Frontiers of Civil Society: Government and Hegemony in Serbia (Dislocations Book 22)

Historicizing 'civil society' : hegemonic struggles and state transformation after Tito -- 'Europeanization' and the liberal civil society -- The counterhegemonic project of the nationalist civil society -- The rise of 'partnerships' and the politics of transparency -- Welfare restructuring and 'traditional' organizations of people with disabilities -- Philanthropy development : indigenizing 'civil society', reshaping the public realm -- Public advocacy: engaging actually existing local politics Read more... Frontiers of Civil Society 2 Contents 8 List of Figures and Tables 10 Acknowledgements 11 Note on Transliteration 13 Acronyms 14 Part I. Introductions 18 Introduction 20 Chapter 1. Historicizing 'Civil Society' 58 Part II. Struggles over Transnational Integration 94 Chapter 2. 'Europeanization' and the Liberal Civil Society 96 Chapter 3. The Counterhegemonic Project of the Nationalist Civil Society 125 Part III. Neoliberalization at the State-Civil Society Frontier 156 Chapter 4. The Rise of 'Partnerships' and the Politics of Transparency 158 Chapter 5. Welfare Restructuring and 'Traditional' Organizations of People with Disabilities 189 Part IV. Liberal Civil Society and the Wider Society 218 Chapter 6. Philanthropy Development 220 Chapter 7. Public Advocacy 251 Conclusions 282 Epilogue 294 Bibliography 307 Index 339 List of FiguresIntroductionChapter 1. Historicizing 'Civil Society': Hegemonic Struggles and State Transformation after TitoChapter 2. 'Europeanization' and the Liberal Civil SocietyChapter 3. The Counterhegemonic Project of the Nationalist Civil SocietyChapter 4. The Rise of 'Partnerships' and the Politics of TransparencyChapter 5. Welfare Restructuring and 'Traditional' Organizations of People with DisabilitiesChapter 6. Philanthropy Development: Indigenizing 'Civil Society', Reshaping the Public RealmChapter 7. Public Advocacy: Engaging Actually Existing Local PoliticsConclusionsEpilogueBibliographyIndex In Serbia, as elsewhere in postsocialist Europe, the rise of “civil society” was expected to support a smooth transformation to Western models of liberal democracy and capitalism. More than twenty years after the Yugoslav wars, these expectations appear largely unmet. Frontiers of Civil Society asks why, exploring the roles of multiple civil society forces in a set of government “reforms” of society and individuals in the early 2010s, and examining them in the broader context of social struggles over neoliberal restructuring and transnational integration.