Participatory policy-making, participatory civil society: a key for dissolving elite rule in new democracies in the era of globalization

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Abstract

The author argues that in democracies a strong state and strong civil society are not mutually exclusive. Only a democratic, legitimate, and strong state can provide the environment for civil society activities to flourish; in return, only a strong and a participatory civil society can outline the reach of state strength vis-à-vis the society. The author discusses the need for civil society organizations to collaborate with policy-making institutions, in which they can negotiate policy concerns with ministers and officials while retaining an independent distance from the state and the political parties. Further, the author argues that an environment as such would provide for the transformative capacity of human agency to manifest itself in full in a globalizing world. The author discusses how participatory state and civil society structures will enhance the role of the human agency in order to dissolve elite rule, especially in new democracies.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)340-352
Number of pages13
JournalWorld Futures
Volume63
Issue number5-6
Early online date28 Jun 2007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Keywords

  • democracy
  • globalisation
  • participatory civil society
  • participatory policy-making

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