Brandsen, T., Trommel, W. A. & Verschueren, B.,The state and the reconstruction of civil society, 2017, In : International Review of the Administrative Sciences. 83, 4, p. 676-693 18 p.
The state and the reconstruction of civil society
The current relationship between the state and civil society in Europe is a curious and historically unique one. This is no longer a situation in which participation and association prepare citizens for the offices of the state; rather, it is the state urging a sometimes-reluctant citizenry to engage actively in civil society. This phenomenon stems from a combination of changes in prevailing governance paradigms and of the more general process of social liquefaction. In the article, we analyse these two intertwining trends and discuss the new type of relationship between the state and civil society that may be emerging.
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