Civil society, conflict and violence insights from the CIVICUS civil society index project
This book looks at the role that civil society organizations play in dealing with conflict and violence. The authors argue that in most of the prevalent conceptualizations the conflict dimension of civil society is either downplayed or inadequately addressed. They contend that the ability to deal wi...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic
2012.
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| Colección: | CIVICUS : global study of civil society series
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745055306719 |
| Sumario: | This book looks at the role that civil society organizations play in dealing with conflict and violence. The authors argue that in most of the prevalent conceptualizations the conflict dimension of civil society is either downplayed or inadequately addressed. They contend that the ability to deal with conflict is at the heart of organized civil society; in the political process, one of civil society's key functions is to express and mediate between different interests, thus contributing to political decision-making. The chapters draw on detailed, empirical data from the CIVICUS Civil Society I |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283706131 9781780931029 |
