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Antinomies of Political Society: Implications of Uncivil Development
The inter -relation between the state, civil society and more recently political society, notwithstanding the differences over what constitutes each of these domains, has emerged as the single most significant area of study for understanding the process of democratization.
Civil society has long been projected and trusted, post-East European debacle, as an all-encompassing panacea for most of the problems plaguing developing societies. It is a political imaginary that is carved out to stand for various values, actively pursued through varied institutions.
Civil society has become a kind of aspirational shorthand for ideas and values of equity, increasing participation, public fairness, individual rights, tolerance, trust, legality, cooperation and informed citizenry (C.M.Elliot, 2 003). These ideals are fostered and protected by voluntary associative activity independent or outside of the state.Understanding the Context Nature of Industrialisation and Capital Problem of Pollution and Social Cost Methodology of the Present Study Political Society - Collective or interest-based? Political Society and the Decaying Community Bibliograph
Democratic Innovation in the South : Participation and Representation in Asia, Africa and Latin America
The compilation of articles in this book originated in papers delivered
at a two day workshop that took place in San José, Costa Rica, in March
2007 . This workshop is part of the Africa/Asia/Latin America Scholarly Collaborative Program jointly undertaken by APISA-CLACSO-CODESRIA with the
generous support of ASDI. This Program is designed to serve as a research forum for the generation of fresh and original comparative insights on the diverse problems and challenges facing the countries of the South. In doing so, it is also hoped that the activities will contribute to the consolidation of cross-regional networking among Southern scholars, foster a scholarly culture of Southern cross-referencing, and contribute to a type of theory-building that is more closely attuned to the shared historical contexts and experiences of the countries and peoples of the
South. Participants from all three continents in equal numbers are invited to each activity. Each scholar is exposed to the socio-historical contexts of other regions of the South as an input that will help to broaden their analytical perspectives and improve the overall quality of their scientific engagements.Preface 9
Introduction
Ciska RaventĂłs 11
Part I
Civil society, public space and democratization
Democratic innovation in Latin America: a first
look at the Democratic Participatory Project
Evelina Dagnino, Alberto Olvera and Aldo Panfichi 27
Citizens participation and associative space
Armando Chaguaceda Noriega 47
Part II
Protest, contentious collective action
and democratization
Participation vs. Representation?
The Experience of the Neighborhood Assemblies of
Buenos Aires, 2001-2003
Inés Pousadela 69
Index
A Time of Opportunities: the Piquetero Movement
and Democratization in Argentina
Gabriela Bukstein 123
Antinomies of Political Society: Implications of
Uncivil Development
Ajay Gudavarthy and G. Vijay 141
Part III
Institutional legal reform: contribution
to democratization
The Democratization of Chinas Laws and
Policies: two steps forward one step back from
Reform and Tiananmen to Falun Gong
Gillian Hui Lynn Goh 167
Innovations in Electoral Politics in Ghanas
Fourth Republic: an Analysis
Alexander Frempong 183
On Democratic Consolidation in the South:
comments on Alexander Frempong´s Paper
Jorge Rovira Mas 205
Part IV
Minority rights and democracy
Democracy, Minority Rights and Conflict
Prevention in Asia
Ashok Swain 21