Class Formation and Civil Society
Title | Class Formation and Civil Society PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick M. Boyle |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 215 |
Release | 2018-10-26 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 042986700X |
First published in 1999, this study of the politics of education in Cameroon, the Congo and Kenya presents arresting empirical evidence that urban elites exiting public sector educational systems they have dominated in favour of private school networks of their own creation. Seeking to enhance their offspring’s chances for survival and even domination in a world of scarce resources and limited opportunities for employment, elites see private schools as tools to shape newly emerging civil societies in Africa in their own image. From a theoretical perspective, the fresh evidence presented here shows that schooling has once again become a major social force influencing the balance of state and society in modern Africa. Re-examining an older political tradition of class analysis and integrating it into more recent civil society perspectives, the author shows that the abandonment of the unreliable education services of dysfunctional African states in favour of private schools has profound consequences for class articulation in societies dividing, once again, according to educational opportunities.
Class Formation, Civil Society and the State
Title | Class Formation, Civil Society and the State PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Burrage |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 465 |
Release | 2008-01-17 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0230593364 |
Rather than a ranking system based on occupational prestige, this book explains social stratification through political events and decisions. Using analyses of Russia, France, the United States and England, Burrage claims that class stems from the habitual relationship between state and civil society and, remarkably, is undermined by free markets.
Multilevel Democracy
Title | Multilevel Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Jefferey M. Sellers |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 413 |
Release | 2020-03-05 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1108427782 |
Explores ways to make democracy work better, with particular focus on the integral role of local institutions.
Class and Civil Society
Title | Class and Civil Society PDF eBook |
Author | Jean L. Cohen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 1983-03 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
Civil Society, Associations and Urban Places
Title | Civil Society, Associations and Urban Places PDF eBook |
Author | Boudien de Vries |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2016-12-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1351951106 |
In recent years the concept of 'civil society' has become central to the historian's understanding of class, cultural and political power in the nineteenth-century town and city. Increasingly clubs and voluntary societies have been regarded as an important step in the formation of formal political parties, particularly for the working and middle classes. The result of this is the assertion that the more associations existing in a particular society, the deeper democracy becomes entrenched. In order to test this hypothesis, this volume brings together essays by an international group of urban historians who examine the construction of civil society from associational activity in the urban place. From their studies, it soon becomes clear that such simple propositions do not adequately reflect the dynamics of nineteenth-century urban society and politics. Urban associations were ideological in purpose and deliberately discriminatory and as such set the boundaries of civil society. Thus competing and segmented associations were not only an indication of pluralism and strength, but also highlighted a fundamental weakness when faced down by the interests of the state. Through a wide array of urban associations in a broad range of settings, comprising Austria and Bratislava, France and Italy, the Netherlands, Austro-Hungary, England, Scotland and the US, this volume reflects on the construction of class, nation and culture in the associations of the nineteenth-century urban place. In so doing it shows that a deep and interlocking civil society does not automatically lead to a rise in democratic activity. Expansion of the networks of urban association could equally result in greater subdivision and to the fragmentation and isolation of certain groups. Partition as much as coherence is our understanding of civil society and associations in the nineteenth-century urban place.
The State, Class Formation, and Development in Bangladesh
Title | The State, Class Formation, and Development in Bangladesh PDF eBook |
Author | S. M. Shamsul Alam |
Publisher | |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
This book studies postcolonial Bangladesh and shows how the state failed to create an industrial bourgeoisie class. The author explores concepts of the postcolonial state, colonialism during the British period, postcolonial Bangladesh under various regimes, the influences of democracy, and alternatives through which Bangladesh may become a civil society. This highly analytical and interpretive study offers a 'solution' to the problem by calling for a participatory development and abandoning the idea of modernity. A table of contents and a list of abbreviations make this book an especially thorough and pragmatic reference tool.
The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements PDF eBook |
Author | Donatella Della Porta |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 865 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0199678405 |
The Handbook presents a most updated and comprehensive exploration of social movement research. It not only maps, but also expands the field of social movement studies, taking stock of recent developments in cognate areas of studies, within and beyond sociology and political science. While structured around traditional social movement concepts, each section combines the mapping of the state of the art with attempts to broaden our knowledge of social movements beyond classic theoretical agendas, and to identify the contribution that social movement studies can give to other fields of knowledge.