The Politics of Civil Society

This is an indispensable book for anyone who wants to make sense of the bewildering recent shifts in ideology and policy towards the Welfare State - and to understand the broader political implications of civil society. The Politics of Civil Society offers a wide-ranging analysis of recent shifts in ideas and paradigms that underpin social policy. Since the 1980s the renaissance of civil society has introduced new ideas about the nature of power, citizenship and human rights, with such slogans a