government officials. However its analytical value is limited by its great variety of meanings. The article proposes that if 'civil society' is to be of any use analytically it should be capable of being measured. It outlines two related efforts to measure civil society and to compare it cross nationally and identifies several problems with those approaches
Civil society · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Statistics · Computer Science · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Mathematics · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Science and Policy Research · Artificial Intelligence
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |