1st Edition

Civil Society in Liberal Democracy

By Mark Jensen Copyright 2011
204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

In this contribution to contemporary political philosophy, Jensen aims to develop a model of civil society for deliberative democracy. In the course of developing the model, he also provides a thorough account of the meaning and use of "civil society" in contemporary scholarship as well as a critical review of rival models, including those found in the work of scholars such as John Rawls, Jurgen... Read more

1. Democratic Political Culture  2. What is Civil Society?  3. Congruence Models  4. Mediation Models  5. Critical Models  6. The Convergence Model  7. Reasons for Optimism  8. Global Civil Society without Global Govnerment?

Biography

Mark Jensen is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, U.S. Air Force Academy.