As the countries of East-Central Europe struggle to create liberal democracy and the United States and other Western nations attempt to rediscover their own tar

Seligman argues that the conjoining of individual and public interests as the mutually validating bases upon which civil society depends rests on a synthesis of

Since its publication in 2004, Civil Society has become a standard work of reference for all those who seek to understand the role of voluntary citizen action i

In the absence of noble public goals, admired leaders, and compelling issues, many warn of a dangerous erosion of civil society. Are they right? What are the ro

This book introduces radically alternative models of civil society that have been developed outside the liberal democratic frame of reference, models which sugg