Rethinking Civil Society and the Public Spheres: Pathways of Indian Modernities in Global Conversations

• Authors: Ananta K. Giri
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Civil society today is a globally valorized discourse but its fundamental terms come from the European discourses which need to be brought to cross-cultural conversations and dialogues. The essay makes such an effort by rethinking civil society and the conjoint concept of public sphere. It argues that civil society consist of overlapping and interpenetrative circles of society, religion, state, market, social movements / voluntary organizations and self. It explores pathways of Indian modernities and its implication for rethinking civil society and public sphere globally.

Keywords

EN

civil society and ontological epistemology of participation; Indian modernities; creative public; spheres; life worlds and livings words

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne
• Journal: Polish Sociological Review
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 178
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 227-244

Dates

published

2012-07-09

Contributors

author

Ananta K. Giri

• Madras Institute of Development Studies