Buch, Englisch, 434 Seiten
Principles and Political Potential
Buch, Englisch, 434 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-9504939-0-0
Verlag: Verlag Noir
The human is a social and political being that can only develop in
a society. Democracy, therefore, not only lives from the separation
of powers and the functioning rule of law, but also from active
citizens. Just how multifaceted and heterogeneous the concept of
the civil society is in theory and practice is shown in this book.
We understand the civil society as being a community of free and
responsible people living together in solidarity and subsidiarity on
all levels. A democracy of this kind is one in which the individual
feels responsible for recognising problems and actively taking part
in solving them. We asked top-level scientists, journalists, and
practitioners to give us their fundamental observations on the
possibilities of the civil society in the 21st century to be included in
the present anthology. This publication brings together contributions
dealing with the theory, history, and philosophical heritage of
the civil society, as well case studies from actual practice. The scope
of the pluralism of opinions in the essays provides an impressive
demonstration of how the permanent voice of the (critical) public
can enrich and supplement politics.
With contributions by Ulrike Ackermann, Elisabeth Anselm,
Alexander Bogner, Michael Borchard, Ernst Bruckmüller, Johannes
Domsich, Benjamin Hasselhorn, Andreas Janko, Julia Juen, Peter
Kampits, Till Kinzel, Martina Kronthaler, Karl Langer, Christine
Leopold, Günther Lutschinger, Elisabeth Mayerhofer, Wolfgang
Mazal, Christian Moser-Sollmann, Werner J. Patzelt, Manfred
Prisching, Bettina Rausch, Justus Reichl, Verena Ringler, Christoph
