Civil Society in the Age of Monitory Democracy: (Studies on Civil Society)
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Since the emergence of the dissident "parallel polis" in Eastern Europe, civil society has become a "new superpower," influencing democratic transformations, human rights, and international co-operation; co-designing economic trends, security and defense; reshaping the information society; and generating new ideas on the environment, health, and the "good life." This volume seeks to compare and reassess the role of civil society in the rich West, the poorer South, and the quickly expanding East in the context of the twenty-first century's challenges. It presents a novel perspective on civic movements testing John Keane's notion of "monitory democracy": an emerging order of public scrutiny and monitoring of power.
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Lars Traegardh is Professor of History and Civil Society Studies at Ersta Skoendal University College in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2011 he was appointed to the Commission on the Future of Sweden led by the Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt.
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- Contributor: Lars Traegardh
- Imprint: Berghahn Books
- ISBN13: 9780857457561
- Number of Pages: 358
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
- Packaged Weight: 649
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Berghahn Books
- Release Date: 2013-05-01
- Series: Studies on Civil Society
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Lars Traegardh is Professor of History and Civil Society Studies at Ersta Skoendal University College in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2011 he was appointed to the Commission on the Future of Sweden led by the Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt.
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