Bücher der Reihe European Civil Society

Studies show that in a comparative context Sweden scores very highly when it comes to the strength and vitality of its civil society, as well as social capital, as measured in terms of trust, lack of corruption, and membership of voluntary associations. This book offers insights into the dynamics of state and civil society relations.

Berlin is a dynamic city whose inhabitants have lived through both the rapid growth and the violent destruction of the institutions of civil society, several times over. This volume situates itself within these developments by presenting essays on contemporary civil societies, and their structural problems.

Civil society and civic engagement have increasingly become topics of discussion at the national and international level. The editors of this volume ask, does the concept of civil societyA" include gender equality and gender justice? Or, to frame the question differently, is civil society a feminist concept?

The nature of the currently emerging European society, which includes the economic and social transformation of Eastern and Central European countries, has been hotly debated. At its center is the relationship between markets and civil society within political and social contexts.

Civil society stands for one of the influential concepts relating to the study of modern societies. Reviewing the history of the concept, its use in various regional contexts, and its place in critical political theory, this book asks about the potential of the concept of civil society in guiding political transformations.