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Civil Society and (its) Indian Critiques |
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| Creator | Constantino Xavier |
| Title | Civil Society and (its) Indian Critiques |
| Publisher | คณะสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร |
| Publication Year | 2555 |
| Journal Title | วารสารสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร |
| Journal Vol. | 8 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 161 |
| Keyword | Civil society,Post-colonialism,India |
| ISSN | 1686-9192 |
| Abstract | In this paper, I discuss the concept of civil society, with special relevance to its meaning in the post-colonial and nonWestern world, seeking to underline the problems and challenges it faces both in theoretical literature as well as in its practical application. I start by contextualizing civil society and explaining why the concept has been witnessing a renaissance over the last decades. I then briefly point out the challenges and problems surrounding the debate on civil society. In the third part I will concentrate on the particular understanding of civil society (and political society) as proposed by Partha Chatterjee, one of India's leading post-colonial scholars, thus addressing the problematic in an exclusively Indian context. I finalize by critically scrutinizing his main arguments and juxtaposing them with critiques by other authors. |
