Civil Society and Political TheoryIn this first serious work on the theory of civil society to appear in many years, Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato contend that the concept of civil society articulates a contested terrain in the West that could become the primary locus for the expansion of democracy and rights. In this major contribution to contemporary political theory, Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato argue that the concept of civil society articulates a contested terrain in the West that could become a primary locus for the expansion of democracy and rights. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Contemporary Revival of Civil Society | 29 |
Conceptual History and Theoretical Synthesis | 83 |
Theoretical Development in the Twentieth Century | 117 |
Hannah Arendt | 177 |
Carl Schmitt Reinhart | 201 |
Michel Foucault | 255 |
Niklas Luhmann | 299 |
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actors analysis Arendt argue argument associations authoritarian autonomy bourgeois capitalist Carl Schmitt citizen civil disobedience Claus Offe collective action collective identity concept of civil conflict consensus constitutional contemporary context critical critique defense democracy democratic legitimacy differentiation dimension discourse ethics discussion domination dualistic Dworkin economic elite emergence feminist forms Foucault framework freedom function Gramsci Habermas's Hannah Arendt Hegel Ibid idea individual influence institutionalization institutions interests interpretation involves Jürgen Habermas justice legitimate liberal liberal democracy lifeworld linked Luhmann mediation Michel Foucault modern civil society modern society moral negative liberty neoconservative Niklas Luhmann norms Notes to Chapter organization parliamentary Parsons participation party plurality political society political system possible potential Press presupposes principle procedures public sphere radical rational reform represent revolution role Schmitt self-limitation social movements Social Theory societal community solidarity statism strategy structure subsystems theoretical thesis tion tradition University utopia voluntary association welfare