Global Civil Society More or Less Democracy
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: "The Committee on Civil Society Research in Sweden decided | : "The Committee on Civil Society Research in Sweden decided | ||
| - | : to organise a seminar titled | + | : to organise a seminar titled ''Global Civil Society - More or Less De- |
| - | : mocracy? | + | : mocracy?'' at the WSF in Nairobi in January 2007, focusing on de- |
: mocracy and civil society in the context of contemporary globalisa- | : mocracy and civil society in the context of contemporary globalisa- | ||
: tion. It was also decided to follow up the seminar with a publication, | : tion. It was also decided to follow up the seminar with a publication, | ||
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: * What are implications for democracy of the increasing number | : * What are implications for democracy of the increasing number | ||
: and activities of NGOs, social movement organisations and private | : and activities of NGOs, social movement organisations and private | ||
| - | : foundations globally | + | : foundations globally �whether we choose to conceptualise these |
| - | : as | + | : as "civil society" or not? |
: * In what sense does (or can) global civil society contribute to fur- | : * In what sense does (or can) global civil society contribute to fur- | ||
: ther democratisation in an era of globalisation? | : ther democratisation in an era of globalisation? | ||
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| - | Quoted from [http://www.dhf.uu.se/FMPro?-db=pub1.fp5&-format=/publications/dd/apubdddetail.html&-lay=weblayout&-sortfield=pubyear&-sortorder=descend&-sortfield=pubissuewithoutcolon&-sortorder=descend&pubtype=development&-max=2147483647&-recid=67&-find= Development Dialogue no 49, November 2007]. Development Dialogue is a forum provided by the Dag | + | Quoted from |
| + | [http://www.dhf.uu.se/FMPro?-db=pub1.fp5&-format=/publications/dd/apubdddetail.html&-lay=weblayout&-sortfield=pubyear&-sortorder=descend&-sortfield=pubissuewithoutcolon&-sortorder=descend&pubtype=development&-max=2147483647&-recid=67&-find= Development Dialogue no 49, November 2007]. Development Dialogue is a forum provided by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation for critical discussions of international development priorities and challenges. Its main focus is on North-South relations and alternative perspectives | ||
to dominant paradigms. | to dominant paradigms. | ||
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Revision as of 15:15, 4 February 2008
- "The Committee on Civil Society Research in Sweden decided
- to organise a seminar titled Global Civil Society - More or Less De-
- mocracy? at the WSF in Nairobi in January 2007, focusing on de-
- mocracy and civil society in the context of contemporary globalisa-
- tion. It was also decided to follow up the seminar with a publication,
- inviting additional contributors who were not part of the seminar in
- Nairobi, but who have a strong interest in issues related to global civil
- society. The key questions we asked were:
- * What are implications for democracy of the increasing number
- and activities of NGOs, social movement organisations and private
- foundations globally �whether we choose to conceptualise these
- as "civil society" or not?
- * In what sense does (or can) global civil society contribute to fur-
- ther democratisation in an era of globalisation?
- * In what sense can global civil society undermine democratisation
- processes? "
Quoted from
Development Dialogue no 49, November 2007. Development Dialogue is a forum provided by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation for critical discussions of international development priorities and challenges. Its main focus is on North-South relations and alternative perspectives
to dominant paradigms.
