Bringing together historians and political scientists, this unique collaboration compares nineteenth-century civil societies that failed to develop lasting demo

Since the emergence of the dissident “parallel polis” in Eastern Europe, civil society has become a “new superpower,” influencing democratic transformat

O'Connell offers an action guide for citizen leaders and teachers--must-know information to help ensure that the democracy will last another century.

Civil society is one of the most used - and abused - concepts in current political thinking. In this important collection of essays, the concept is subjected to