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This book examines the efforts of one particular civil society organization, the human rights ministry of a Catholic parish located in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, to determine the extent to which it was able to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law. It concludes from an analysis of the social, economic and political environment of Kibera as well as church structures, that parishioners demonstrated an observable improvement in their democratic values and behavior at a localized l...

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This volume, the second installment in the series on ""Developing China - Translated Research from China"", contains a collection of the most outstanding academic articles written by prestigious Chinese scholars of humanities and social sciences in the past three decades. The volume aims to present to international readers a comprehensive discussion on state and civil society, contextualized in the Chinese perspectives. Important questions are posed, within the context of Chinese national conditions, particularities and histories, to the validity, applicability and viability of the state and c

Civil society --- Civil society --- History.

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Whether young people can reconcile the Christian creation belief with scientific theories on the origins of the world and life does not depend solely on their knowledge and cognitive abilities - whether they recognize the biblical creation texts as myths and understand the meaning of creation. Emotional and existential factors are at least as important. What offers reassurance and orientation in the world? What meets the desire for autonomy? What provides purpose and identity? For young people, these are essential questions that shape their attitudes towards creation and evolution. Ob Jugendliche den christlichen Schöpfungsglauben mit dem naturwissenschaftlichen Weltbild vereinbaren können, hängt nicht allein von ihren Kenntnissen und kognitiven Fähigkeiten ab. Mindestens ebenso wichtig sind emotionale und existenzielle Faktoren. Was bietet Sicherheit und Orientierung in der Welt? Was entspricht dem Wunsch nach selbstbestimmtem Denken und Handeln? Was stiftet Sinn und Identität? Für Jugendliche sind dies wesentliche Fragen, die in der Auseinandersetzung mit Schöpfungsglauben und naturwissenschaftlichen Weltentstehungstheorien ihre Einstellungen prägen.

Religion and civil society. --- Civil society and religion --- Civil society

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Madison uses the concept of civil society and his distinctive version of 'communicative rationality' to provide a closely-argued and robust defence of the neo-liberal political and economic tradition. Writing with considerable elegance and humour, the author draws on the hermeneutical and neo-pragmatist traditions, and on a diverse range of evidence and discussion, mainly concerning transitional economies and societies in Eastern Europe and around the world. Providing a systematic analysis of the multi-faceted notion of civil society, this book shows in detail how the three main orders of

Civil society. --- Social contract

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Civil society --- Social contract