Open AccessDisordered Civil Societies and Ethnic Hierarchies
Author(s) -
James Goodman
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
cosmopolitan civil societies an interdisciplinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 1837-5391
DOI - 10.5130/ccs.v2i1.1517
Subject(s) - civil society , ethnic group , power (physics) , political science , sociology , process (computing) , political economy , law , politics , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , operating system
Civil society is best understood as a process rather than a ‘thing’. Its existence rests on institutions, especially non-governmental institutions. But it is not constituted by these institutions. The essence of civil society lies in the practices of its players, as they engage in the process of social change. Such practices are self-constitutive, and herein lies the creative power of civil societies.
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