Manufactured Civil Society: Counting the Cost
Manufactured Civil Society: Counting the Cost
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人造公民社会：计算成本
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2004
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L. Hodgson
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L. Hodgson
自1997年当选以来，新工党政府一直支持公民社会的价值。民间社会越来越多地用于政策倡议，特别是在重建社区和消除社会排斥方面。在这方面，传统上被视为国家之外的一个领域的公民社会，现在发现自己与国家和商界都有各种各样的“伙伴关系”。这对重新划定公民社会和国家之间的界限产生了影响。本文考察了我所说的“人造”公民社会；也就是说，这些团体看起来像公民社会，但实际上是国家/志愿部门组织的混合体。文章的结论是，公民社会为参与国家事务付出了高昂的代价。
Since its election in 1997, the New Labour government has espoused the value of civil society. Civil society has become increasingly utilized in policy initiatives, especially in regard to regenerating communities and fighting social exclusion. In this regard, civil society, traditionally viewed as a sphere outside of the state, now finds itself engaged in various types of ‘partnerships’ with both the state and the business community. This has had the effect of redrawing the boundaries between civil society and the state. This article examines what I term ‘manufactured’ civil society; that is, groups that look like civil society, but are in fact a mixture of state/voluntary sector organizations. The article concludes that civil society pays a high price for involvement with the state.