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Civil Society and the Predicament of Multiple Publics.
- Source :
- Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, & the Middle East; 2006, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p36-50, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- The article examines the characteristics of civil society in countries that were once colonized with an emphasis on civil society in India. There is a creation of a fractured, stratified public culture in India due to the peculiar circumstances of colonial rule. In the stratified public culture in the country, there is a coexistence of a normative bourgeois public sphere with multiple subaltern counterpublics. The long history of organizational activism in the country has ensured that in the postcolonial period there is a critical role of NGOs, community groups and social movements in shaping the political society.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1089201X
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, & the Middle East
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21080308
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201x-2005-004