Civil Society : Social Reserach: an International Quarterly of the Social Sciences

Over twenty-five years ago, the term civil society” gained new meaning in reference to emerging social movements in Central and Eastern Europe. Since then ithas become a ubiquitous part of our democratic vocabulary. Civil Society” provides both a conceptual framework for democratic action throughout the world and an ongoing challenge for the social sciences: subjecting the concept and the phenomenon of civil society to further theoretical and empirical examination. The papers presented in this special issue of Social Research examine the concept of civil society from a combination of theory, case studies, and empirical analysis with a regional focus on Central and Eastern Europe.Mack, Arien is the author of 'Civil Society : Social Reserach: an International Quarterly of the Social Sciences', published 2001 under ISBN 9781933481173 and ISBN 193348117X.