Uncivil Societies : A Theory of Sociopolitical Change

In times of crises, it is always useful to revisit some of the paradigms that underlie collective thinking and action. For nearly 200 years, most social science has relied on the assumption that the emergence of strong and nurturing social capital...

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Main Author:	Monga, Celestin
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ACQUISITION ACTIVE CITIZENS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS BUSINESS ENTITIES BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS CHARTER CITIZENS CIVIC GROUPS CIVIC TRADITIONS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS CIVIL SOCIETY ISSUES CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL SOCIETY RELATIONS COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CONSOLIDATION DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES DEMOCRATIC PROCESS DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES ELITES EQUALITY ETHICAL STANDARDS ETHNIC GROUPS FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION FRIENDS GENERATIONS GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUALS INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INTEREST GROUPS INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL NGOS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS KINSHIP LAWS LIMITED LOBBIES MONEY LAUNDERING MONOPOLY MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS NGO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARENTS PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTS PERSONS POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL DEMOCRACY POLITICAL GROUPS POLITICAL LIFE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL REALITY POLITICAL RIGHTS POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICAL THEORY PRIME MINISTER PRIVATE COMPANIES PROCLAMATIONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROFESSIONAL GROUPS PUBLIC DEBATE PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC LIFE PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DYNAMICS SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL GOALS SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL ORGANIZATION SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SOCIAL STRUCTURE SOCIAL VALUE SOCIETIES SOCIOLOGY STAKEHOLDERS TRADE UNIONS TRADES UNIONS UNION VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS
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spelling	okr-10986-41362021-04-23T14:02:15Z Uncivil Societies : A Theory of Sociopolitical Change Monga, Celestin ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ACQUISITION ACTIVE CITIZENS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS BUSINESS ENTITIES BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS CHARTER CITIZENS CIVIC GROUPS CIVIC TRADITIONS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS CIVIL SOCIETY ISSUES CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL SOCIETY RELATIONS COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CONSOLIDATION DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES DEMOCRATIC PROCESS DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES ELITES EQUALITY ETHICAL STANDARDS ETHNIC GROUPS FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION FRIENDS GENERATIONS GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUALS INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INTEREST GROUPS INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL NGOS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS KINSHIP LAWS LIMITED LOBBIES MONEY LAUNDERING MONOPOLY MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS NGO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARENTS PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTS PERSONS POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL DEMOCRACY POLITICAL GROUPS POLITICAL LIFE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL REALITY POLITICAL RIGHTS POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICAL THEORY PRIME MINISTER PRIVATE COMPANIES PROCLAMATIONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROFESSIONAL GROUPS PUBLIC DEBATE PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC LIFE PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DYNAMICS SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL GOALS SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL ORGANIZATION SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SOCIAL STRUCTURE SOCIAL VALUE SOCIETIES SOCIOLOGY STAKEHOLDERS TRADE UNIONS TRADES UNIONS UNION VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS In times of crises, it is always useful to revisit some of the paradigms that underlie collective thinking and action. For nearly 200 years, most social science has relied on the assumption that the emergence of strong and nurturing social capital through a vibrant civil society yields all kind of positive externalities to society. Following intuition and anecdotal observations from Alexis de Tocqueville, a large body of theoretical and empirical research has attempted to confirm that societies strive politically and economically when they are able to build strong non-state actors and community organizations. Many disciplines-mainly political science, economics, law, and international relations-have constructed influential analytical frameworks in support of that general proposition. This paper examines the philosophical foundations of conventional wisdom and observes that it often fails to take into account the dark side of some civil society groups, from the mafia to Al Qaeda. While acknowledging the potential contribution of civil society to the development process, the paper also cautions again the rush to circumvent the state, which sometimes sustains community-based initiatives in poor countries. It suggests the possibility of the production of negative social capital by non-state actors. 2012-03-19T19:10:35Z 2012-03-19T19:10:35Z 2009-05-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090519151120 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4136 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4942 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region
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topic	ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ACQUISITION ACTIVE CITIZENS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS BUSINESS ENTITIES BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS CHARTER CITIZENS CIVIC GROUPS CIVIC TRADITIONS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS CIVIL SOCIETY ISSUES CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL SOCIETY RELATIONS COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CONSOLIDATION DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES DEMOCRATIC PROCESS DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES ELITES EQUALITY ETHICAL STANDARDS ETHNIC GROUPS FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION FRIENDS GENERATIONS GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUALS INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INTEREST GROUPS INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL NGOS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS KINSHIP LAWS LIMITED LOBBIES MONEY LAUNDERING MONOPOLY MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS NGO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARENTS PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTS PERSONS POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL DEMOCRACY POLITICAL GROUPS POLITICAL LIFE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL REALITY POLITICAL RIGHTS POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICAL THEORY PRIME MINISTER PRIVATE COMPANIES PROCLAMATIONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROFESSIONAL GROUPS PUBLIC DEBATE PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC LIFE PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DYNAMICS SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL GOALS SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL ORGANIZATION SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SOCIAL STRUCTURE SOCIAL VALUE SOCIETIES SOCIOLOGY STAKEHOLDERS TRADE UNIONS TRADES UNIONS UNION VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS
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relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4942
description	In times of crises, it is always useful to revisit some of the paradigms that underlie collective thinking and action. For nearly 200 years, most social science has relied on the assumption that the emergence of strong and nurturing social capital through a vibrant civil society yields all kind of positive externalities to society. Following intuition and anecdotal observations from Alexis de Tocqueville, a large body of theoretical and empirical research has attempted to confirm that societies strive politically and economically when they are able to build strong non-state actors and community organizations. Many disciplines-mainly political science, economics, law, and international relations-have constructed influential analytical frameworks in support of that general proposition. This paper examines the philosophical foundations of conventional wisdom and observes that it often fails to take into account the dark side of some civil society groups, from the mafia to Al Qaeda. While acknowledging the potential contribution of civil society to the development process, the paper also cautions again the rush to circumvent the state, which sometimes sustains community-based initiatives in poor countries. It suggests the possibility of the production of negative social capital by non-state actors.
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author	Monga, Celestin
author_facet	Monga, Celestin
author_sort	Monga, Celestin
title	Uncivil Societies : A Theory of Sociopolitical Change
title_short	Uncivil Societies : A Theory of Sociopolitical Change
title_full	Uncivil Societies : A Theory of Sociopolitical Change
title_fullStr	Uncivil Societies : A Theory of Sociopolitical Change
title_full_unstemmed	Uncivil Societies : A Theory of Sociopolitical Change
title_sort	uncivil societies : a theory of sociopolitical change
publishDate	2012
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