The third sector and civil society

The article presents the main stages of development and major modifications of the idea of civil society from Greek and Roman antique philosophy to modern researchers. It discusses two – broad (philosophical) and narrow (the third sector of organizing civil society) – perceptions of civil society and proposes corresponding definitions. Etatistic (controlled), liberal, conflicting, partnership, segmentational and linked models of civil society are analyzed. The expediency of linked and partnership models is substantiated from the position of security and harmonious development of the civic society.

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Civil Society, Social Capital, and the Growth of the Third Sector

The Third Sector ◽

10.5406/illinois/9780252040436.003.0002 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 37-67

Author(s):

Meghan Elizabeth Kallman ◽

Terry Nichols Clark ◽

Cary Wu ◽

Jean Yen-Chun Lin

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Civil Society ◽

Third Sector ◽

The Third ◽

The Third Sector

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Integration, Innovation, and Intimidation?

Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development - Handbook of Research on Sub-National Governance and Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1645-3.ch004 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 75-95

Author(s):

Brid C. Quinn

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Local Governments ◽

Local Governance ◽

Third Sector ◽

Interesting Case ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

The Third ◽

The Third Sector ◽

Subnational Governance ◽

The Impact

Local governments find themselves dependent on co-operation, not only with other levels of government but also with a range of non-governmental actors. New actors, drawn from the private sector, civil society, and technocratic élites, have become involved in the governing process and interdependencies have grown. Various approaches have been implemented to link the third sector and government, and various conceptualizations and analyses have emerged. This chapter explores strategies to involve the third sector in local government in Ireland. Ireland makes for an interesting case since it depicts an example of a state-designed system for formally integrating the third sector in the reformed structures of local governance. It provides insights about the theory and practice of subnational governance and generates transferable knowledge about the impact of nationally directed strategies to integrate the third sector with government. It also offers suggestions for further research on such linkages.

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