The state, civil society and social policy: setting a research agenda

Politikon ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEVEN FRIEDMAN
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Setting

scholarly journals (Re)assembling the ‘normal’ in neoliberal policy discourses: tracing gender regimes in the age of risk

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Giritli Nygren ◽  
Siv Fahlgren ◽  
Anders Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Feminist Theory ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Document ◽  
Gender Regime ◽  
Gender Neutral ◽  
Gender Regimes ◽  
Modes Of Governance ◽  
The Way

The purpose of this article is to explore through a reading of an official Swedish policy document what questions and challenges such a document poses for feminist theory by the way the ‘normal’ is (re)assembled in accordance with what others have called the risk politics of advanced liberalism.  The intensified focus on risk in neoliberalism has seen responsibility move from the state to individuals, and old divisions between society and market as well as between civil society and state are being refigured. The argument put forward here is that current modes of governance tend to neglect the complexities of present-day life courses when using a gender-‘neutral’ approach to social policy that is in fact the work of a gender regime.

scholarly journals DEMOCRACIA, POLÍTICA SOCIAL E LUTA HEGEMÔNICA

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 445
Author(s):  
Maria del Carmen Cortizo
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
Organic Unity ◽  
Participatory Processes

Resumo: O presente trabalho discorre sobre que a possibilidade de construir políticas sociais dentro de um processo que objetive a radicalidade democrática que pode ser garantida através de processos participativos, mas necessariamente também representativos. Partindo da concepção gramsciana que concebe a democracia como parte da luta hegemônica, considera que as políticas sociais podem ser arena de disputa entre projetos societários (projeto neoliberal e projeto democrático-participativo) e que essa disputa deve acontecer no espaço “participativo” e no espaço “representativo” do Estado e da sociedade civil. Democracia e participação são termos de uma unidade orgânica que se realiza no processo de luta pela hegemonia.Palavras-chave: Democracia, participação, políticas sociais.DEMOCRACY, SOCIAL POLICY AND HEGEMONIC STRUGGLEAbstract: This paper reports about the possibility of building social policies within a process that aims the democratic radicality that can be ensured through participatory processes, but also necessarily representative. Starting from the Gramscian conception that conceives democracy as part of the hegemonic struggle, considers that social policies can be the arena of contest between corporate projects (neoliberal project and democratic participatory project) and that this dispute should happen in “participatory” space and “representative” space of the State and civil society. Democracy and participation are terms of an organic unity that takes place in the struggle for hegemony.Key words: Democracy, participation, social policies.

Beyond the State: Civil Society and Associational Life in Africa

1989 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Bratton
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Political Authority ◽  
The State ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Associational Life ◽  
Economic Production ◽  
Societal Actors ◽  
Sub Saharan

The current scholarly preoccupation with the state may obscure more than it reveals for students of politics in sub-Saharan Africa. The weakly formed state in Africa—beset by decline in economic production and political authority—is now retreating from overambitious attempts at social transformation. The time is therefore ripe for societal actors to play an enhanced role in political change. This article reviews the current literature on state-society relations in Africa with particular emphasis on the nature of African associational life and the extent to which it is taking on a politically organized form as an identifiable civil society. The author proposes a theoretical framework and research agenda that takes account of the capacity of either state or societal actors to exercise a range of options to engage or disengage.

THE GOVERNMENT AND NGOS: ASPECTS OF INTERACTION (FOR EXAMPLE, THE VLADIMIR REGION)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 171-180
Author(s):  
E. A. GRIBENNIKOVA ◽  
◽  
V. V. AKSYONOV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Vladimir Region ◽  
Non Profit Organizations ◽  
The Government ◽  
Regional Authorities

The article examines the features of interaction between the state and non-profit organizations, which are presented as the main institution of civil society, actively participating in the implementation of social policy. The characteristics of the main models of interaction between government bodies and NGOs are given. Using the example of the Vladimir region, an analysis of the features of the development of the non-profit sector of the region and the mechanisms of its support by regional authorities is carried out.

The State and Civil Society in Pakistan: From Crisis to Crisis

Asian Survey ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 673-690
Author(s):  
Iftikhar H. Malik
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
The State
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