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Author:   Michael Edwards (Distinguished Senior Fellow, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Demos, New York, NY, United States)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.862kg
ISBN:  

9780199330140

ISBN 10:   019933014
Pages:   534
Publication Date:   04 July 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1. Introduction 1. Introduction, Michael Edwards 2. The History of Civil Society Ideas, John Ehrenberg Part 2. The Forms of Civil Society 3. The Non-Profit Sector, Steven R. Smith 4. Development NGOs, Alan Fowler 5. Grassroots Associations, Frances Kunreuther 6. Social Movements, Donatella Della Porta and Mario Diani 7. Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurs, Alex Nicholls 8. Global Civil Society, Lisa Jordan Part 3. Geographical Perspectives 9. Civil Society in the United States, Theda Skocpol 10. Civil Society in Latin America, Evelina Dagnino 11. Civil Society in Post-Communist Europe, Marc Morjé Howard 12. Civil Society in the Middle East, Eberhard Kienle 13. Civil Society in China, Jude Howell 14. Civil Society in India, Neera Chandhoke 15. Civil Society in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ebenezer Obadare Part 4. The Norms of Civil Society 16. Civil Society and Social Capital, Michael Woolcock 17. Civil and Uncivil Society, Clifford Bob 18. Civil Society and Civility, Nina Eliasoph 19. Civil Society and Equality, Sally Kohn 20. Civil Society and Diversity, Hilde Coffé and Catherine Bolzendahl 21. Civil Society and Religion, Donald E. Miller 22. Civil Society and Spirituality, Claudia Horwitz Part 5. The Spaces of Civil Society 23. Civil Society and Government, Nancy L. Rosenblum and Charles H.T. Lesch 24. Civil Society and Civil Liberties, Mark Sidel 25. Civil Society and the Public Sphere, Craig Calhoun 26. Civil Society and Public Work, Harry C. Boyte 27. Civil Society in the Digital Age, Roberta G. Lentz 28. Civil Society and Public Journalism, Charles Lewis 29. Civic Knowledge, Peter Levine Part 6. The Achievements of Civil Society 30. Civil Society and Democracy, Mark E. Warren 31. Civil Society and Poverty, Solava Ibrahim and David Hulme 32. Civil Society and Peace, Jenny Pearce 33. Civil Society and Power, John Gaventa 34. Civil Society and the Market, Simon Zadek Part 7. Supporting Civil Society 35. Civil Society and Institutional Philanthropy, William A. Schambra and Krista L. Shaffer 36. Civil Society and Grassroots Philanthropy, G. Albert Ruesga 37. Assisting Civil Society and Promoting Democracy, Omar G. Encarnación 38. Conclusion, Michael Edwards

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<br> The Oxford Handbook of Civil Society presents a kaleidoscope of views...The entries are concise and well-written, focusing on major issues of contention in academic debate, thus providing ideal readings for classes and for introduction to the topic. --Choice <br><p><br> Spectacularly readable...Michael Edwards, its editor, has taken on the daunting task over the past few decades of actually trying to understand one of the slipperiest ideas social scientists and philosophers have employed over the past few centuries. Edwards has written clearly on the subject, has funded research and action to enhance this understanding, and in this volume, calls upon a talented network of his colleagues to illuminate the civil society concept in a remarkable display of good sense and intellectual persuasion. --Voluntas<p><br>

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Michael Edwards is currently a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos in New York and a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Brooks World Poverty Institute at Manchester University in the UK. He is also the former Senior Advisor to World Bank on Civil Society and the former Director of the Ford Foundation's Governance and Civil Society Program.

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