opening up to society in the realms of environmental and social politics. The study shows that while the party … concepts of "NGO" and "civil society" becoming increasingly relevant as frames of reference. While their practices remain … the formation of social networks according to their own self-image as members of a budding Chinese civil society. -- China …

Civil Society envisages the growth of civilization in a way that the society is in “civilized form.” It has been … prominent in Social science since time immemorial. Till 18th century, it was synonymous with the state or political society. It … Marx, “Civil Society embraces the whole material intercourse of individuals within a definite stage of development of …

This paper provides an empirical investigation of the “social capital” theories that link civil society and democracy …. Using data from the Civil Society Index for 44 countries, we find that not only this relationship exists, but that civil … society is also positively correlated with human development. Using a simple regression analysis, we discover that democracy …