Creating a Democratic Civil Society in Eastern Germany : The Case of the Citizen Movements and Alliance 90

Creating a Democratic Civil Society in Eastern Germany : The Case of the Citizen Movements and Alliance 90

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 293 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780312234010
  • DDC分類 300.9431

基本説明

Tracing the history of the citizen movements from the 1970s through the 1990s, this study analyzes their attempts to transform German politics through a 'politics of civil society'.

Full Description


This book examines normative theories of civil society and deliberative democracy by using a case study of the East German 'citizen movements' that led the democratic opposition against the communist regime. These movements espoused political ideals and engaged in public activities with striking affinities to recent normative theoretical conceptions of civil society. Tracing the history of the citizen movements from the 1970s through the 1990s, this study analyzes their attempts to transform German politics through a 'politics of civil society.' This case reveals the democratic potential of civil society theories as well as the obstacles facing the realization of alternative visions of democracy in contemporary liberal democracies.

Contents

The Reemergence of Civil Society as a Concept of Democratic Politics Civil Society, Public Spheres, and Democratic Deliberation Political Dissidence and Civil Society in Pre-1989 East Germany Institutionalizing Civil Society during the GDR's Transition to Democracy Alliance 90: Citizen Movement or Political Party? Institutionalizing Citizen Movement Politics: Democratic Possibilities and Practical Limitations The Democratic Legacy of the Citizen Movements and Possibilities for a Politics of Civil Society