Civil Society and Political Theory

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MIT Press, 29 mar 1994 - 800 páginas
In this first serious work on the theory of civil society to appear in many years, Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato contend that the concept of civil society articulates a contested terrain in the West that could become the primary locus for the expansion of democracy and rights.

In this major contribution to contemporary political theory, Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato argue that the concept of civil society articulates a contested terrain in the West that could become a primary locus for the expansion of democracy and rights.

 

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xix
29
Conceptual History and Theoretical Synthesis
83
Theoretical Development in the Twentieth Century
167
Hannah Arendt
177
Carl Schmitt Reinhart
201
Michel Foucault
255
Niklas Luhmann
299
Discourse Ethics and Civil Society
410
Social Theory and Civil Society
421
Social Movements and Civil Society
520
Civil Disobedience and Civil Society
564
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Jean L. Cohen is Associate Professor of Political Theory at Columbia University.

Andrew Arato is Professor of Sociology at the New School for Social Research.

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