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Civil society, democracy, and civic renewal / edited by Robert K. Fullinwider.
Van Pelt Library JK1764 .C5267 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political participation--United States.
- Political participation.
- United States.
- Civil society--United States.
- Civil society.
- Democracy--United States.
- Democracy.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 433 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [1999]
- Summary:
- Civil society is receiving renewed attention from academics, politicians, journalists, community leaders, and participants in the voluntary sector. Civil Society, Democracy, and Civic Renewal brings together several of America's leading scholars -- of history, sociology, political science, and philosophy -- to explore the meaning of civil society, its positive and negative effects, its relation to government, and its contribution to democracy. The chapter range widely, taking up the connection between social trust and civic renewal, the role of citizen councils in environmental decisionmaking, the growth of self-help groups and their impact on community, historical patterns of civic activity by women and African Americans, and the place of expertise in public deliberation on scientific and medical issues.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0847693554
- 0847693562
- OCLC:
- 40179556
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