Civil Society in the Age of Monitory Democracy (Studies on Civil Society Book 7)

Since the emergence of the dissident “parallel polis” in Eastern Europe, civil society has become a “new superpower,” influencing democratic transformations, human rights, and international co-operation; co-designing economic trends, security and defense; reshaping the information society; and generating new ideas on the environment, health, and the “good life.” This volume seeks to compare and reassess the role of civil society in the rich West, the poorer South, and the quickly expanding East in the context of the twenty-first century’s challenges. It presents a novel perspective on civic movements testing John Keane’s notion of “monitory democracy”: an emerging order of public scrutiny and monitoring of power. CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE ERA OF MONITORY DEMOCRACY Chapter 2 CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE AGE OF CRISIS Chapter 3 DIGITAL DEPRIVATION NEW MEDIA, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND SUSTAINABILITY Chapter 4 MONITORY VERSUS MANAGED DEMOCRACY DOES CIVIL SOCIETY MATTER IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA? Chapter 5 MONITORY DEMOCRACY AND ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Chapter 6 TENUOUS SPACES CIVIL SOCIETY IN BURMA/MYANMAR Chapter 7 KENYA’S GREEN BELT MOVEMENT: CONTRIBUTIONS, CONFLICT, CONTRADICTIONS, AND COMPLICATIONS IN A PROMINENT ENVIRONMENTAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION (ENGO) Chapter 8 A NEW DIRECTION IN TRANSNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY: THE POLITICS OF MUSLIM NGO COALITIONS Chapter 9 ANTI-TOTALITARIAN FEMINISM? CIVIC RESISTANCE IN IRAN Chapter 10 ASSOCIATIVE DEMOCRACY IN THE SWEDISH WELFARE STATE Chapter 11 STATE CAPTURE OF CIVIL SOCIETY: EFFECTS OF PATRONAGE IN THE NORWEGIAN AID INDUSTRY Chapter 12 CIVIL SOCIETY AS A DRIVER OF GOVERNANCE INNOVATION: A MONTESQUIEU PERSPECTIVE AFTERWORD: PREFATORY REMARKS CONTRIBUTORS SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX Since the emergence of the dissident "parallel polis" in Eastern Europe, civil society has become a "new superpower," influencing democratic transformations, human rights, and international co-operation; co-designing economic trends, security and defense; reshaping the information society; and generating new ideas on the environment, health, and the "good life." This volume seeks to compare and reassess the role of civil society in the rich West, the poorer South, and the quickly expanding East in the context of the twenty-first century's challenges. It presents a novel perspective on civic movements testing John Keane's notion of "monitory democracy": an emerging order of public scurity and monitoring of power.