Creating a Democratic Civil Society in Eastern Germany: The Case of the Citizen Movements and Alliance 90 - Couverture souple

Olivo, C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1349386278 ISBN 13 : 9781349386277

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

Synopsis

This book examines normative theories of civil society and deliberative democracy by using a case study of the East German 'citizen movements' that led the democratic opposition against the communist regime. These movements espoused political ideals and engaged in public activities with striking affinities to recent normative theoretical conceptions of civil society. Tracing the history of the citizen movements from the 1970s through the 1990s, this study analyzes their attempts to transform German politics through a 'politics of civil society.' This case reveals the democratic potential of civil society theories as well as the obstacles facing the realization of alternative visions of democracy in contemporary liberal democracies.

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À propos de l'auteur

CHRISTIANE OLIVO is an assistant professor of political science at Antioch College. She previously taught at the University of Denver and University of Colorado at Denver. She has been a doctoral and post-doctoral fellow at the Free University of Berlin and the Humboldt University Berlin, respectively. Her work has appeared in Polity and German Politics and Society.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1349386278
• ISBN 13: 9781349386277
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 304
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