POLI 100 Lecture Notes - Civil Society
22 Dec 2011
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Civil society has been defined (by robertson, 1993) as: The framework within which those without political authority live their lives economic relationships, family and kinship structures, religious institutions and so on. Nevertheless, the term has been used with increasing frequency in recent years, in political debate as well as in academia. Although originally used in the late 18th century, the term civil society has become more popular recently because of its perceived role in effecting political change in a number of states. Typically, these were countries where opposition parties were suppressed, and at times of regime crisis ordinary people rose up on spontaneous protest. Philippines (1986), south korea (1987), an end to communism in eastern europe by. In other countries there was a greater emphasis on voluntary movements rather than state agencies, and providers of various services. The 1990s saw the rise of non-governmental organisations like charities as dispensers of air in developing countries.
