Global Civil Society, Peacebuilding, and Statebuilding

2021 ◽  
pp. 327-340
Author(s):  
Mary Kaldor ◽  
Denisa Kostovicova
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
International Law ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Global Civil Society ◽  
Social Condition ◽  
International Networks ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Ngos ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Different Levels

This chapter grounds a definition of global civil society in the existence of international law and links with international networks of either international NGOs or support groups crucial for enabling civil society groups in postconflict countries to operate. Conceptualizing civil society in these global terms, the chapter critiques a technocratic approach to peace- and statebuilding that reduces the multitude of civil society actors to NGOs and their limited ability to address the social condition created by war. If the state of persistent disorder created by a combination of fragmentation and globalization is to be transformed, activist civil society needs to be regarded as a partner in countering sectarian and fundamentalist narratives and in increasing the accountability of corrupt elites. Activist civil society is underpinned by an assumption that protest, activism, debate, and deliberation are the main mechanisms for change. Linked up with international actors, it can provide the basis for a strategy for constructing legitimate institutions at different levels. By focusing on elites associated with the armed groups as participants in the peace talks in a top-down approach to conflict resolution, the international community has at least implicitly endorsed the marginalization of activist civil society. Reversing this relationship opens up new possibilities for reducing violence and for building peace.

Ways and Voices in the Psychoanalysis of Links According to Enrique Pichon-Rivière

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Jaitin
Keyword(s):  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Clinical Observation ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Social ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Different Levels

This article covers several stages of the work of Pichon-Rivière. In the 1950s he introduced the hypothesis of "the link as a four way relationship" (of reciprocal love and hate) between the baby and the mother. Clinical work with psychosis and psychosomatic disorders prompted him to examine how mental illness arises; its areas of expression, the degree of symbolisation, and the different fields of clinical observation. From the 1960s onwards, his experience with groups and families led him to explore a second path leading to "the voices of the link"—the voice of the internal family sub-group, and the place of the social and cultural voice where the link develops. This brought him to the definition of the link as a "bi-corporal and tri-personal structure". The author brings together the different levels of the analysis of the link, using as a clinical example the process of a psychoanalytic couple therapy with second generation descendants of a genocide within the limits of the transferential and countertransferential field. Body language (the core of the transgenerational link) and the couple's absences and presence during sessions create a rhythm that gives rise to an illusion, ultimately transforming the intersubjective link between the partners in the couple and with the analyst.

Rights of the Child

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asha Bajpai
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
International Law ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Legal Definition ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The Government ◽  
Definition Of

The chapter commences with the change in the perspective and approach relating to children from welfare to rights approach. It then deals with the legal definition of child in India under various laws. It gives a brief overview of the present legal framework in India. It states briefly the various policies and plans, and programmes of the Government of India related to children. International law on the rights of the child is enumerated and a summary of the important judgments by Indian courts are also included. The chapter ends with pointing out the role of civil society organizations in dealing with the rights of the child and a mention of challenges ahead.

Foucault and the state

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-164
Author(s):  
Stephen W. Sawyer
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
International Law ◽  
State Power ◽  
Global Civil Society ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Organization ◽  
Global Finance ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Global Capital ◽  
Popular Power

For those attentive to the epochal shifts of globalization, the state has been either serving global capital or on its way out for decades. Neo-liberalism prones new scales of economic and political organization and the promise of a global civil society while international law ostensibly undermines the traditional functions of state power. The inadequacy of the state has found an equally sharp echo among populists who have reaffirmed democracy at the expense of a robust state. And in an odd déjà-vu, social scientists are once again pushing elsewhere: the state would seem at once the all-powerful protagonist of global finance or entirely insufficient for integrating popular power in our contemporary democracies.

Towards a Culture of Peace and for Establishing a World Parliament of the Global Civil Society

2018 ◽  
pp. 188-196
Author(s):  
L.M. Singhvi
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Social Ethics ◽  
Global Civil Society ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Cultural Tradition ◽  
The Social ◽  
Culture Of Peace ◽  
National Life

This chapter reflects Dr Singhvi’s views on culture of peace as he was a true Gandhian who always promoted peace and non-violence in his life. The hallmark of Indian national life is the vitality of civil society and the space it allocates for democratic pluralism and cultural diversity. The Constitution of India protects pluralism, guarantees the cultural diversities of India. Indian society and its cultural tradition accord a place of pride to these cultural diversities which are guaranteed and safeguarded not only by the law of the Constitution of India but by the social ethics and cultural heritage of India.

Gems: From Bangkok to Lausanne. Belgian Jurist Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns’ Letter to his French Colleague Ernest Lehr

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
Antoine Rousseau
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
International Networks ◽  
The Social

Abstract The section ‘Gems’ consists of short articles which present sources that might be of interest to migration researcher. In this Gems: a letter sent from Bangkok on 23 August 1896 by Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to his French colleague Ernest Lehr. We show that this document enables us to highlight the international networks in which international law scholars were involved. It reveals the professional concerns and problems of the lawyer, but also the social reality of his daily life.

The Description of Formative Judaism: The Social Perspective of the Mishnah's System of Civil Law and Government

AJS Review ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 63-79
Author(s):  
Jacob Neusner
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Systematic Account ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Temple

Mishnah's division of Damages presents a complete and systematic account of a theory of Israelite civil law and government. While drawing on diverse materials of earlier ages, beginning, of course, with the diverse Mosaic codes themselves, Mishnah's system came to closure after the Bar Kokhba War. Like its account of the Temple and its cult, Mishnah here speaks of nonexistent institutions and prohibited activities. There being no Israelite government, Mishnah's legislation for a high priest and Temple, a king and an army, speaks of a world which may have been in times past (this is dubious) but did not exist at the time of the Mishnaic discourse on the subject. The division of damages is composed of two subsystems which fit together logically, one on the conduct of civil society—commerce, trade, real estate, the other on the institutions of civil society—courts, administration. The main point of the former subsystem is that the task of society is to maintain perfect stasis, to preserve the status quo, and to secure the stability of all transactions. In the interchange of buying and selling, giving and taking, torts and damages, there must be an essential equality of exchange. No one should come out with more than he had at the outset. There should be no sizable shift in fortune or circumstance. The stable and unchanging economy of society must be preserved. The aim of the law is to restore the antecedent status of a person who has been injured. When we ask whose perspective is represented in a system of such a character and such emphases, we turn to examine the recurrent subject-matter of the division's cases. The subject of all predicates, in fact, is the householder, the small landholder. The definition of the problems for Mishnah's attention accords with the matters of concrete concern to the proprietary class: responsible, undercapitalized, overextended, committed to a barter economy (in a world of specie and currency), above all, aching for a stable and reliable world in which to do its work.

Racial Grounds: a Definition of Identity?

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-64
Author(s):  
Martin MacEwen
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Race Relations ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
National Origin ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
The Social ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Uk

This paper examines the meaning of ‘Racial Grounds’ in terms of legal definition and also the social implications which may stem from this. The UK legislation against racial discrimination shares some terminology with international and regional conventions and treaties but a broader definition is frequently extended to the latter. The UK definition of racial discrimination includes ‘race, colour, nationality and ethnic or national origin’. These terms are examined and some practical difficulties identified. Recent cases have suggested that to discriminate against someone on the grounds of his or her being English, Welsh or Scottish may not offend the Race Relations Act 1976. Such exclusion is against the spirit of the protection of human rights by international law and, the author suggests, is contrary to the commonsense interpretation of the legislation which has previously been followed.

scholarly journals Theoretical review of manifestations and features of social solidarity

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
D. S. Doktorova
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Complex Concept ◽  
Simultaneous Impact ◽  
The Social ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Different Levels

This article is dedicated to issues of social solidarity actions and it`s features in modern Sociology theoretical framework. The literature review reviled that definition of social solidarity is a complex concept, which is not distinct from related definitions. Separation of Social solidarity characteristics form a significant contribution of this article. They exist in the group, where respect, mutual feelings, trust, unselfishness, pride and suffer from loss or betrayal occur. The forms of social solidarity existence have a substantial role and operate on different levels: around, for and according to something. Solidarity ties have a great importance, which quality depends on the level of covetousness. Such ties can also be motivating factors. Article describes the human behavior in the relations of social solidarity, which varies depending on level of organization, roles (major and secondary), scale. Time factor could be found in the center of the social solidarity concept. It can unite the group and have a simultaneous impact in past, present and future. This article shows the value of social solidarity brought by motives of the group members and moral rules, which might or might not be followed.

GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2021 ◽  
pp. 105-128
Author(s):  
Alexander Ali-Zade ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Global Civil Society ◽  
Social Revolution ◽  
Economic Paradigm ◽  
The Social ◽  
Neoliberal Ideology ◽  
Social Side ◽  
Society Research

The article makes attempt to theoretically comprehend the global social revolution, perfected by digital communication technologies. The emergence of a global society as a new socio-economic paradigm is stated. The sides of this global paradigm are considered in detail - economic side (global economy), value side (neoliberal ideology), technological side (socio-technical system, global digital society) and social side (global civil society). Special emphasis is placed on the analysis of the social side - the phenomenon of global civil society, since this phenomenon is the essence of the global socio-economic paradigm. The conclusion is substantiated that the formation of a global civil society is inevitable despite all the problems of its formation.

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