Civil Society and Political Theory

by Jean L. Cohen, Andrew Arato

Overview

In this first serious work on the theory of civil society to appear in many years, Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato contend that the concept of civil society articulates a contested terrain in the West that could become the primary locus for the expansion of democracy and rights.

In this major contribution to contemporary political theory, Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato argue that the concept of civil society articulates a contested terrain in the West that could become a primary locus for the expansion of democracy and rights.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780262531214
Publisher:	MIT Press
Publication date:	03/29/1994
Series:	Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	800
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.75(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jean L. Cohen is Associate Professor of Political Theory at Columbia University.

Andrew Arato is Professor of Sociology at the New School for Social Research.

What People are Saying About This

Michael Walzer

Cohen and Arato provide a wonderfully illuminating and detailed account of the civil society argument as it has developed in Europe. And then they turn that argument into a critical theory of American society or, more generally, of liberal democracy -- pointing the way toward a more effectively and pervasively democratic liberalism.

Endorsement

Cohen and Arato provide a wonderfully illuminating and detailed account of the civil society argument as it has developed in Europe. And then they turn that argument into a critical theory of American society or, more generally, of liberal democracy—pointing the way toward a more effectively and pervasively democratic liberalism.

—Michael Walzer

From the Publisher

Cohen and Arato provide a wonderfully illuminating and detailed account of the civil society argument as it has developed in Europe. And then they turn that argument into a critical theory of American society or, more generally, of liberal democracy—pointing the way toward a more effectively and pervasively democratic liberalism.

—Michael Walzer

Editorial Reviews

"Cohen and Arato provide a wonderfully illuminating and detailed account of the civil society argument as it has developed in Europe. And then they turn that argument into a critical theory of American society or, more generally, of liberal democracy--pointing the way toward a more effectively and pervasively democratic liberalism."--Michael Walzer

& quot; Cohen and Arato provide a wonderfully illuminating and detailed account of the civil society argument as it has developed in Europe. And then they turn that argument into a critical theory of American society or, more generally, of liberal democracy -- pointing the way toward a more effectively and pervasively democratic liberalism.& quot; -- Michael Walzer

" Cohen and Arato provide a wonderfully illuminating and detailed account of the civil society argument as it has developed in Europe. And then they turn that argument into a critical theory of American society or, more generally, of liberal democracy -- pointing the way toward a more effectively and pervasively democratic liberalism." -- Michael Walzer

From the Publisher